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List of prominent scholars and the work in field of economics

List of prominent scholars and the work in field of economics  Adam Smith - "The Wealth of Nations" (1776) - Laid the foundation for classical economics. John Maynard Keynes - "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money" (1936) - A key figure in the development of modern macroeconomics. Milton Friedman - "A Monetary History of the United States" (1963) - Championed monetarism and free-market principles. Amartya Sen - Work on welfare economics and development, notably "Development as Freedom" (1999). Paul Krugman - Contributions to international trade theory and economic geography. Won the Nobel Prize in 2008. Joseph Stiglitz - Work on information asymmetry, development economics, and global economic issues. Nobel Prize in 2001. Thomas Piketty - "Capital in the Twenty-First Century" (2013) - Analyzed wealth and income inequality over time. Gary Becker - Pioneer in the field of human capital theory and the economic anal

Ugc net Keynesian Theory of Income and Employment

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Keynesian Theory of Income and Employment: John Maynard Keynes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Maynard_Keynes DEFINITION AND EXPLANATION: John Maynard Keynes was the main critic of the classical macro economics. He in his book 'General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money' out-rightly rejected the Say's Law of Market that supply creates its own demand. He severely criticized A.C. Pigou's version that cuts in real wages help in promoting employment in the economy. He also opposed the idea that saving and investment can be brought about through changes in the rate of interest. In addition to this, the assumption of full employment in the economy is not realistic. So long as the economy was operating smoothly, the classical analysis of aggregate economy met no serious opposition. However, Great Depression of 1930's created problems of increasing unemployment, reducing national income, declining prices and failing firms increased in intensity.

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