Economic Theory in the 21st Century

Dirk Kaiser is professor of financial management, banks and insurances at Bochum University of Applied Sciences. Before, he served as head of the participations department of a tour operator and the central mandate services department of an international bank.

lt;p>Part I: Exchange Contracts and the Walrasian Paradigm.- 1. The Paradigm in the Philosophy of Science.- 2. The Walrasian Paradigm in Contemporary Economics.- 3. Basic Elements of an Exchange-Systematized Walrasian Paradigm.- 4. First Potential Applications of an Exchange-Systematized Walrasian Paradigm  .- Part II: An Exchange-Contractual Analysis of Private and Public Wealth.- 5. Origins and Significance of a Famous Debate.- 6. Inner Exchange Contracts.- 7. Outer Financial Contracts.- 8. Multiple Exchange Equilibrium and the Balance Sheet.- 9. Degeneration of Money.- 10. Appendix to Part II.- Part III: An External Monetary Calculus for the Homo Oeconomicus.- 11. On the External Arrangement of the Monetary Calculus.- 12. The Desired Amount of Money Holding as a Reflex of Benefits and Costs.- 13. Analysis of an Expansionary Monetary Impulse.- Part IV: Summary and Outlook.- 14. Summary.- 15. Outlook.