Tags: keynesian
Olli Maynard Rehns
March 5th, 2013
in Op Ed
by Dirk Ehnts, Econoblog101p> In a recent speech (from February 28th), European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro and vice president of the European Commission Olli Rehn said the following things: While I am not sure if… more »
Can France Escape The European Austerity Trap?
February 19th, 2013
in Op Ed, syndication
[Several good, relevant charts here http://insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=26&date=20130214 look at Flash Economy list, choose The French Economy Can No Longer Be Treated With Homeopathic Remedies - must be attributed to Natixis] As France's… more »
Jeffrey Sachs: We Need to Think About the Long-run
December 26th, 2012
in Op Ed, syndication
Jeffrey Sachses article Today’s challenges go beyond Keynes appeared in the FT yesterday as part of the A list. He should be removed. The crisis in southern Europe is often claimed by Keynesians to be the consequence of fiscal austerity, yet its pri… more »
The Fiscal Multiplier; A Real Shape Shifter
October 23rd, 2012
in Op Ed
by John Mauldin, Maulden Economics The chief economist for the International Monetary Fund, Olivier Blanchard, and his associate Daniel Leigh gave us an eye-opening three-page paper, buried in a 250-page World Economic Outlook release last week (http:/… more »
Forget the Minsky Moment; Could It Be a Minsky Century?
July 21st, 2012
in Op Ed
by Michael Pettis Without wanting to sound obsessive I want to re-emphasize the ideas of Minsky on balance sheets. (See my article last month.) In trying to judge the probability of a crisis we need to think not just about the probability and impact… more »
