Category Archives: Milton Friedman and NAIRU

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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Monetary theory and fiscal policy:the insights of Alvin Hansen

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

One of the greatest interpreters of J.M.Keynes was the American economist Alvin Hansen whose A Guide to Keynes became a staple for beginning macro students during the 1950s and sixties. Hansen made several important errors of interpretation and the IS LM … Continue reading →

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Keynes versus the monetarists 2

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

 Originally posted  SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2010 Keynes versus monetarists 2 Some additional distinctions : Keynes&monetaristsKeynes’ theory of investment depends upon what he calls the marginal efficiency of capital. He defines the mec as follows: that rate of discount from a … Continue reading →

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Keynes versus the monetarists 1

Posted on November 4, 2011 by

Keynes versus the monetarists 1 A Quick Guide to Keynes and the monetarists  originally posted Dec 2, 2005 on my blogspot blog.Keynes: 1. Rejects Say’s law of markets that supply creates its own demand; he also doesn’t accept Walras’s law … Continue reading →

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In search of the Non Walrasian Labour Market Model in the Age of Globalization

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

In Search of the non Walrasian labour market model in the era of Globalization by Harold R.Chorney, Professor, graduate program in public policy and public administration; Concordia university, Montreal, Quebec                      … Continue reading →

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Restoring full Employment: The Natural Rate of Inflation versus the Natural rate of Unemployment

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

RESTORING FULL EMPLOYMENT:THE NATURAL RATE OF INFLATION VERSUS THE NATURAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT by     HAROLD CHORNEY,GRADUATE  PROGRAM IN PUBLIC POLICY AND PUBLICADMINISTRATION,DEPT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE , CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL Paper presented to the Conference on Social Policy as if … Continue reading →

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