Keynes Seminar

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All sessions on Tuesdays from 5.30 - 7.00 pm in the Garden Room at Robinson College, Cambridge

Lent 2012

14 February Nicholas Wapshott, Author and Journalist
Keynes vs. Hayek: the clash that defined modern economics?
discussant: Andrew Gamble, University of Cambridge
further details

31 January Engelbert Stockhammer, Kingston University, London
discussant: Jonathan Perraton, University of Sheffield
Capital accumulation, labour market institutions and unemployment in the medium run
talk only (Stockhammer) - comments (Perraton) - reply (Stockhammer)
paper - slides only (Stockhammer)

Michaelmas 2011

1 November Michael Joffe, Imperial College, London
How types of market differ, and why it matters
discussant: Giammario Impullitti, University of Cambridge
background paper - talk only (Joffe) - slides only (Joffe) - talk only (Impullitti) - slides only (Impullitti)

18 October Maria Cristina Marcuzzo, University of Rome, Sapienza
Re-embracing Keynes
discussant: Murray Milgate, University of Cambridge
talk only (Marcuzzo) - slides only (Marcuzzo) - talk only (Milgate)

2010/2011

7 June Bruce Littleboy, University of Queensland
GLS Shackle: Can we reconcile the irreconcilable?
discussant: Mark Hayes, University of Cambridge
talk only - slides only - paper

24 May Roger Backhouse, University of Birmingham
On Post Keynesian economics and the economics of Keynes
discussant: Roberto Scazzieri, University of Bologna
talk only - Backhouse paper - Scazzieri paper

15 March Roy Rotheim, Skidmore College
Keynes on Individual Behaviour and Economic Equilibrium
discussants: Stephen Pratten, KCL and Mark Hayes, Cambridge
talk only - slides only

1 March Jerry Courvisanos, University of Ballarat
A Kaleckian Approach to Innovation and Investment Policy in the context of Sustainable Development
discussant: Jan Toporowski, SOAS
paper 1 - paper 2 - paper 3 - talk only - slides only

15 February Michael Osborne, Sheffield Hallam University
On the significance of Sraffa's reswitching: some long-standing financial puzzles and their joint resolution
discussant: Andrew Trigg, The Open University
paper - talk only - slides only

1 February Stephen Dunn, Department of Health
The modern food industry and public health: A Galbraithian perspective
discussant: Robert McMaster, University of Glasgow
talk only - slides only (Dunn) - slides only (McMaster) - paper

18 January Neville Norman, University of Melbourne
The Post Keynesian approach to industrial pricing
discussants: Mark Hayes and Ken Coutts, University of Cambridge
talk only - slides only - outline - paper 1 - paper 2 - paper 3 - paper 4 - paper 5

30 November Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds
The fiscal consolidation programme: fundamental problems and progressive alternatives
talk only - slides only

23 November Jesper Jespersen, University of Roskilde
The Scandinavian countries during the crisis
discussant: Jonathan Perraton, University of Sheffield
talk only (Jespersen) - slides only (Jespersen) - talk only (Perraton) - slides only (Perraton)

9 November Sheila Dow, University of Stirling
The reform of financial regulation: a Post Keynesian perspective
talk only - slides only

26 October Charles Goodhart, London School of Economics
The financial crisis and the future of macroeconomics
discussant: Michael Kuczynski, Pembroke College, Cambridge
talk only - slides only

19 October Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
The Post Keynesian Difference
discussant: John McCombie, Downing College, Cambridge
talk only - transcript (Hayes)

12 October Victoria Chick, University College London
The Economic Consequences of Mr Osborne
discussant: Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
paper - talk only - Chick slides - Hayes slides
follow-up material: The Economist - Alesina response - Roosevelt Institute

2009/2010

11 May Peter Clarke, Trinity Hall, Cambridge
Pragmatic and Dogmatic Keynesianism: the relevance of Keynes's thinking today
discussant: Robert Cord, St Edmund's College, Cambridge
talk only

27 April Eric Berr, University of Bordeaux
Keynes, the Post Keynesians and Sustainable Development
discussant: Adrian Winnett, University of Bath
talk only - slides only - background paper (Berr) - background paper (Winnett)

9 March Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
The Use and Abuse of Equilibrium
discussant: Victoria Chick, UCL
paper- talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings
the debate continued in writing:
Reply by Hayes to Harcourt and Chick - Rejoinder by Harcourt - Rejoinder by Chick

23 February Geoff Harcourt, Jesus College, Cambridge
Where next for Post Keynesian Economics?
talk only

2 February Robert Skidelsky, University of Warwick
Keynes: The Return of the Master
further details - talk only

26 January Jesper Jespersen, University of Roskilde
Macroeconomic Methodology
discussant: Ioana Negru, Anglia Ruskin University
background paper - talk only - slides only

24 November Giuseppe Fontana, University of Leeds
Money, Uncertainty and Time
discussant: Alberto Feduzi, Judge Business School
background paper - Fontana talk only - Fontana slides only - Feduzi talk only - Feduzi slides only

10 November Malcolm Sawyer, University of Leeds
Competition and money in Keynes (and Kalecki)
discussant: Mark Hayes, Robinson College
talk only - slides only

2008/2009

The seminar hosted a reading group to work through Keynes's General Theory and hear different perspectives from guest speakers.

4 March Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
General Theory Reading Group Session 8: (Bk VI) Saving the Free Market from itself
background paper - talk

25 February Brendan Sheehan, Leeds Metropolitan University
The General Theory and Policies for Global Prosperity
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

18 February Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
General Theory Reading Group Session 7: (Bk V) Why wage-cuts will not create jobs
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

11 February Geoff Tily, Government Economic Service
Keynes, Policy and The General Theory
paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

4 February Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
General Theory Reading Group Session 6: (Bks III & IV) Aggregate Demand II: The Dark Forces of Time and Ignorance
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

28 January Geoff Harcourt, Jesus College, Cambridge
Keynes, Joan Robinson and The General Theory
talk - handout

21 January Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
General Theory Reading Group Session 5: (Bks III & IV) Aggregate Demand I: The Model
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

14 January Roy Rotheim, Skidmore College
Keynes, Davidson and The General Theory
talk - handout

26 November Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
General Theory Reading Group Session 4: (Bk II) Expectation and output
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

19 November Michel De Vroey, Université catholique de Louvain
Keynes, Marshall and The General Theory
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

12 November Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
General Theory Reading Group Session 3: (Bk II) Measuring income and capital
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

5 November Claudio Sardoni, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’
Keynes, Marx and The General Theory
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

29 October Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
General Theory Reading Group Session 2: (Bk I) Two Theories of Employment
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

22 October Gerhard-Michael Ambrosi, University of Trier
Keynes, Pigou and The General Theory
draft paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

15 October Mark Hayes, Robinson College, Cambridge
General Theory Reading Group Session 1: Necessary preliminaries
background paper - talk with slides - talk only - slides only - slide timings

8 October Victoria Chick, University College London
The General Theory is difficult; whose fault is that?
background paper errata