Why money matters: Wicksell, Keynes, and the new consensus view on monetary policy

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-60

  Fontana, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endogenous money; Keynes; Monetary policy; New consensus; Wicksell

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547498566     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477300102     Document Type: Review

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