4.4 — The Keynesian Revolution — Class Content

Meeting Dates

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Overview

Readings

Required Readings

• “Keynesian Macroeconomics” in Ch.15 “The Development of Modern Macroeconomic Thought” in Landreth & Colander

Recommended Readings:

• NPR’s Planet Money: “The Invention of the Economy”
• Keynes, 1936, The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money

Helpful:

• John Maynard Keynes
• The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
• Keynesian Revolution
• Keynesian economics

Questions to Help Your Reading

Slides

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Tip

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I suggest printing the slides beforehand and using them to take additional notes in class (not everything is in the slides)!

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Assignments

Participation/Discussion Board Posts Due 8 PM Fri Dec 2

This week’s graded discussion is worth 5 points, and can be a combination of discussion in class, and/or posts on the Blackboard Discussion Board by 8 PM this Friday December 2.

Tournament Votes

The first round of the Neoclassical division of the “Most Interesting Economist in History” tournament is live. Please post your votes in the discussion board.