Macroeconomics without Equilibrium or Disequilibrium
Distinguished Scholar Wynne Godley creates a numerical simulation model that attempts a synthesis between
the monetary theory of Hicks and Kaldor, the asset allocation theory of James Tobin, and the Keynesian theory
of income and output determination. Methodologically, it substitutes Walrasian rigor for the usual narrative
exposition used by post-Keynesian writers—and indeed, by Keynes himself—before the computer age. The
meaning of the title is that the model describes neither an equilibrium where prices clear markets nor a
disequilibrium where price signals do not work properly because of the rigidities, information inadequacies,
etc. characteristic of, for instance, “New Keynesian” macroeconomics.
Associated Programs
- The Distribution of Income and Wealth