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Classical Economics And Keynesian Economics

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Modern Economics is divisible into two identifiable schools of thought: Classical Economics and Keynesian Economics. Names such as Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Jean-Baptiste Say, among several others are commonly associated with Classical economic thinking; meanwhile, one ‘key’ name associated with the Keynesian model is, as its title suggests, John Maynard Keynes. The goal of each of the two schools of thought is to predict the state of an economy and the appropriate responses of a few chief parties to it. Overall, although there is occasional deference from Keynesian to Classical Economics in some situations, for the most part, these two schools of economic thought differ in their application in real world economics. Before comparison of the applications of both Keynesian and Classical Economics in the AD-AS model, it is important to understand the underlying assumptions of both schools of thought. Classical Economic thought, born out of 18th Century France, maintains that the Long Run state of an economy takes non-situational precedence over the Short Run. That is, Classicalism studies the long run potential output capacity and long run natural unemployment rate of an economy. While Keynesian Economic theory, originating during the Great Depression Era, argues for a greater importance on the short sun state of an economy when Classical Economic practice fails. The reason for this fundamental difference is the idea of “sticky prices.” Classicalists don’t assume prices,

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