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Journal of Economic Perspectives

ISSN 0895-3309 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7965 (Online)

Retrospectives: John Maynard Keynes, Investment Innovator

  • David Chambers
  • Elroy Dimson
Journal of Economic Perspectives
vol. 27, no. 3, Summer 2013
(pp. 213–28)
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Abstract

John Maynard Keynes made a major contribution to the development of professional investment management. Based on detailed archival research at King's College, Cambridge, we describe Keynes' investment philosophy, his investment performance, and the evolution of his investment approach as the manager of a large educational endowment. His portfolios were actively managed and unconventional. He was an investment innovator both in making a substantial allocation to the then new institutional asset class of common stocks as well as in championing value investing.

Citation

Chambers, David, and Elroy Dimson. 2013. "Retrospectives: John Maynard Keynes, Investment Innovator." Journal of Economic Perspectives 27 (3): 213–28. DOI: 10.1257/jep.27.3.213

JEL Classification

  • B31 History of Economic Thought: Individuals
  • G11 Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions