Keynesian business cycle theories

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Keynesian economics business cycle theory macroeconomic theory

Keynesian business cycle theories explain economic fluctuations primarily through changes in aggregate demand, emphasizing the roles of price and wage rigidities, government policy, and market imperfections in causing and mitigating recessions and booms.

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Label	Occurrences
Keynesian business cycle theories canonical	1
Keynesian fixed-price models	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Keynesian economics ⓘ business cycle theory ⓘ macroeconomic theory ⓘ
argues	fiscal multipliers can be greater than one ⓘ government intervention can stabilize output ⓘ markets may not clear quickly ⓘ wage and price rigidities cause slow adjustment ⓘ
assumes	imperfect competition ⓘ involuntary unemployment ⓘ short-run non-neutrality of money ⓘ sticky prices ⓘ sticky wages ⓘ
basedOn	aggregate demand fluctuations ⓘ
contrastsWith	classical business cycle theories ⓘ real business cycle theory ⓘ
emphasizes	aggregate demand ⓘ government policy ⓘ market imperfections ⓘ price rigidities ⓘ wage rigidities ⓘ
explains	booms ⓘ economic fluctuations ⓘ recessions ⓘ unemployment fluctuations ⓘ
field	economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ
focusesOn	demand shocks ⓘ short-run dynamics ⓘ
hasSubfield	New Keynesian business cycle theory NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes	IS-LM model NERFINISHED ⓘ Keynesian cross model NERFINISHED ⓘ New Keynesian models NERFINISHED ⓘ liquidity trap analysis ⓘ multiplier-accelerator models ⓘ
influencedBy	Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ
influences	modern macroeconomic policy ⓘ stabilization policy design ⓘ
originatesFrom	The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money NERFINISHED ⓘ
originator	John Maynard Keynes NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	New Keynesian Phillips curve NERFINISHED ⓘ Phillips curve NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsPolicy	accommodative monetary policy in downturns ⓘ automatic stabilizers ⓘ countercyclical fiscal policy ⓘ countercyclical monetary policy ⓘ deficit spending in recessions ⓘ discretionary fiscal stimulus ⓘ public works programs ⓘ
timePeriod	20th century ⓘ
views	booms as periods of high aggregate demand ⓘ recessions as demand-driven ⓘ

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real business cycle theory → contrastsWith → Keynesian business cycle theories ⓘ

Walrasian market-clearing framework → contrastsWith → Keynesian business cycle theories ⓘ

this entity surface form: Keynesian fixed-price models