The article discusses the validity of Walras' Law in case of quantity constraints.

In our paper we have shown that, avoiding logical inconsistencies, one cannot interpret the IS-curve as an equilibrium locus for the goods market. In the neoclassical synthesis the goods market is depicted by the AD/AS-diagram and, therefore, it cannot be represented by the IS-curve...

Summary Effective from 2005, benefits for long-term unemployed have been reduced in Germany to the level of social assistance. This measure reflects the view that “all who are able to work, should work” - a view which makes sense only if the government can distinguish the disabled from the...