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    Developed in the late 18th century, classical economics contains the idea of economists who hold various theories regarding how society works under the backgrounds of emerging capitalism. Though with occasional theoretical variations, each classical economist shared similar thoughts and advanced these hypotheses of former writers. Discussed by the most influential classical economists Adam Smith and David Ricardo, one specific distinctive of classical economics is its theory of wages in which Smith and Ricardo consider wages steady at a minimum level of subsistence. On the other hand, Karl Marx and his critiques of political economy in Das Kapital lead people to wonder whether Marx should be considered as a classical economics or not. Upon…

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    Classical economists were steadfast proponents of the markets, contending markets without interference can naturally maximize both individual and public interests. The economic orders that benefit the whole society emerge as the unconscious result of actions and voluntary transactions of each individual (Friedman & Friedman 2011). Competition within market is positive, through which the pursuit of self-interests by individual, the basic unit of society, can generate the socially beneficial…

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    Macroeconomics is concerned by the overall economy and large scale economic decisions such as fiscal policy, investment and interest rates. Both classical and Keynesian macroeconomics are considered to be mainstream schools of economic thought, meaning that they both view the economy in relation to individual actions (whereas heterodox economic theorists argue that the economy is too complex to be reduced down to analysable individual behaviour). However, although classical and Keynesian…

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    Classical Model Analysis Tamara Tutor Columbia College ECON 293 Abstract This is an analysis of two economic models. The first is the Classical Model which had its origins in the 1770s, a time of great change. The Classical Model was considered one of the first system-wide examinations of capitalistic elements. One prevailing theorist was Jean-Baptiste Say, who had liberal views and argued in favor of competition, free trade, and lifting restraints on business. He is best known for Say’s Law,…

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    Economic growth is increase in the goods and services produced by an economy, typically a nation, over a long period of time (Economic Growth, 2018). Economic growth has different theories which are classical theory, neoclassical theory and new growth theory. The classical theory is a combination of economic work done by Adam Smith, David Ricardo and Thomas Robert Malthus in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The theory stated that economic growth will end up due to the population growth…

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    1. Classical Theory 1.1 View Classical economists are not well known for being, optimistic economists. Some of them think that the growth of the population would be too quick for the resources available. They thought that the government was not compelled to take part and attempt to fix this because, it would only escalate things and so in order to boost growth, free trade was to allow. The concept is known as Free Market approach. A lot of Adam Smith 's work was on this argument and…

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    Adam Smith 1. Known as founder of Classical economics, regarded as starting point of classical economics. 2. Described as Father of Political economics 3. He most noted for his work ‘An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of the Nations’ (1776). 4. He is first economist to deal economic problem in systemic manner , hence heis also known as first academic economist. 5. Smith gives the idea “labour is the source of wealth of the nations”, 6. Adam Smith propounded the labour theory of…

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    What are the similarities and differences between Keynesian and classical economics? Keynesian and classical economics are two different macroeconomic thoughts, their view of consumer behavior, government spending, and monetary policies are also dissimilar in certain aspects. The Keynesian principle believes that government should be involved in the economy to assure impartiality and effectiveness, whereas the classical principle of economy believes in the free market. The principle of free…

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    The Classical Model is an economic model that “was the first systematic attempt to explain the determinants of the price level and the national levels of real GDP, employment, consumption, saving, and investment”. (Miller, 2016) It is a model that implies that an economy is self-regulating and that the supply of goods is proof of their demand. It is based on the idea that the market is always at, or near, real GDP and that the market itself will work to bring the economy back to the real level…

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    claimed to be correct or has predominance over all the other theories . The literature is often scattered and it is difficult to find a theory that deals completely. Scholars may focus on the variable the most related to their field, for example economists focus on economic problems. It however rises several problems because a universal theory cannot be applied to all the specific cases, as a matter of fact each case has its own definition, and, therefore, its own theory. As Stephan Castles…

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