THE VIEWS OF THE LEADERS OF WESTERN ECONOMIC TEORY (for example, works of O. Blanchard, R. Barro, F. Kydland, D. Acemoglu)

Abstract

The presented set of articles is the result of the work of the master's seminar on modern economic theory of the West. They analyze the work of the most famous economists leading in the citation ratings: Olivier Blanchard, Robert Joseph Barro, Finn Kydland and Daron Asemoglu. Each of these authors represents one of the trends of modern economics. So, O. Blanchard is the representative of neoclassical and keynesian synthesis in macroeconomics. R. Barro and F. Kydland are developing a liberal concept of «rational expectations» D. Asemoglu heads modern neo-institutionalism. For students, graduate students and teachers who study modern economic theory.