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SUMMARY The purpose of this paper is to use KALDOR'S alternative theories of distribution to derive a trade‐off curve between unemployment and inflation. In the absence of capital accumulation, it is shown that this trade‐off curve depends on the monopoly power of firms, the strength of the labor union and the price expectation of the workers. An interesting result is that there is a range of employment levels associated with price stability and for all other employment levels, inflation occurs. The effect of capital accumulation on the trade‐off curve is also investigated. In particular, it is shown that capital accumulation is a vehicle to achieve high employment and price stability if accompanied by appropriate demand‐manipulating government policy. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG Der Zweck dieses Artikels ist es, anhand der Yerteilungstheorien von KAEDOR cine Transformationskurve zwischen Bcschäftigung mid Inflation abzuleiten. Bci Abwesenheit von Kapitalbildung ist diese Transformationskurve von der Mono‐polmacht der Untcrnehmungen. der Stärke der Gewcrkschaften und den Prcis‐ervvartungen der Arbeiter abhängig. Eine interessante Schlussfolgcrung ist, dass cin bestimmter Bereich der Beschäftigungsratc mil Preisstabilität vcrbunden ist, und alle andcren Beschäftigungsebenen inflationär sind. Anch die Wirkung der Kapitalbildung auf die Transformationskurve vvird untersucht. Insbesondcre zeigt sich, dass Kapitalbildung, begleitet von einer geeignctcn, staatlichen Politik der Nachfrage‐Manipulation, Vollbeschäftigung zur Folge haben kann. RËSUMÉ D'après les théories alternatives dc repartition de KALDOR, cette étude vise a tirer une courbe d’ alternance entre le chǒmage et l'‘inflation. En absence de l'accumulation de capital, il indique que la courbe d'‘alternance est une fonc‐tion du pouvoir de monopole des firms, dc la puissance du syndicat et de la prévision de prix des ouvriers. II est intéressant qu'un rayon spécifique des niveaux d'emploi se lie avec la stabilityé de prix, et pour tons les autres niveaux d'emploi, l'inflation se produit. L'‘effet de l'‘accumulation de capital sur la courbe d’ alternance est aussi examiné en détail. En particulier, il indique que l’ accumulation de capital est un véhicule menant à un haut niveau d’ emploi et a une stabilityé de prix, au cas qu'elle soit accompagnée par une politique gouvernementale de revendication‐manceuvrant appropriée.
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Koon‐Lam Shea*, 1981.
"An Alternative Theory Of Inflation,"
Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(4), pages 611-628, November.
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RePEc:bla:kyklos:v:34:y:1981:i:4:p:611-628
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6435.1981.tb01209.x
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