Classical Vs Keynesian Economics

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Two major economic theories come in the form of Classical and Keynesian economies. Classical economics was imagined by several economists but presented by Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations around the 18th century. Keynesian economics was proposed by John Maynard Keynes around the 20th century. One of the big differences between these two theories is their outlook of the market. Classical economics view it as self-perpetuating and perfect, while Keynesian economics proposes that the market is not self-sustaining and imperfect. Another majoring conflict is the fact that Keynesians recognizes consumer income is a stimulant to the demand of the market. Whereas classical economists say that supply equals the demand in market economy. Classical economists discourage government intervention in the market stating that it would be useless or harmful. But Keynesian economists suggest that government intervention through fiscal and monetary policy could aid in economic growth by stimulating demand or it can help rebound from boom and bust periods. Meanwhile classical economists allow boom and bust periods to automatically readjust. They believe in an invisible hand that will eventually adjust everything back to equilibrium. From these we realize that classical economists rely on the long run outcomes by sacrificing short run deficiencies with the Keynesian economists on the other hand encouraging short run alterations in the form of government intervention. Even with differences these two theories share some similarities. For example, both theories believe that the expectations of where the future economy is heading will affect the current state of the
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