The role of the “liquidity trap” in Keynesian economics

Recent discussions in the literature have once again raised the question as to whether the “liquidity trap” plays a crucial role in Keynesian economics. This work first discusses the analytical aspects of this question. The author then examines the General Theory in order to determine Keynes’ own vi...

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Main Author: D. PATINKIN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2013-12-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/11446
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description Recent discussions in the literature have once again raised the question as to whether the “liquidity trap” plays a crucial role in Keynesian economics. This work first discusses the analytical aspects of this question. The author then examines the General Theory in order to determine Keynes’ own views on the matter.   JEL: E12, E31, E52, B22
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spelling doaj.art-2ac8f96a32504b4e8f0a6544fb19d6bc2023-02-03T16:44:57ZengAssociazione Economia civilePSL Quarterly Review2037-36352037-36432013-12-012610810.13133/2037-3643/11446The role of the “liquidity trap” in Keynesian economicsD. PATINKINRecent discussions in the literature have once again raised the question as to whether the “liquidity trap” plays a crucial role in Keynesian economics. This work first discusses the analytical aspects of this question. The author then examines the General Theory in order to determine Keynes’ own views on the matter.   JEL: E12, E31, E52, B22 https://rosa.uniroma1.it/rosa04/psl_quarterly_review/article/view/11446Liquidity trap. Keynesian economicsGeneral Theory
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The role of the “liquidity trap” in Keynesian economics
PSL Quarterly Review
Liquidity trap. Keynesian economics
General Theory
title The role of the “liquidity trap” in Keynesian economics
title_full The role of the “liquidity trap” in Keynesian economics
title_fullStr The role of the “liquidity trap” in Keynesian economics
title_full_unstemmed The role of the “liquidity trap” in Keynesian economics
title_short The role of the “liquidity trap” in Keynesian economics
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General Theory
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