MARC LAVOIE Full Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Ottawa, Canada.nbsp;He has published over 175 articles in refereed journals and books. He is also on the editorial board or advisory board of several journals. He is a specialistnbsp;in monetary economics, growth theory, and macroeconomic policy. GENNARO ZEZZA Associate Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics of the University of Cassino, Italy, and a Research Scholar at the Levy Institute of Economics, USA. He has published several articles in refereed journals and books. He is a specialist in macroeconomic models, both theoretical and empirical, and in econometrics.