Economic impossibilities for our grandchildren?

Kevin O'Rourke

No 10974, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: The paper looks at the development of the secular stagnation thesis, in the context of the economic history of the time. It explores some 19th century antecedents of the thesis, before turning to its interwar development. Not only Alvin Hansen, but Keynes and Hicks were involved in the conversations that led to Hansen's eventual statement of the thesis that we are familiar with. The argument made sense in the context of the interwar period, but more so in Britain than the US.

Keywords: Alvin hansen; Economic history; History of economic thought; Keynes; Secular stagnation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-12
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