Origins of Macroeconomics

by Robert W. Dimand (Editor)

The emergence of macroeconomics was probably the single most important development in economics in the twentieth century. This set provides the definitive collection of materials on the origins of the discipline. Topics covered
* the origins and background to the Keynesian revolution
* American monetary thought
* the development of open economy macroeconomics
* the emergence of key concepts, including the multiplier and the accelerator.
This collection includes over 130 pieces by some of the most important economists of the last century, including Keynes, Wicksell, Schumpeter, Kuznets, Ohlin, Fisher, Knight, Friedman, Samuelson, Hicks, Tinbergen and Koopmans. The set also draws on a broad, international range of sources, and encompasses works by lesser known thinkers who made significant contributions to the field.

4396 pages, Hardcover

Published December 20, 2001

About the author

Robert Dimand is a professor of economics at Brock University (St. Catharines, Ontario).