The main plank of Keynes’s theory, which has come to bear his name, is the assertion that aggregate demand—measured as the sum of spending by households, businesses, and the government—is the most ...

In The General Theory, J.M. Keynes allegedly “discredited” Say‘s Law. Of course, Keynes actually debunked a straw man that ...

Keynesian economics is a theory whose premise is that aggregate demand is a primary driver of the economy and employment. Keynesian economics is an economic theory, and the basic premise is that ...

Keynesianism held sway for the first quarter century after World War II. But the monetarist challenge to the traditional Keynesian theory strengthened during the 1970s, a decade characterized by high ...

Keynesian economics comes from economist John Maynard Keynes, author of the 1936 book "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money." Keynes believed the government could manage demand to ...

Life-Cycle Hypothesis vs. Keynesian Theory The LCH replaced an earlier hypothesis developed by economist John Maynard Keynes in 1936. Keynes believed that savings were just another good and that ...

The fear of boom and bust cycles, unique to our policymakers, once the economy exceeds an annual growth rate of more than 4%, ...

If you can only read one book about economics, I would highly recommend “How Economics Explains the World: A Short History of Humanity” by Andrew Leigh, published by Mariner Books, 2024.