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Keynes provided an overwhelming argument in his letter of August 27th, 1935 to Harrod that convinced Harrod twice to acknowledge that Keynes had made a “radical reconstruction” of the theory of the rate of interest. Special significance can be given to Keynes's three point post script in...
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This paper deals with Keynes’ theoretical stance toward classical economics from the viewpoint of effective demand. In the first section, a recap of the pivotal role attributed to overall demand in the dynamics of the business cycle by many economists prior to the “General Theory” is...
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A very, very, very severe problem has been occurring repeatedly over the last 100 years in the social sciences and philosophy, when it comes to the question of understanding the meaning of Keynes ‘s logical theory of probability and his concept of rational degrees of belief. It is the failure...
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Recent exchanges between two academics on the Internet ,both experts in conventional and unconventional approaches to decision theory, reveal an astounding lack of knowledge and understanding regarding the makeup of Keynes's logical theory of probability as put forth by Keynes in 1921,...
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The quality of J. Robinson's short book, On Re-reading Marx, is so poor that it calls into question her capability to do research independent from the constant help, supervision and aid of Richard Kahn. The three essays, in fact, demonstrate and reflect her own actual ability to do economic...
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There is a very major problem with Shackle's 1951 paper in the Economic Journal concerning the history of the multiplier. Shackle makes claims in his 1951 article, that were later repeated many times in other Shackle articles, that lead a reader to the conclusion that Kahn invented and developed...
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