Bernard Schmitt (1929 in Colmar, France – 2014 in

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, France) was a French economist, founder of the school of economic thought known as 'quantum macroeconomics'. During his doctoral research (Paris, 1958) he studies at the

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(UK), under the supervision of Piero Sraffa and Dennis Robertson. In 1954, he becomes a member of the

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(CNRS), in Paris. His works on macroeconomic theory and monetary analysis have been awarded with two medals by the CNRS, in 1961 and in 1973. He was professor in monetary macroeconomics at the

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, France, and at the

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, Switzerland.

Bibliography (partial)

1960: ''La formation du pouvoir d’achat'', Paris: Sirey.
1966: ''Monnaie, salaires et profits'', Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
1971: ''L’analyse macroéconomique des revenues'', Paris: Dalloz.
1972: ''Macroeconomic Theory. A Fundamental Revision'', Albeuve: Castella.
1973: ''New Proposals for World Monetary Reform'', Albeuve: Castella.
1975a: ''Théorie unitaire de la monnaie, nationale et internationale'', Albeuve: Castella.
1975b: ''Génération de la monnaie des monnaies européennes'', Albeuve: Castella.
1976-7: ''La pensée de Karl Marx. Critique et synthèse'', with. Cencini, A., Albeuve: Castella.
1977a: ''L’or, le dollar et la monnaie supranationale'', Paris: Calmann-Lévy.
1977b: ''La monnaie européenne'', Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
1978: ''Die Theorie des Kreditgeldes'', Stuttgart: Gustav-Fischer.
1982: "Time as Quantum", in Baranzini, M. (ed.): ''Advances in Economic Theory'', Oxford: Blackwell.
1984a: ''Inflation, chômage et malformations du capital. Macroéconomie quantique'', Paris and Albeuve: Economica and Castella.
1984b: ''La France souveraine de sa monnaie'', Paris and Albeuve: Economica and Castella.
1984c: "Introduzione" of ''Scritti monetari'' by David Ricardo, Rome: ''Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana''.
1986: "The Process of Formation of Economics in Relation to other Sciences", in Baranzini, M. and Scazzieri, R. (eds.): ''Foundations of Economics'', Oxford: Blackwell.
1988: "The Identity of Aggregate Supply and Demand in Time", in Barrère, A. (ed.): ''The Foundations of Keynesian Analysis'', London and New York: Macmillan Press.
1991: ''External Debt Servicing. A Vicious Circle'', with Cencini, A., London and New York: Pinter.
1996a: "Unemployment: Is There a Principal Cause?", in Cencini, A. and Baranzini, M. (eds.): ''Inflation and Unemployment'', London and New York: Routledge.
1996b: "A New Paradigm for the Determination of Money Prices", in Deleplace, G. and Nell, E.J. (eds.): ''Money in Motion'', London and New York: Macmillan and St. Martin's Press.
1996c: "Monnaie", in ''Encyclopaedia Universalis'', Paris.
2003: "Circuit économique et pensée néoclassique", in Piégay, P. et Rochon, L.-P. (eds.): ''Théories monétaires post Keynésiennes'', Paris: Economica.

References

External links

Free works by Schmitt at the RMELab.

Further works by Schmitt.

Complete bibliography on quantum macroeconomics.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schmitt, Bernard French economists 2014 deaths 1929 births University of Burgundy alumni