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Jesper Jespersen presents a treatise on the importance of the choice of methodology within macroeconomics. Given that no scientifically based macroeconomic policy recommendation should be established without an evaluation of the methods employed, this book gives a clear exposition of how proper macroeconomic analysis should be undertaken. Furthermore, it is convincingly argued that one of the lasting contributions of John Maynard Keynes was his emphasis on methodology; that macroeconomic consequences of uncertainty could not be analysed within the established general equilibrium framework. It is due to post-Keynesian economics supported by critical realism that the understanding of Keynes's methodology has been resurrected, which has eventually resulted in renewed debate on realistic macroeconomic policies to restore full employment without inflation.Macroeconomic Methodology is an inquiry into the question of how to conduct a proper scientific analysis of uncertainty within macroeconomics. It will be of great interest to scholars of the philosophy of social sciences and methodology, as well as post-Keynesian and heterodox economists.

Jesper Jespersen presents a treatise on the importance of the choice of methodology within macroeconomics. Given that no scientifically based macroeconomic policy recommendation should be established without an evaluation of the methods employed, this book gives a clear exposition of how proper macroeconomic analysis should be undertaken. Furthermore, it is convincingly argued that one of the lasting contributions of John Maynard Keynes was his emphasis on methodology; that macroeconomic consequences of uncertainty could not be analysed within the established general equilibrium framework. It is due to post-Keynesian economics supported by critical realism that the understanding of Keynes's methodology has been resurrected, which has eventually resulted in renewed debate on realistic macroeconomic policies to restore full employment without inflation.Macroeconomic Methodology is an inquiry into the question of how to conduct a proper scientific analysis of uncertainty within macroeconomics. It will be of great interest to scholars of the philosophy of social sciences and methodology, as well as post-Keynesian and heterodox economists.

This book takes a close look at macroeconomic imbalances within the Eurozone and explores the profound consequences the introduction of the European Monetary Union (EMU) has had on Euro area countries. Particular attention is given to balance of payments deficits and surpluses, and the profound difficulties of rebalancing the Euro area. Throughout the chapters, the author argues that the EMU has failed to support an optimal currency area with the correct institutional arrangements due to misunderstandings at a macroeconomic level. The author also sheds light on the stability pact and the resulting macroeconomic trap which has left a number of Eurozone countries with devastatingly high rates of unemployment. The book argues that by disregarding important macroeconomic imbalances, Euro-monetarists have derailed the entire Eurozone project to such an extent that it is at risk of falling apart. Key chapters discuss the establishment of the EMU from a Euro-realist perspective and the role of the European Central Bank in rebalancing financial markets. The concluding chapter looks ahead to the future of the Euro and proposes necessary institutional solutions to the macroeconomic problems it is currently facing. Scholars and students with an interest in the current economic disarray within the Eurozone will find this work thought-provoking and highly informative.

This book takes a close look at macroeconomic imbalances within the Eurozone and explores the profound consequences the introduction of the European Monetary Union (EMU) has had on Euro area countries. Particular attention is given to balance of payments deficits and surpluses, and the profound difficulties of rebalancing the Euro area. Throughout the chapters, the author argues that the EMU has failed to support an optimal currency area with the correct institutional arrangements due to misunderstandings at a macroeconomic level. The author also sheds light on the stability pact and the resulting macroeconomic trap which has left a number of Eurozone countries with devastatingly high rates of unemployment. The book argues that by disregarding important macroeconomic imbalances, Euro-monetarists have derailed the entire Eurozone project to such an extent that it is at risk of falling apart. Key chapters discuss the establishment of the EMU from a Euro-realist perspective and the role of the European Central Bank in rebalancing financial markets. The concluding chapter looks ahead to the future of the Euro and proposes necessary institutional solutions to the macroeconomic problems it is currently facing. Scholars and students with an interest in the current economic disarray within the Eurozone will find this work thought-provoking and highly informative.

Makroøkonomisk teori er kunsten at udarbejde en model, som er relevant for forståelsen af den samfundsøkonomi, som vi rent faktisk lever i. (Keynes, 1937)John Maynard Keynes, 1883-1946, var det 20. århundredes største og mest anerkendte økonom. Han udviklede teorien for makroøkonomisk analyse og principperne bag nationalregnskabet. Afsættet var krisen i 1930erne. Den lange periode med konstant velstandsstigning i efterkrigstiden gjorde overgangsvist Keynes' makroøkonomiske teorier mindre centrale. Den høje arbejdsløshed og den udeblevne vækst i dette århundrede skabte fornyet interesse for Keynes' makroøkonomiske teori og metode.Denne bog giver baggrunden for Keynes' teorier og bringer dem op til en helt aktuel diskussion af bl.a. bæredygtig udvikling, europæisk krise og offentlige budgetunderskud. Der er et åbenbart behov for, at Keynes atter får en central placering i de økonomiske lærebøger og i grundlaget for den økonomiske politik.IndholdsoversigtForordKapitel 1. En oversigtKapitel 2. John Maynard KEYNES (1883-1946)Kapitel 3. Keynes – moralfilosofi og politikKapitel 4. Keynes’ tidlige arbejderKapitel 5. Produktion og beskæftigelse: The General Theory of Employment, Interest and MoneyKapitel 6. Den efterfølgende makroøkonomiske diskussionKapitel 7. Keynes’ visionKapitel 8. Keynes i dagAPPENDIKS 1. LitteraturAPPENDIKS 2. Keynes’ kronologiAPPENDIKS 3. PersongalleriAPPENDIKS 4. Makroøkonomiske skolerEfterskrift: ’Quite wrong or nothing new?’

Introduktion til makroøkonomi er en indføring i de grundlæggende teorier til forståelse af drivkræfterne bag den samfundsøkonomiske udvikling. Det gennemgående tema i bogen er betydningen af makroøkonomiskpolitik til opnåelse af høj beskæftigelse, prisstabilitet og en bæredygtigudvikling. I bogen forklares sammenhængen mellem produktion, efterspørgsel, beskæftigelse og velstand i et makroøkonomisk perspektiv. Desuden illustreres betydningen af internationalt økonomisk samarbejde: finansiel (u)stabilitet, gældskriser samt klimapåvirkning. I denne 5. udgave er tabeller og figurer opdateret, og der er tilføjet to nye kapitler: ét om betydningen af økonomisk politik til sikring af samfundsøkonomisk stabilitet og afslutningsvis et kapitel om bæredygtig samfundsøkonomi. Jesper Jespersen er cand.polit., ph.d. fra Det Europæiske Universitet i Firenze, professor(em.) i samfundsøkonomi på Roskilde Universitet og dr. scient. adm. med disputatsen Makroøkonomisk metodologi i et samfundsvidenskabeligt perspektiv i 2007. Han har udgivet adskillige bøger og videnskabelige artikler om samfundsøkonomisk teori, politikog bæredygtig udvikling.

"Den globaløkonomiske udvikling har klare mindelser om Titanics jomfrurejse i foråret 1913. Hvordan kunne Titanic forlise, når den var konstrueret til at være synkefri? Uanset at hvert enkelt tandhjul var velfungerende, og hver enkelt møtrik var fastspændt, så løb Titanic alligevel på det fatale isbjerg. Ganske uafhængigt af hvor mange ingeniører, der havde været involveret i at perfektionere maskineriet og optimere betjeningen på 1. klasse, så kunne det ikke forhindre sammenstødet. Hvis kursen er udstukket forkert, så viste det sig omsonst at vedblive med at flytte om på dækstolene for at få den bedste plads i solen."Læs her en række iagttagelser fra 30 år med samfundsøkonomi, skrevet af professor emeritus ved Roskilde Universitet, Jesper Jespersen. Teksterne kan læses af såvel fagfolk som lægfolk med interesse for samfund, politik og økonomi. Bogen munder ud i det måske allermest presserende spørgsmål; giver det mening at tænke i en vækstbaseret samfundsøkonomi, med så presset en klode vi lever på?