Written by John Lounsbury
This week we have an excellent documentary film created nearly 35 years ago by Professor Mark Blaug, (1927-2011). The documentary presents a thorough review of Keynes by fans and critics. Presented in the film are interviews with Keynes biographer Robert Skidelsky, Friedrich Hayek, and Milton Friedman, among many others.
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About Professor Mark Blaug from Wikipedia:
Blaug was born on 3 April 1927 in The Hague as Norbert Blauaug.[3] In 1955 Blaug received his PhD from Columbia University in New York under the supervision of George Stigler. Besides shorter periods in public service and in international organisations he has held academic appointments in – among others – Yale University, the University of London, the London School of Economics, the University of Exeter and the University of Buckingham. He was visiting Professor in the Netherlands, University of Amsterdam and Erasmus University in Rotterdam, where he was also co-director of CHIMES (Center for History in Management and Economics).
Mark Blaug made far reaching contributions to a range of topics in economic thought throughout his career. Apart from valuable contributions to the economics of art and the economics of education, he is best known for his work in history of economic thought and the methodology of economics. Concerning methodological issues and the application of economic theory to a wide range of subjects from education to human capital, the “philosophy of science and the sweep of intellectual progress are fitting subjects to accommodate the breadth of Mark Blaug’s interest.”[4]
He died on 18 November 2011 in Dartmouth, Devon.[5]
This film received a Silver Medal at the New York Film and Television Festival circa 1988.
This video is approximately 1 hour long. The timeline indicates a longer time, but the last 18 minutes are blank. The first 38 minutes cover the years that Keynes lived (1883-1946) and the final 22 minutes discuss the consequences of his thinking in the years since 1946.
Source: YouTube
Hat tip for pointing out this film: Lars P. Syll – Keynes’s Copernican revolution in economics.
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