Abstract

We empirically test some Keynes’ (and post Keynesians’) assertions relative to the multiplier-accelerator principle. By means of the nonlinear causality test proposed by Diks and Wolski (2016), we conclude that in the United States domestic private investment is driven by permanent demand. We explain that this result is consistent with Keynes’s principle of effective demand in the long run. We hope this paper helps consolidating the potential consensus among Keynesian, Kaleckian and Sraffian economists initiated by the work of Allain (2015).



Alternate abstract:

Analizamos empíricamente algunos postulados keynesianos (y post keynesianos) relativos a la interacción multiplicador-acelerador. Mediante el test de causalidad no lineal de Diks y Wolski (2016), sostenemos que en los Estados Unidos existe evidencia a favor de que la inversión privada doméstica es motorizada por la demanda permanente. Argumentamos que este resultado es consistente con el principio de la demanda efectiva en el largo plazo. Esperamos que este trabajo ayude a consolidar el potencial consenso entre economistas Keynesianos, Kaleckianos y Sraffianos que inició el trabajo de Allain (2015).

Details

Title
Permanent Demand and Private Investment in the General theory: an empirical investigation
Author
Pérez Montiel, José A; Manera, Carles
Publication year
2020
Publication date
2020
Publisher
Manuela A. de Paz Báñez
ISSN
15760162
e-ISSN
23404264
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish; English
ProQuest document ID
2403814201
Copyright
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