Richard Kahn
Richard Kahn · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Keynesian economist who formulated the concept of the employment multiplier
1905, London, United Kingdom — 1989, Cambridge, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Richard Kahn was a British economist and close collaborator of John Maynard Keynes at Cambridge, best known for formulating the concept of the employment (fiscal) multiplier, a cornerstone of Keynesian macroeconomics. His analysis of how an initial increase in spending ripples through the economy helped underpin the theory of aggregate demand. Kahn came from a Jewish family in London and became Baron Kahn late in life.
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Keynesian economist who formulated the concept of the employment multiplier
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