I have observed and appreciated Olivier Blanchard’s intellectual journey over the last decade. It began in August 2008, with what must be regarded as one of the worst-timed papers in the history of ...

Physicists look at the big world of planets, stars, galaxies, and gravity. But they also study the minute world of atoms and the tiny particles that comprise those atoms. Economists also look at two ...

John Maynard Keynes’ book The General Theory of Interest, Employment, and Money is one of the classic works of the twentieth century. Keynes published his book in 1936 during the midst of the Great ...

We provide a microfoundation for the production function by using the concept of stochastic macro-equilibrium in Yoshikawa ("Stochastic Macro-equilibrium and Microfoundations for Keynesian Economics," ...

In place of the standard search equilibrium, this paper presents an alternative concept of stochastic macro-equilibrium based on the principle of statistical physics. This concept of equilibrium is ...

In an economic landscape shaped by many players and shifting dynamics, strategies that focus on individual optimal decisions still hold a valuable place. Out of the many frameworks in game theory, the ...

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Agent-based modelling (ABM) has emerged as a pivotal tool in macroeconomics and economic policy analysis. By simulating the interactions of numerous heterogeneous agents — such as households, firms, ...