temporary equilibrium theory

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Temporary equilibrium theory is an economic framework, developed by John R. Hicks, that analyzes how markets reach short-run equilibria when agents form expectations about the future under incomplete information.

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instanceOf economic theory ⓘ
general equilibrium approach ⓘ
macroeconomic framework ⓘ
allows agents to revise expectations over time ⓘ
expectations to be inconsistent with future outcomes ⓘ
analyzes how markets reach short-run equilibria ⓘ
appliesTo asset markets ⓘ
goods markets ⓘ
labor markets ⓘ
associatedWorkOf John R. Hicks ⓘ
assumes agents form expectations about the future ⓘ
information is incomplete ⓘ
prices may adjust period by period ⓘ
contrastsWith Walrasian general equilibrium with perfect foresight ⓘ
full intertemporal equilibrium theory ⓘ
coreConcept expectations ⓘ
incomplete information ⓘ
intertemporal choice ⓘ
market clearing in the short run ⓘ
sequential equilibria ⓘ
short-run equilibrium ⓘ
developedBy John R. Hicks ⓘ
developedIn 20th century ⓘ
developedInContextOf post-Keynesian synthesis ⓘ
emphasizes period-by-period market clearing ⓘ
the possibility of disequilibrium over time ⓘ
the role of expectations in determining current equilibrium ⓘ
field economics ⓘ
macroeconomics ⓘ
microeconomics ⓘ
frameworkType short-run general equilibrium framework ⓘ
historicalImportance bridge between Keynesian and general equilibrium analysis ⓘ
influenced later dynamic macroeconomic models ⓘ
temporary general equilibrium literature ⓘ
influencedBy Keynesian analysis of the short run ⓘ
Walrasian general equilibrium theory ⓘ
relatedTo Keynesian economics ⓘ
adaptive expectations ⓘ
dynamic general equilibrium ⓘ
expectations theory ⓘ
rational expectations theory ⓘ
sequential equilibrium models ⓘ
usedFor analyzing short-run macroeconomic fluctuations ⓘ
modeling economies with incomplete markets ⓘ
studying the role of expectations in price and quantity adjustment ⓘ

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