Introduction The term "post-Keynesian" was first used to refer to a distinct school of economic thought by Eichner and Kregel (1975) and by the establishment of the Journal of Post Keynesian Economics in 1978. Prior to 1975, and occasionally in more recent work, post-Keynesian could simply mean economics carried out after 1936, the date of Keynes's General Theory.
intRoDuCtIoN the tErM "poSt-kEYnesiAn" was FIrst USEd to RefeR to a DiStinct sCHoOl oF eCOnomic thougHt by eichNer And Kregel (1975) aNd by the eStabLishmeNT OF thE JOurnal of pOst keynesiaN ecOnOmicS iN 1978. PrIOr tO 1975, aND ocCasionally in moRE Recent WoRk, pOSt-keYnesiaN coulD Simply mean ecONoMicS cArrieD out aFter 1936, The date of keynEs's geNeral theOrY.