1 Introduction: Painting by Numbers—Decoding the Discourse of Economics -- 2 American Dream: Manufacturing Monetary Miasma -- 3 Bread and Circuses, or Poppies to Make You Sleep -- 4 Children of the Revolution: Reaganomics as Free Market Redux -- 5 Spirits in the Material World: Alan Greenspan...

Having the high unemployment in Germany in mind, this book discusses how macroeconomic theory has evolved over the past forty years. It shows that in recent years a convergence has taken place, with modern models embodying a Keynesian transmission mechanism, monetarist policy implication, and...

This book explores the origins of Arthur Laffer’s economic theories and how they became a part of mainstream economic policy. Utilizing interviews and archival material, Laffer’s life is traced from his early education through to his time working for the Nixon and Reagan administrations....

This book explores the origins of Arthur Laffer’s economic theories and how they became a part of mainstream economic policy. Utilizing interviews and archival material, Laffer’s life is traced from his early education through to his time working for the Nixon and Reagan administrations....