Alfred Eichner

Alfred Eichner Alfred S. Eichner (March 23, 1937 – February 10, 1988) was an American post-Keynesian economist who challenged the neoclassical price mechanism and asserted that prices are not set through supply and demand but rather through mark-up pricing. Quotes about Eichner A relentless battler against conservative, unscientific economic orthodoxy The post-Keynesian and institutionalist traditions have lost one of their most creative theorists and fervent supporters His path led him to the conviction that the typical enterprise in 20th century capitalism is oligopolistic, with a clear separation between management and ownership. After his doctorate, the situation created by the decline of McCarthyism and the rise of the civil-rights and antiwar movements allowed Eichner and other mainstream economists to emerge as heterodox economists in the United States and even secure an academic position. External links Category:1937 births Category:1988 deaths Category:Economists from the United States Category:Historians from the United States Category:People from Washington, D.C. Category:Rutgers University faculty