John T. Harvey, Ph.D.
j.harvey@tcu.edu817-257-6235Scharbauer Hall 4113
Program Affiliations
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1987
MA, Economics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1986
BA, Economics and Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1983
Courses Taught
Contending Perspectives in Economics
Econometrics
Economic Controversies (graduate)
Economics for Business (graduate)
Economics of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity
History of Economic Thought
International Economic Studies
International Economics
International Monetary Economics
International Trade and Payments
Internship in Economics
Introduction to Women and Gender Studies (co-taught with WGST faculty)
Introductory Microeconomics
Introductory Macroeconomics
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Macroeconomic analysis and Communication
Macroeconomic Studies
Macroeconomic Theory (graduate)
Perspectives in Macroeconomics
Research Methods in Economics
The Role of Capital in the Domestic and International Economy (graduate)
Areas of Focus
Exchange rates, macroeconomics, business cycles, contemporary economic schools of thought.
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“A Rhetorical History of Modern Money Theory.” Journal of Economic Issues (forthcoming).
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“Testing Keynes' Aggregate Investment Function in Germany, Japan, the UK, and the US.” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. 2026, vol.49, no.1, pp.211-231.
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“The Institutional Economics and Public Service of Edwin A. Elliott.” Journal of Economic Issues. 2026, vol.60, no.1, pp .60-73.
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US Business Cycles 1954-2020: Sources, Symptoms, Solutions, Cambridge University Press, 2025.
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“Post Keynesian Theories of Exchange Rate Determination: A Critical Survey.” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. 2025, vol.48, no.4, pp.739-771.
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“Teaching the Job Guarantee with Keynes' Z-D Diagram.” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. 2025, vol.48, no.1 pp. 84-102.
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“Austrian vs Post Keynesian explanations of the business cycle: an empirical examination.” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. Co-authored with undergraduate student, Khanh Pham. 2024, vol.47, no.2, pp. 419–441.
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“Testing Keynes' Aggregate Investment Function,” Journal of Post Keynesian Economics. 2022, vol.45, no.2, pp. 246-262.
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Contending Perspectives in Economics: A Guide to Contemporary Schools of Thought, Second Edition, Edward Elgar, 2020.
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Currencies, Capital Flows, and Crises: A Post Keynesian Analysis of Exchange Rate Determination, Routledge, 2009.
- “Post Keynesian Approaches to Business Cycles: Narrative, Econometric, and Dynamic,” Department of European and International Studies, King's College, London, United Kingdom. (June 8, 2026).
- Invited speaker, “The Role of System Dynamics Modeling in Economics,” System Dynamics Society SIG on Economics (via Zoom) (May 7, 2026).
- Invited speaker, “US Business Cycles 1954-2020,” Departments of Economics and Political Science, Illinois State U, Normal, IL (March 25, 2026).
- Keynote speaker: “The Cowboy Economist: Riding Through the Wild Frontier of Economic Thought,” Scotland's Economics Festival, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. (March 19, 2026).
- “Post Keynesian Approaches to Exchange Rate Determination: A Critical Survey,” Association for Heterodox Economics, King's College London, Waterloo Campus, London, United Kingdom. (June 18, 2025).
- “The Institutional Economics of Edwin Elliott,” Association for Evolutionary Economics, The Marker Hotel, San Francisco, CA. (January 5, 2025).
- Keynote address: “Exchange Rates and the Balance of Payments: Reconciling an Inconsistency in Post Keynesian Theory” for the Money in Open Economies Workshop (via Zoom; Sep 11, 2023).
- 2025: AddRan Social Sciences Nominee for the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher-Scholar
- 2021: AddRan Social Sciences Nominee for the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher-Scholar
- 2020: AddRan Social Sciences Nominee for the Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Achievement as a Creative Teacher-Scholar
- 2020: Jean Giles-Sims Wise Woman Award nominee
- 2015: Deans’ Award for Research and Creative Activity
- 2012: Chancellor’s Award for Creative Teacher
- Association for Evolutionary Economics
- Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity
- Vertical Flow Advisory
- 2015-present: Associate Editor, The American Economist.
- 2005-present: Board of Editors, American Review of Political Economy.
- 2012-2016: Lead Editor, World Economic Review.
- 2011-2014: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Economic Issues.
- 2006-2012: Board of Editors, Critique of Political Economy.
- 1999-2005: Executive Director of the International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics.
- 1993-1996: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Economic Issues.
- 1990-1997: Advisory Editor, Social Science Journal.
Last Updated: August 13, 2026