Similitudes and discrepancies in post-Keynesian and Marxist theories of investment: A theoretical and empirical investigation

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 127-149

  Lavoie, Marc ^a   Rodríguez, Gabriel ^a   Seccareccia, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Encompassing tests; Investment functions; Marxist economics; Post Keynesian economics

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INVESTMENT; KEYNESIAN THEORY; MARXISM;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 2442562619     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0269217042000186697     Document Type: Article

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