Assignment:
For the next few weeks I am going to assign you some readings on various schools of macroeconomic thought. As we are studying aggregate demand, we will start with the revolutionary Keynesian school of economics. Here are some articles to get you started. Please read until you get the basic gist of the Keynesian idea, and write 300 to 600 words with your thoughts. Be sure to mention which articles you chose to read.
1. Cowen & Tabarrok explain Keynesian economics.
2. An article explaining Keynesian economics at a basic level:
3. An hour long (but good!) podcast interviewing a very smart Keynesian economist, Steve Fazzari.
4. Paul Krugman's introduction to a new edition of John Maynard Keynes' General Theory:
5. And another by Krugman:
6. The IMF's Basics series, on Keynesian economics: