Stock-Flow-Consistent Models and Institutional Variety

Methodology usually irritates economists. They prefer to get on with the job and do structural economics. The term always means general equilibrium. The story is told of consumers and producers making choices about consumption, work, investment, and so on. The grand finale is clearing of all markets. The plot is essentially devoid of money and banking. The language, though, is flexible enough to incorporate these elements and post-financial crisis, the best minds have been hard at work stre...