2.6 — Classical Macroeconomics & The Great Debate Over Say’s Law — Class Notes

Contents

Monday, September 28, 2020

Overview

Today we begin by wrapping up Ricardo’s distribution theory, and turn to the first great debate in the history of economics: the (macroeconomic) debate between Ricardo and Malthus over “general gluts” and Say’s law

Readings

Please see today’s recommended readings.

Slides

Live Class Session on Zoom

The live class Zoom meeting link can be found on Blackboard (see LIVE ZOOM MEETINGS on the left navigation menu), starting at 3:25 PM.

If you are unable to join today’s live session, or if you want to review, you can find the recording stored on Blackboard via Panopto (see Class Recordings on the left navigation menu).

Assignments

Vote in the “Most Interesting Economist in History” Tournament, pre-Classical division, on Blackboard ASAP!