Some instability puzzles in Kaleckian models of growth and distribution: A critical survey

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 587-612

  Hein, Eckhard ^a   Lavoie, Marc ^b   van Treeck, Till ^c  

^a BERLIN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND LAW   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c Hans Boeckler Foundation   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distribution; Investment function; Kaleckian models; Stability; Utilisation rate

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC THEORY; ENDOGENOUS GROWTH; INVESTMENT; KEYNESIAN THEORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 79955767857     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/beq026     Document Type: Article

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