Post-Keynesian Macroeconomics: Essays in Honour of Ingrid Rimda (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy)

Edited by three very well known academics in the field and contributed to by John Smithin, Laurence Moss and G. C. Harcourt, this volume reflects the breath of the honouree’s interests and as such it covers a wide range of topics including political economy, labour economics, history of economic thought and macroeconomics. Ingrid Rima, one of the first women to teach economics in America, has been a major figure in the development of Post-Keynesian economics over the past forty years. Rima has made numerous contributions to the fields of labour economics, history of economic thought, and Post Keynesian economic theory and in this volume the editors and contributors recognize them. Ingrid Rima And Post Keynesian Macroeconomics / Steven Pressman -- François Quesnay, The First Post Keynesian? / Steven Pressman -- Marxian Economics : Its Philosophy, Message, And Contemporary Relevance / Stanley Bober -- The Theoretical And Political Importance Of The Economics Of Keynes : Or, What Would Marx And Keynes Have Made Of The Happenings Of The Past 30 Years And More? / Geoff Harcourt -- Profit Maximization In The Cambridge Tradition Of Economics / Maria Cristina Marcuzzo And Eleonora Sanfilippo-- What Is Post Keynesian Economics? / Richard P.f. Holt -- Aggregate Demand And Supply / John Smithin -- Kaldor's Monetary Thought : A Contribution To A Modern Theory Of Money / Claudio Sardoni -- The Political Economy Of John Kenneth Galbraith : An Interpretation / Warren J. Samuels -- Statics And Dynamics In Economic Theory / Mark Perlman -- Aggregate Demand, Employment And Equilibrium With Marginal Productivity : Keynesian Adjustment In The Craft Economy / Edward J. Nell -- Corporate Entrepreneurship : Schumpeter's Entrepreneurial Function Updated / Laurence S. Moss -- Saving Globalization / Jay R. Mandle -- Labor Markets, Economic Development, And Job Quality : Ingrid Rima's Contributions To Labor Economics / Daniel Kostzer. Edited By Mathew Forstater, Gary Mongiovi And Steven Pressman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Behavioural Economics Constitutes The Important New Development In Economic Theory Of The Past Few Years And Its Pioneer Was Harvey Leibenstein. This Text Looks At His Influence On This Burgeoning Field, As Well As Examining A Wide Range Of Related Topics. 1. Introduction: Leibenstein As A Behavioral Pioneer (roger Frantz) -- 2. The Neuroeconomics Of Trust (paul Zak) -- 3. Leibenstein's Selective Rationality And Dual Motives As Expressions Of Brain Physiology (robert Cory) -- 4. The Evolutionary Foundations Of Behavioral Economics. Harvey Leibenstein' S Legacy (kurt Dopfer) -- 5. Efficacy Vs X-efficiency (jason Potts) 6. Consumer X-inefficiency And The Problem Of Market Regulation (peter Earl) -- 7. Leibenstein's Theory Of Consumption Behavior (paul Albanese) -- 8. Effort Discretion And Economic Agency And Behavioral Economics: Transforming Economic Theory And Public Policy (morris Altman) -- 9. Understanding High Performance Work Systems: The Joint Contribution Of Economics And Human Resource Management (john Tomer) -- 10. X-efficiency And Underdevelopment: A Leibenstein's Application Of Behavioral Economics (hamid Hosseini) -- 11. Empirical Evidence On X-efficiency, 1967-2004 (roger Frantz). Edited By Roger Frantz. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Edited by three well known academics and contributed to by J. Smithin, L. Moss and G.C. Harcourt, this text reflects the breath of the honouree’s interests, covering political economy, labour economics, history of economic thought and macroeconomics.