Edited by Eckhard Hein, Torsten Niechoj and Engelbert Stockhammer
Since 1996 the Research Network Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM) has existed as a platform for analysis, research and discussion of macroeconomic issues. It is primarily based in the German-speaking area but cooperates closely with similar networks in Europe and other parts of the world. The Network promotes the revival and development of macroeconomic approaches which have been eclipsed since the 1970s, especially in Germany, as a result of the dominance of neoclassical, monetarist and supply-side approaches. The Network aims to be both a platform for discussions about economic theory as well as a forum for economic policy debates: Macroeconomic theory is seen as the basis for policies which aim at high employment, environmentally sustainable growth, price stability, reduced inequality, and the elimination of poverty. In particular, the Network promotes the debate between competing theoretical paradigms. In the series the proceedings of the Network’s annual conference as well as books within the approach of the Network are published. The editors welcome the submission of book manuscripts.