Showing posts with label Real v. nominal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Real v. nominal. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

David Fields — What is the 'Classical Dichotomy'?

...the classical dichotomy implies that real variables and monetary variables are independent of each other. From a heterodox perspective, by contrast, both kinds of variables are explained by the relationship established between the central bank, bank lending, and entrepreneurs’ “animal spirits” every time effective demand is deemed profitable, reversing thereby the causality of the quantity-theory-of-money formula.
Naked Keynesianism
What is the 'Classical Dichotomy'?
David Fields

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Winterspeak — Real wages, nominal debt


Winterspeak reflects on an assertion by Steve Randy Waldman (SRW).

Read it at Winterspeak.com (very short)
Real wages, nominal debt
by Winterspeak