Cada vez que se otorga un premio Nobel en Economía en Macro, uno de los debates derivados es el apego de sus teorías a corrientes como real B. C. o Nueva economía Clásica o Nuevos Keynesianos. En esta ocasión, varias notas señalaron que los premios a Sargent y Sims era un reconocimiento a los no keynesianos. Sin embargo, en esta entrevista, Sargent parace no compartir esa opinión, y aunque es claro que no reivindica a muchos planteamientos keynesianos, sí señala que varios de sus desarrollos tienen un inicio keynesiano y una búsqueda por mejorar la teoría. Creo que son un conjunto de comentarios que valen la pena revisar, sobre todo cuando existe una tendencia a "etiquetar"...
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"...In telephone conversations last week, Professor Sargent said he felt insulted by people who call him “non-Keynesian” or “right wing,” terms that, he said, are based on a misunderstanding of his thinking. And he rejected attempts to categorize his views in simple slogans.
He doesn’t wear his political opinions on his sleeve. “They really don’t matter in my research,” he said. But because others have applied labels to him, he decided it was worth setting the record straight. He’s a Democrat, he said, “a fiscally conservative, socially liberal Democrat,” adding, “I think that budget constraints are really central.”...
...The “non-Keynesian” label irks him particularly. “That’s just off base,” he said. “Keynes was a very good economist. He was brilliant. He had wonderful insights. His work has inspired me many times.”
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"...In telephone conversations last week, Professor Sargent said he felt insulted by people who call him “non-Keynesian” or “right wing,” terms that, he said, are based on a misunderstanding of his thinking. And he rejected attempts to categorize his views in simple slogans.
He doesn’t wear his political opinions on his sleeve. “They really don’t matter in my research,” he said. But because others have applied labels to him, he decided it was worth setting the record straight. He’s a Democrat, he said, “a fiscally conservative, socially liberal Democrat,” adding, “I think that budget constraints are really central.”...
...The “non-Keynesian” label irks him particularly. “That’s just off base,” he said. “Keynes was a very good economist. He was brilliant. He had wonderful insights. His work has inspired me many times.”
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Es interesante qué agenda política siguen los premios Nobel. Parece ser que los premiados son elegidos teniendo en cuenta el ambiente económico y político del momento.
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