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Theoretical and empirical shortcomings of the Kaleckian investment function
Economics Department Working Paper Series
  • Peter Skott, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Working Paper Number
2008-11
Publication Date
2008
Abstract

The specification of the accumulation function is critical for the properties and implications of structuralist and post-Keynesian models. A large Kaleckian literature assumes that investment is relatively insensitive to variations in the utilization rate of capital, and this extension of a standard short-run "Keynesian stability condition" to the long run has been defended by Lavoie and Dutt, among others. This paper examines the theoretical and empirical arguments for and against a Kaleckian specifucation.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/1068828
Citation Information
Peter Skott. "Theoretical and empirical shortcomings of the Kaleckian investment function" (2008)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/peter_skott/9/