Phelps My Journeys in Economic Theory

1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-0-231-55691-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch

Edmund Phelps is among the most important economists of his generation. In this book, Phelps tells the story of his role in reshaping economic theory, offering a powerful personal account of a creative and rewarding career.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Phelps, Edmund

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein Biographien & Autobiographien: Historisch, Politisch, Militärisch
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
Introduction: Formative Years
1. Starting My Career: Golden Rule of Saving and Public Debt
2. A New Direction: Uncertainty and Expectations
3. Unemployment, Work’s Rewards, and Job Discrimination
4. Altruism and Rawlsian Justice
5. Supply-Siders, New “Classicals,” and an un-Keynesian Slump
6. A Revolutionary Decade
7. A Festschrift, a Nobel, and a New Horizon
8. The Great Wave of Indigenous Innovation, Meaningful Work, and the Good Life
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Edmund Phelps, the winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2006, is the founding director of the Center on Capitalism and Society and McVickar Professor Emeritus of Political Economy at Columbia University.