Out of Equilibrium

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-19-829380-4
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 546 g

Standard equilibrium economic models focus on interdependencies. In Out of Equilibrium, Amendola and Gaffard develop a theory also dealing with interdependencies, but based on disequilibria, which take the form of feedback mechanisms over time. The way in which these disequilibria interact sequentially determines the evolution path of an economy. As a result, different processes may be associated with any kind of original shock. Whereas in equilibrium models these processes are determined by the 'fundamentals' of the economy, here the outcome is heavily influenced by the processes themselves, the sequential decisions taken, and policies followed.

The model proposed in this book is a heuristic tool that makes it possible to explore these `disequilibria'. By using it, economic phenomena and policy recommendations appear entirely different, and in most cases the interpretations made are diametrically opposite to those advocated by the dominant equilibrium theory, thus giving a new perspective on the recent past of the Western economies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Amendola, Mario

Gaffard, Jean-Luc

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Makroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Mikroökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Über Autor(innen)

Mario Amendola is Professor of Economics at the University of Rome 'La Sapienza' and Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Momigliano Institute for the Culture and History of the Firm (ICSIM). He is a former Director of the Department of Economic Sciences of the University of Rome 'La Sapienza'.

Jean Luc Gaffard is Professor of Economics at the University of Nice, Sophia Antipolis. He is a Member of the 'Conseil Superieur de l'Emploi, des Revenues et des Coûts' and Director of the Institut de Droit et d'Economie de la Firme et de l'Industrie (IDEFI), the research unit of the CNRS and the University of Nice, Sophia Antipolis.