▁that ▁government ▁in comes ▁policy ▁ ▁should ▁prevent ▁infl ation ary ▁w age ▁and ▁price ▁settlement s ▁in ▁connection ▁to ▁the ▁custom ary ▁fis cal ▁and ▁mon et ary ▁means ▁of ▁reg ulating ▁the ▁economy . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁noted ▁for ▁his ▁book ▁The ▁Meg ac orp ▁and ▁O lig opol y ▁( 1 9 7 6 ), ▁Tow ard ▁a ▁new ▁econom ics : ▁ess ays ▁in ▁post - Ke yn esian ▁and ▁institution al ist ▁theory ▁( 1 9 8 5 ). ▁His ▁Mac rod ynam ics ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Market ▁Econom ies ▁( 1 9 8 7 ) ▁contains ▁chap ters ▁on ▁dynamics ▁and ▁growth , ▁invest ment , ▁fin ance ▁and ▁income ▁distribution . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁work ▁E ich ner ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁econom ics ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁He ▁taught ▁at ▁Columbia ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Later ▁he ▁taught ▁at ▁S UN Y ▁P urchase ▁( 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 8 0 ), ▁and ▁then ▁joined ▁the ▁R ut gers ▁University ▁fac ulty . ▁ ▁Some ▁books ▁edited ▁by ▁E ich ner ▁include ▁A ▁Guide ▁to ▁Post - Ke yn esian ▁Econom ics , ▁Why ▁Econom ics ▁Is ▁Not ▁Yet ▁a ▁Science , ▁and ▁The ▁Mac rod ynam ics ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Market ▁Econom ies . ▁E ich ner ▁test ified ▁before ▁Cong r essional ▁and ▁other ▁legisl ative ▁comm