John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, was an English economist whose writings are considered the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics, as well as its various offshoots. Originally trained in mathematics, he built on and refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles; his ideas, further developed after his death as New Keynesianism, are seen as foundational to mainstream macroeconomics, and he has been called the father of macroeconomics and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century. Keynes was educated at King's College at the University of Cambridge, graduating in 1904 with a degree in mathematics. During the Great Depression of the 1930s he spearheaded the Keynesian Revolution, challenging the ideas of neoclassical economics that held that free markets would, in the short to medium term, automatically provide full employment as long as workers were flexible in their wage demands.
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He has been referred to as the "father of macroeconomics" and is considered one of the most influential economists of the 20th century.
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5 June 1883
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21 April 1946
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Originally trained in mathematics, he built on and refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles; his ideas, further developed after his death as New Keynesianism, are seen as foundational to mainstream macroeconomics, and he has been called the father of macroeconomics and one of the most influential economists of the 20th century.
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Infobox birth date: 1883-6-5
Participant In: Treaty of Versailles, Versailles peace conference section, Treasury representative
Keynes was appointed financial representative for the Treasury to the 1919 Versailles peace conference.
Related To: Woodrow Wilson, Versailles peace conference section, pressure on Wilson over reparations
To Keynes's dismay, Lloyd George and Clemenceau were able to pressure Wilson to agree to include pensions in the reparations bill.
Related To: Georges Clemenceau, Versailles peace conference section, Clemenceau's reparations demands
Clemenceau also pushed for substantial reparations, though not as high as those proposed by the British, while on security grounds, France argued for an even more severe settlement than Britain.
Related To: David Lloyd George, Versailles peace conference section, Lloyd George and food supplies
Lloyd George did, however, win some loyalty from Keynes with his actions at the Paris conference by intervening against the French to ensure the dispatch of much-needed food supplies to German civilians.
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born 1883-6-5; died 1946-4-21
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