The lasting influence of Robert E. Lucas on Chicago economics

Harald Uhlig ()

No 16953, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: This paper is an overview from a personal perspective on the various ways Lucas has shaped today’s economics in general and in terms of ‘Chicago economics’ in particular. In honor of the 50th anniversary of its publication, much focus is given to his 1972 neutrality paper and its impact. I discuss how the paper was a trigger of the subsequent emergence of rational expectations macroeconomics. Further, I touch upon his fundamental contributions to growth theory, asset pricing and the characteristic use of the Bellman equations. After covering these topics, the paper concludes with a portrayal of the Money and Banking Workshop to describe the environment that Lucas established at the Chicago department, and to illustrate his enduring influence on the culture of teaching and discussing macroeconomics at the University of Chicago.

Keywords: Robert e. lucas; Chicago economics; Monetary neutrality; Microfoundations; Business-cycle theory; Growth theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B22 B31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022-01
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