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Is the long-run equilibrium wage-led or profit-led? A Kaleckian approach

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This paper presents a Kaleckian growth model in which (i) the rate of capacity utilization, the profit share, and the rate of employment are adjusted in the medium run, and (ii) the normal rate of capacity utilization and the expected rate of growth are adjusted in the long run. Both the Kalecki-type and the Marglin–Bhaduri-type investment functions are introduced. Using the model, we examine which regime is obtained in the long-run equilibrium, the wage-led growth regime or the profit-led growth regime.

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  • Sasaki, Hiroaki, 2012. "Is the long-run equilibrium wage-led or profit-led? A Kaleckian approach," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 23(3), pages 231-244.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:streco:v:23:y:2012:i:3:p:231-244
    DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2012.03.007
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    Keywords

    Kaleckian model; Long-run equilibrium; Wage-led growth; Profit-led growth;
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    JEL classification:

    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • O41 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - One, Two, and Multisector Growth Models

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