Keynesian Economics

Where Are the Economists?

Simon Jenkins | Posted 07.09.2008 | Business

Read More: Keynesian Economics, Gordon Brown, Economists, Alan Greenspan, Economics, Cass Sunstein, Economy, Business News
Simon Jenkins

Economics has long been oversold as a science, when it is rather a branch of psychology, a study of the peculiarities of human nature, thus converting micro-economics into macro has always been a dangerous game.

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The End of the Age of Milton Friedman

Jeff Madrick | Posted 03.31.2008 | Business

Read More: Deregulation, Henry Paulson, Credit Crisis, Milton Friedman, Hyman Minsky, Adam Smith, Keynesian Economics, Bush Economy, Friedrich Van Hayek, Bill Clinton, U.S. Economy, Economy, Business News
Jeff Madrick

There is a direct line from Milton Friedman's ascendancy in the 1970s to the debacle on Wall Street today.

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Big Rate Cuts and Fiscal Stimulus: Are We "All Keynesians Now?"

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 01.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Keynesian Economics, US Economy, Federal Reserve, Bush Economic Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Macroeconomic Policy, Economic Policy, Politics News
Mark Weisbrot

Republicans are quite scared that the combination of an unpopular war and a serious recession in a presidential election year has the potential to make them into a long-term minority party.

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