Category Archives: fiscal policy

Keynes A monetary theory of production

Posted on August 4, 2020 by haroldchorneyeconomist

One of the major mistakes of some Keynesian interpreters and followers has been to underestimate the extent to which Keynes believed that monetary policy along side fiscal policy was and remains important. It is a necessary but not sufficient mechanism … Continue reading →

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Condolences to all those affected by the tragic events in Las Vegas and the terrible hurricanes, the earthquake in Mexico and a suggestion to help repair the damages.

Posted on October 5, 2017 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Many millions of people in the US. have been tragically affected by the terrible hurricanes that swept through Florida, Texas, Louisiana,Puerto Rico, the Caribbean islands and now the horror of a mass shooting in Nevada.Mexico also suffered a tragic loss … Continue reading →

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After the Crash:Rediscovering Keynes and the origins of quantitative easing (2nd posting)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by haroldchorneyeconomist

By Harold R.Chorney Professor of Political economy, Concordia University Montréal, Québec Preface: More than twenty five years ago I began to write about problems of public finance.( Chorney, 1984) At the time that I began to do so, I never … Continue reading →

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Labour will bring Keynes not just Piketty to Downing St. If they win

Posted on April 21, 2015 by haroldchorneyeconomist

There is an interesting article in the current New Yorker on line  by John Cassidy in which he claims that if Labour wins the British election it will be a victory not of Keynesian doctrine over Conservative austerity but of … Continue reading →

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Economic stagnation persists in Europe: austerity policies are the cause

Posted on August 13, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

This week Stats Canada has announced it is recalculating its employment numbers because of a processing error in its July tabulation. It will be interesting to find out in what direction and way they erred in their earlier release. The … Continue reading →

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Keynes, Lerner and Friedman in an Uncertain Age paper presented to Canadian Economics Association meetings , Vancouver May 31, 2014

Posted on May 22, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Keynes, Lerner and Friedman in an uncertain age by Harold Chorney Professor of Political Economy Graduate Program in Public administration                                  and Public Policy Dept. of Political Science Concordia University, Montréal harold.chorney@concordia.ca haroldchorneyeconomist.com Paper presented to the annual meetings of the … Continue reading →

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How long will inflation stay low ? Have we entered a new age of low inflation , slower growth and sluggish employment ?

Posted on January 20, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The question on many people’s minds in the financial and futures markets is all about judging the future inflation rate. Inflation has not been a problem for most of the past decade and certainly not a problem since the crash … Continue reading →

Posted in business cycles, Canada, European unemployment, fiscal policy, J.M.Keynes, Milton Friedman and NAIRU, monetary policy, U.S., Uncategorized, unemployment | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Unemployment Rises in Canada, falls in U.S. but weak numbers in both countries suggest possible slow down

Posted on January 11, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Statistics Canada and the U.S. bureau of labour statistics published their December unemployment numbers and there are signs of potential trouble in both sets of numbers. The unemployment rate rose in Canada to 7.2% and fell in the U.S. to … Continue reading →

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Demographic slowdown in U.S. may be one of the causes of the deep recession and slow recovery

Posted on January 2, 2014 by haroldchorneyeconomist

First of all a healthy and happy New Year to everyone. With any luck and some good policies this year should be more prosperous for more people than 2013.  We are beginning the sixth year since the crash and financial … Continue reading →

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U.S. government Shutdown Irrationality & higher Unemployment in Europe:A very bad combination

Posted on October 1, 2013 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The long predicted but nevertheless very foolish self inflicted irrational Tea party Inspired shutdown of all but essential U.S. government services has occurred as of midnight last night, Washington time. It is difficult to predict how long it will last … Continue reading →

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