Macroeconomics: Histories, Theories and Policies

This session will discuss the main issues raised by Alex M Thomas in his most recent book Macroeconomics: An Introduction (2021), Cambridge University Press: UK.

The book takes you through an alternative approach of understanding macroeconomics, which is inspired by the works of Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and Piero Sraffa. It discusses the theories of money and interest rates, output and employment levels, and economic growth, apart from offering a critical account of the marginalist macroeconomic theories.

Speaker's bio:

Alex M Thomas teaches economics at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, India. He studied economics at the universities of Madras, Hyderabad, and Sydney. His primary area of research is the history of economic thought, with a special focus on classical political economy. Some of his research has appeared in the Economic and Political Weekly, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, History of Economics Review, and Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics. His book, [Macroeconomics: An Introduction] is now available
for readers in India/ for readers worldwide.

Format: This will be an interview based session, followed by Q & A. The interview will be conducted by Aneesha Chitgupi and Sattwick Dey Biswas.

Alex M Thomas's new book:

This session is a part of the larger project:

Expanding the frontiers of economics: Evidence from South Asia

This project aims to organize series of special sessions on emerging areas of research in Economics. By synthesizing theoretical assumptions of sociology, psychology, anthropology and political sciences, a new generation of researchers are rediscovering the principles which govern the actions and interaction among ‘economic (hu)man’.