Quotes by John Maynard Keynes

About John Maynard Keynes:


John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes is the son of the economist John Neville Keynes. He built on and greatly refined earlier work on the causes of business cycles, and is widely considered to be one of the most influential economists of the 20th century and the founder of modern macroeconomics. His ideas are the basis for the school of thought known as Keynesian economics and its various offshoots.

Author Bio


  • NameJohn Maynard Keynes
  • DescriptionBritish economist
  • BornJune 5, 1883
  • DiedApril 21, 1946
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionEconomist; Mathematician; Politician; Philosopher
  • AwardsCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath; Adam Smith Prize