John Maynard Keynes

Cambridge macroeconomist whose General Theory made aggregate demand and stabilization central.

Specifications & Metrics

lifespan

1883-1946

nationality

British

school

Keynesian

Core Principles & Analysis

• The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) made him famous opposing Versailles reparations.
• The General Theory (1936) argued effective demand can settle below full employment.
• He helped design the Bretton Woods architecture, including the IMF, in 1944.

Sources

• Econlib Concise Encyclopedia of Economics: John Maynard Keynes