Steve Keen

  • Steve Keen is a professor of economics and finance at the University of Western Sydney.

  • He identifies as a post-Keynesian economist, critiquing both neoclassical and Marxian economics for their lack of scientific rigor and empirical support.

  • Keen's work is influenced by economists such as Keynes, Minsky, Sraffa, Schumpeter, and Quesnay.

  • His research focuses on mathematical modeling and simulation of financial instability.

  • Keen is known for his critical stance on mainstream economic theories and his efforts to develop alternative approaches that better explain real-world economic phenomena, particularly financial crises and systemic instability in capitalist economies.

Books by Steve Keen