Economic Disturbances and Equilibrium in an Integrated Global Economy

Preface

The writing of this book is the culmination of a long journey that began in the south side of Chicago several decades ago. In retrospect, attending the University of Chicago was a great professional decision. There was no better place to be if you were an economist than Hyde Park during the early 1970’s. The stars were properly aligned. The economics department and business school were full of luminaries, not only with future Nobel Prize winners but also many professors who, even though they did not win a Nobel Prize, were or would later become giants in their field. The economics and finance workshops were amazing. Anybody who was somebody in the profession either presented at the workshops or at least tried to do so. I feel fortunate ...