Macroeconomics after Lucas

S-Tier
Journal: Journal of Political Economy
Year: 2025
Volume: 133
Issue: 11
Pages: 3390 - 3417

Score contribution per author:

8.043 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

This sequel to Lucas and Sargent (1978) tells how equilibrium Markov processes underlie much applied dynamic economics today. It recalls how Robert E. Lucas Jr. saw Keynesian and rational expectations revolutions as interconnected transformations of economic theories and econometric practices. It describes rules that Lucas used to guide and constrain his research by restricting himself to equilibrium Markov processes and to conserving quantitative successes achieved by previous researchers, including those attained by quantitative Keynesian macroeconometric modelers.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:ucp:jpolec:doi:10.1086/737999
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-29