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One of the most influential economists of the 20th century, [5] [6] [7] he produced writings that are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, and its various offshoots. [8] His ideas, reformulated as New Keynesianism, are fundamental to mainstream macroeconomics. He is known as the "father of macroeconomics". [9]
Progressive economics—also known as New Progressive Economics [6] —made a comeback in the United States to the forefront public discourse after the Great Recession of the late 2000s. Popular dissatisfaction with government policies favouring big business and the bailout of banks led to the emergence of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Krugman was President of the Eastern Economic Association in 2010, [11] and is among the most influential economists in the world. [12] He is known in academia for his work on international economics (including trade theory and international finance), [ 13 ] [ 14 ] economic geography, liquidity traps , and currency crises .
Henry George (September 2, 1839 – October 29, 1897) was an American political economist and journalist. His writing was immensely popular in 19th-century America and sparked several reform movements of the Progressive Era.
According to The Economist, the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent recession highlighted limitations of the macroeconomic theories, models, and econometrics of the time. [213] The popular press during the period discussed post-Keynesian economics [214] and Austrian economics, two heterodox traditions that have little influence on mainstream ...
Alvin Harvey Hansen (August 23, 1887 – June 6, 1975) was an American economist who taught at the University of Minnesota and was later a chair professor of economics at Harvard University. Often referred to as "the American Keynes ", he was a widely read popular author on economic issues, and an influential advisor to the government on ...
But increasingly, mainstream as well as progressive economists are making the case that the prices just didn’t need to go up this much. Outside the U.S., corporations as well as governments have ...
Alfred Marshall FBA (26 July 1842 – 13 July 1924) was an English economist and one of the most influential economists of his time. His book Principles of Economics (1890) was the dominant economic textbook in England for many years.