Conversations with Leading Economists

This important book provides fascinating insights into the origins, development and current state of modern macroeconomics. The reader's imagination is instantly captured, and the subject matter brought alive, through conversations with fourteen leading economists including five Nobel Laureates. These interviews shed new light on the controversies witnessed in the field of macroeconomic theory and policy, the way macroeconomics is taught and the history and methodology of macroeconomic research. Their illuminating and contrasting discussions provide students and scholars alike with a unique, highly accessible and enjoyable way to explore the ever-changing landscape of modern macroeconomics.

The major economists featured in this book are:

Alberto Alesina

Olivier Blanchard

Mark Blaug

Robert W. Clower

David C. Colander

Milton Friedman

Robert E. Lucas, Jr.

Gregory Mankiw

Franco Modigliani

Edward N. Prescott

Paul C. Romer

Robert M. Solow

John B. Taylor

James Tobin