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Stagnation and Institutional Structures

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  • David M. Kotz
  • Deepankar Basu

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The stagnation in the US economy since 2008 has given rise to a mainstream stagnation literature. This paper offers a critique of that literature and proposes an explanation for the current stagnation based on social structure of accumulation (SSA) theory. It presents historical and econometric evidence for an SSA-based explanation of the current stagnation and considers the implications for the likely near-future course of economic policy and institutional change. JEL Classification: E11, E39, O43

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  • David M. Kotz & Deepankar Basu, 2019. "Stagnation and Institutional Structures," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 51(1), pages 5-30, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:51:y:2019:i:1:p:5-30
    DOI: 10.1177/0486613416673472
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    Keywords

    accumulation; stagnation; social structure of accumulation;
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    JEL classification:

    • E11 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Marxian; Sraffian; Kaleckian
    • E39 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Other
    • O43 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Institutions and Growth

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