Title: Hicks in reviews, 1932–89: from <i>The Theory of Wages</i> to <i>A Market Theory of Money</i>
Abstract:For over half a century, from the ‘years of high theory,’ through the decline of Keynesianism and rise of monetarist and new classical alternatives, John Hicks made fundamental contributions to econom...For over half a century, from the ‘years of high theory,’ through the decline of Keynesianism and rise of monetarist and new classical alternatives, John Hicks made fundamental contributions to economics. In this chapter I survey the reception of his books, from The Theory of Wages (1932), through Value and Capital (1939a), to A Market Theory of Money (1989a). I do so in order to gauge the initial reactions to his path-breaking work, which range from high praise to harsh criticism: if critical, depending upon the intellectual traditions some reviewers were ‘defending’ against Hicksian insights; if supportive, depending on the degree to which they identified with his analytical methods.Read More
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-08
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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