Essays Tagged: "Keynesian economics"

Economic Reform/Policy Mix, Covers macro and micro economic reforms in Australia

gh revenue collection and government spending. In recent years there has been a shift away from the Keynesian view that fiscal policy is used to stabilise short-term fluctuations in demand. This refer ...

(7 pages) 286 1 4.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government

Milton Friedman, his theory and work.

hat the government should do what people were not, basically, spend.In seven short years, under the Keynesian policy, the U.S. went from the greatest depression it has ever known to the greatest econo ... eatest depression it has ever known to the greatest economic boom it has ever known. The success of Keynesian economics was so astounding that almost all capitalist governments around the world starte ...

(4 pages) 214 0 3.3 Mar/1997

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Classical Model vs. Keynes theroy.

s written on both subjects. The point of this paper is to simply show some of the arguments for the Keynesian side of the argument. The classical Economists are those that believe in the ideas that sp ... ssical Economists are those that believe in the ideas that spawned before the great depression. The Keynesian Economist believes in more of the ideas that were developed during and after the great dep ...

(5 pages) 345 0 4.0 May/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Do Deflationary Gaps Self-Destruct?

.An economist named John Maynard Keynes, who is also the founder of a group of economists named the Keynesians, first introduced the deflationary gap.There are two groups of economists and they both h ... t the deflationary gap and what can be done to get rid of it. The first group of economists are the Keynesians and the second are mainly known as the Classical's but are also referred to as the Moneta ...

(7 pages) 52 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Keynes and FD Roosevelt.

ernment's economy. In 1933, the United States, quite out of keeping with its constitution, embraced Keynesian economics with the announcement of the 'New Deal.' The New Deal programs were created to c ... recession. The two most important ones are; the supply and demand theory, and the deficit spending. Keynesian economics is defined as the "use of government spending to encourage economic activity by ...

(7 pages) 101 0 5.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Notes on Differnt Types of Economic Polices

es.There are two main schools of economic thought in the United States today. (Keynes vs. Friedman.)Keynesian philosophy says there is inadequate demand on not enough purchasing power in the in the ec ... . He asserted increased government spending can solve the problem. President Roosevelt tried to put Keynesian philosophy into practice in his New Deal. He had the government spend more on various work ...

(1 pages) 85 0 1.8 Feb/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Economis Theorists- Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and John Maynard Keynes and their contributions to the field of economics

here is also John Maynard Keynes, who is known as the Father of the Mixed Economy, and is known for Keynesian Economics. Each of them has had a great impact on economic theories of today.Adam Smith, w ... he way people thought about economic problems. He was right and the transformation became known as "Keynesian Revolution." His book showed how an economy could be stuck at an equilibrium output level ...

(2 pages) 161 0 3.6 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Keynsian Vs Monetarist Policies

e, the two schools of thought that have had the most influence over economists past and present are Keynesian and Monetarist economics. Keynesian economics, derived from the theories of John Maynard K ... economy as inherently unstable and requires active government intervention to achieve stability. A Keynesian economist assigns a low degree of importance to monetary policy and a high degree of impor ...

(6 pages) 313 0 4.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

To what extent should debt be justified in the economy?

Keynesian economics is the idea that government spending can be used to stabilize the economy, and s ... n and to slow down consumer spending in order to maintain stable growth. During times of prosperity Keynesian theory states that governments should pay off debt, reducing the amount of money lost to i ... es that governments should pay off debt, reducing the amount of money lost to interest payments. In Keynesian theory debt from fiscal spending is only justifiable when the economy is not doing well in ...

(4 pages) 88 0 5.0 Aug/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

The Old Economics Debate, Classical, Keynesian and Monetarist

the peak of wartime production the nations output doubled and unemployment plummeted to 1% from 17%.Keynesian Solution- use fiscal policy, recession-budget deficit, inflation- surplus That expansionar ... ld not invest until interest rates rose and more investment opportunities came about.* According to Keynesian theory, changes in aggregate demand, whether anticipated or unanticipated, have their grea ...

(6 pages) 114 0 4.2 Nov/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Demand Vs Supply-side Economics

In theory, both supply-side economics and demand-side economics would work to bring about economic stability and controlled grow ... abandonment of the less fortunate. In addition, Reagan's failure to carry through with supply-side economics in government spending resulted in the creation of the highest national debt in the histor ... he creation of the highest national debt in the history of the United States.Evidently, supply-side economics is not without its advantages and disadvantages. Government's must decide which pro outwei ...

(6 pages) 48 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Expectations Within Macroeconomics

however, people believe that an expansion of demand will lead to higher output and employment (the keynesian position), then, via the accelerator mechanism, it will.Similarly, just how successful a d ... he likely profitability of the venture.However time and uncertainty are inextricably linked in post-Keynesian thinking, as evident in the writings of Robinson and Shackle. They stress that economies m ...

(7 pages) 53 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Keynes' Influence Over Roosevelt Pre-WWII

ernment's economy. In 1933, the United States, quite out of keeping with its constitution, embraced Keynesian economics with the announcement of the "˜New Deal.' The New Deal programs were create ... recession. The two most important ones are; the supply and demand theory, and the deficit spending. Keynesian economics is defined as the "use of government spending to encourage economic activity by ...

(7 pages) 2685 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Tango Lesson

tle debate, Nixon and his staff adopted the =93New=20= Economic Policy=94 that involved theories of Keynesian Economics that the ad= ministration had earlier avoided. Under this new agenda, Nixon inst ...

(8 pages) 8 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Features and impacts of Thatcherism In UK

also be compared with Reaganomics in the United States. The ideology of Thatcherism is opposite to Keynesian economics, of which the target is to increase discretionary government spending, decrease ... roperty. /1; p.1-11,2; 3, 4/Thatcherism’s era in UK (1979-1990)In 1970’s Labour party and Keynesian policy had made a poor impact to the Great Britain’s economy and people wanted change ...

(4 pages) 37 0 3.0 Mar/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

The Return of Depression Economics

eal and the WWII energized the economy, and pulled America out of its slump. It proved the worth of Keynesian economics.In the 1990's, we thought that we could avoid the mistakes of President Hoover a ...

(5 pages) 48 1 4.3 Jun/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History

Consumption, Saving and Investment trends in Bangladesh

defined as the sum of money left over after consumption and laid away for future use. According to Keynesian economics, the amount left over when the cost of a person's consumer expenditure is subtra ... theories, which can be said to have a bearing on consumption, savings and investment. They are the Keynesian theory and the Austrian theory.AUSTRIAN THEORY: The Austrian theory of the business cycle ...

(13 pages) 32 0 5.0 Jan/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics

Fiscal Policy India and Canada

ich supplied a theoretical explanation of how such high unemployment could persist for so long (per Keynesian Economics). This is one of the most controversial books ever written. To this day, economi ... ists, who increasingly challenged the mainstream of economic thought.By the early 1960s, mainstream Keynesian economists became convinced that simply trying to smooth the ups and downs of the business ...

(34 pages) 36 0 5.0 May/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

John Kenneth Galbraith Economic Ideology

John Galbraith was an American-Canadian economist. He mainly believed in Keynesian and institutional economics, and considered to play an important part in the 20th century ... raith along with Alvin Hansen and many other recognized economists helped in the development of the Keynesian Economics. A year later, he received the Medal of Freedom because of his services to the c ...

(6 pages) 22 0 3.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Keynes, the New Deal and It's Impact

government to fight a high unemployment rate without downright tearing down the capitalist system. Keynesian theories, especially the ones mentioned in The General Theory of Employment, Interest and ... rease of 16% of the unemployment rate, putting it to a little more than 1%. At the end, this is how Keynesian theories saved capitalism by providing a solution to its glitch. Keynes is and will always ...

(2 pages) 19 0 3.0 Dec/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Economic History