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2022-11 Peter Howitt – A Keynesian Still In Recovery, David Laidler Jan 2022

2022-11 Peter Howitt – A Keynesian Still In Recovery, David Laidler

Department of Economics Research Reports

Peter Howitt is best known for his contributions to growth theory, but his work in short-run economics, which began with his Ph.D thesis and still continues, is important and deserves attention. It lies firmly in the Keynesian macro-disequilibrium tradition of Clower and Leijonhufvud, and for a long time has been overshadowed by New-classical and New-Keynesian orthodoxy. However, the development of agent based modelling and behavioural economics will perhaps give disequilibrium macroeconomics a new lease on life.


"At The Very Beginning, There's This Dream." The Role Of Utopia In The Workings Of Local And Cryptocurrencies, Diane-Laure Arjalies Jul 2020

"At The Very Beginning, There's This Dream." The Role Of Utopia In The Workings Of Local And Cryptocurrencies, Diane-Laure Arjalies

Business Publications

Since the 2008 financial crisis, the number of alternative currencies aiming at transforming global financial institutions, such as local and complementary currencies (LCC) and cryptocurrencies, has exploded. Yet the motivations and workings of such monies are relatively unknown. This chapter aims to fill this gap by providing a framework that uncovers the ideals pursued by alternative currencies, and the effects of those ideals on the production of money. To do so, I present a comparative analysis of the valuation infrastructure – the processes through which value(s) is produced – of one LCC, Sol Violette, and three cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Ğ1 …


"At The Very Beginning, There's This Dream." The Role Of Utopia In The Workings Of Local And Cryptocurrencies, Diane-Laure Arjaliès Jan 2019

"At The Very Beginning, There's This Dream." The Role Of Utopia In The Workings Of Local And Cryptocurrencies, Diane-Laure Arjaliès

Business Publications

Since the 2008 financial crisis, the number of alternative currencies aiming at transforming global financial institutions, such as local and complementary currencies (LCC) and cryptocurrencies, has exploded. Yet the motivations and workings of such monies are relatively unknown. This chapter aims to fill this gap by providing a framework that uncovers the ideals pursued by alternative currencies, and the effects of those ideals on the production of money. To do so, I present a comparative analysis of the valuation infrastructure – the processes through which value(s) is produced – of one LCC, Sol Violette, and three cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin, Ğ1 …


2015-1 The Interactive Evolution Of Economic Ideas And Experience - The Case Of Canadian Inflation Targeting, David Laidler Jan 2015

2015-1 The Interactive Evolution Of Economic Ideas And Experience - The Case Of Canadian Inflation Targeting, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-4 Three Revolutions In Macroeconomics: Their Nature And Influence, David Laidler Jan 2013

2013-4 Three Revolutions In Macroeconomics: Their Nature And Influence, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2013-5 Reassessing The Thesis Of The Monetary History, David Laidler Jan 2013

2013-5 Reassessing The Thesis Of The Monetary History, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2012-2 Milton Friedman's Contributions To Macroeconomics And Their Influence, David Laidler Jan 2012

2012-2 Milton Friedman's Contributions To Macroeconomics And Their Influence, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2011-1 Professor Fisher And The Quantity Theory - A Significant Encounter, David Laidler Jan 2011

2011-1 Professor Fisher And The Quantity Theory - A Significant Encounter, David Laidler

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.


2010-1 The Monetary Economy And The Economic Crisis, David Laidler Jan 2010

2010-1 The Monetary Economy And The Economic Crisis, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2009-2 Lucas, Keynes, And The Crisis, David Laidler Jan 2009

2009-2 Lucas, Keynes, And The Crisis, David Laidler

Department of Economics Research Reports

No abstract provided.


2006-3 Axel Leijonhufvud And The Quest For Micro-Foundations -- Some Reflections, David Laidler Jan 2006

2006-3 Axel Leijonhufvud And The Quest For Micro-Foundations -- Some Reflections, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2005-02 Keynes And The Birth Of Modern Macroeconomics, David Laidler Jan 2005

2005-02 Keynes And The Birth Of Modern Macroeconomics, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2005-08 Monetary Policy And Its Theoretical Foundations, David Laidler Jan 2005

2005-08 Monetary Policy And Its Theoretical Foundations, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2005-11 Milton Friedman And The Evolution Of Macroeconomics, David Laidler Jan 2005

2005-11 Milton Friedman And The Evolution Of Macroeconomics, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.


2004-5 Woodford And Wicksell On Interest And Prices: The Place Of The Pure Credit Economy In The Theory Of Monetary Policy, David Laidler Jan 2004

2004-5 Woodford And Wicksell On Interest And Prices: The Place Of The Pure Credit Economy In The Theory Of Monetary Policy, David Laidler

Economic Policy Research Institute. EPRI Working Papers

No abstract provided.