Aspirations, bargaining power, and macroeconomic performance

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 117-148

  Setterfield, Mark ^a   Lovejoy, Ted ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ANALYSIS GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspirations; Bargaining power; Inflation; Macroeconomic policy; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749636458     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PKE0160-3477290106     Document Type: Article

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