Ive never seen much merit in Real Business Cycle theory. Ive long accepted the standard Keynesian view that high unemployment is a grave evil not an optimal response to adverse conditions and that recessions are almost entirely caused by declines in Aggregate Demand. The Great Depression was not a Great Vacation; it was a disaster caused by the fatal combination of nominal wage rigidity and falling Aggregate Demand. Yes, Aggregate Supply matters too; indeed, Aggregate Supply is virtually...
Published on March 18, 2020 06:22