Category Archives: free trade and globalization

Robert Mundell, Columbia University economist criticizes overvalued euro which promotes unemployment and urges QE

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

Robert Mundell, a Nobel prize winning Canadian economist at Columbia University and a specialist on trade,exchange rates and currencies has wisely critiqued the European central bank for allowing an overvalued exchange rate on the euro which has harmed growth in … Continue reading →

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”Entitlement”programs is a loaded term:Social Democratic Minimum is a Better More Accurate One

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

During the fiscal cliff negotiations in the U.S. one hears the term ”entitlement” programs frequently. This is of course an ideologically loaded term that by its very nature seeks to suggest that basic social democratic minimum programs like health care, … Continue reading →

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Hoarding, speculation and the problem of unemployment

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

The classical school of economics always argued that wages would adjust to clear gluts of unemployed workers over a reasonably short period of time and that cash would not be hoarded but used to purchase bonds or otherwise spent on … Continue reading →

Posted in business cycles, classical economics, deficit hysteria, European unemployment, free trade and globalization, Greek sovereign debt crisis, monetary policy, treasury view, U.K. economy, Uncategorized, unemployment | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

The fall economic conversation: Hayek versus Keynes, Romney versus Obama, whither the global business cycle ?

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Now that relative calm has  returned to Québec after the provincial election we can focus our attention on the broader economic issues that beset the global economy. The American election although currently focused on foreign policy appears set to return … Continue reading →

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Poli 610:Macro-economic theory and policy after Keynes and the crash of 2008

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Pol. 610  Macro-economic policy-making after Keynes Concordia University fall, 2012 Prof. H. Chorney tel. 848 2424 ext.2106  e mail Chorney@alcor.concordia.ca Office hours tba This course is an intensive examination of macro-economic policy-making and macro-economic theory in the light of recent … Continue reading →

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Poli 363 Fall, 2011

Posted on August 29, 2011 by

Poli 363 fall 2011 Poli 363 Fall 2011 . Course outline Canadian Public Policy :Eight Policy Problems Professor Harold Chorney “In the event of extraordinary circumstances beyond the University’s control, the content and/or evaluation scheme in this course is subject … Continue reading →

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