The paper shows that structural models of the IS-LM and Mundell-Fleming variety have a lot to tell about the macroeconomics of the current global crisis. In addition to demonstrating how the emergence of risk premiums in money and capital markets may drive economies into recessions, it shows the...

This paper shows that the elimination of the capital market by Walras' Law in the standard IS-LM textbook model hides an interesting aspect of the monetary transmission process of this model. If a look behind the curtain of the IS-LM-presentation of the Keynesian fixed price model is allowed...

Macroeconomists are increasingly using a New IS-LM model to discuss the economy's response to shocks and the design of monetary policy rules. This new model has better microfoundations than earlier IS-LM models and explicitly incorporates expectations about future economic conditions. Price...

The global COVID-19 pandemic caused a severe blow to the world economy, bringing the biggest economic downturn since the Great Depression. This economic downturn was accompanied by various controversies regarding the role of the state in the economy. To withstand these shocks, most of the states...

Keynesian monetary and fiscal policies have served as the fundamental government reaction to economic hardship since the development of Keynesian economic theory. With Keynesian policies having a major impact on economic outcomes, the success and effectiveness of these policies must be...

This paper considers monetary and fiscal policy when tangible assets can be accumulated after shocks that increase desired savings, like Joseph's biblical prophecy of seven fat years followed by seven lean years. The model's flexible-price allocation mimics Joseph's saving to smooth consumption....