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Working Paper No. 724Post-Keynesian Institutionalism after the Great Recession
This paper surveys the context and contours of contemporary Post-Keynesian Institutionalism (PKI). It begins by reviewing recent criticism of conventional economics by prominent economists as well as examining, within the current context, important research that paved the way for PKI. It then sketches essential elements of PKI—drawing heavily on the contributions of Hyman Minsky—and identifies […] -
Working Paper No. 724
Ο Θεσμικός μετα-Κεϋνσιανισμός μετά τη Μεγάλη Κάμψη
Η εργασία αυτή ερευνά το πλαίσιο και το περίγραμμα του σύγχρονου Θεσμικού μετα-Κεϋνσιανισμού (ΘΜΚ). Ξεκινά με την ανασκόπηση της πρόσφατης κριτικής διακεκριμένων οικονομολόγων στα παραδοσιακά οικονομικά και εξετάζει, εντός του ισχύοντος πλαισίου, τις σημαντικότερες πτυχές της έρευνας που άνοιξαν το δρόμο για το ΘΜΚ. Στη συνέχεια, σκιαγραφεί τα βασικά στοιχεία του ΘΜΚ, αντλώντας σε μεγάλο […] -
BlogDid Tax Reform Contribute to Soaring CEO Pay?
Mark Thoma has posted the English transcripts of a three–part interview of James Galbraith by the German website NachDenkSeiten. In the first interview there is a brief exchange with Roger Strassburg in which Galbraith discusses the idea that the 1986 tax reforms, which followed the “lower the rates, broaden the base” mantra that we’re still [...] -
Greece and the Euro: What’s Next?
CNNMoney, May 14, 2012. © 2012 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. Investors are getting increasingly worried about whether Greece will remain in the eurozone. And they should. There are a series of upcoming events that could spell the end of a deal, put in place nearly three months ago, to […] -
Working Paper No. 723
Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance, and Financial Crises in a Model of Growth and Distribution
Recently, some have wondered whether a fiscal stimulus plan could reduce the government’s budget deficit. Many also worry that fiscal austerity plans will only bring higher deficits. Issues of this kind involve endogenous changes in tax revenues that occur when output, real wages, and other variables are affected by changes in policy. Few would disagree […] -
Will the Eurozone Unravel before the Elections?
With Greece teetering and increasing doubts about the solvency of Spanish banks, Masters and Papadimitriou discuss the growing likelihood of a cascading crisis in the eurozone and its potential impact on US elections in November. Full audio of the interview is available here. -
Working Paper No. 722
Guaranteed Green Jobs
In most economies, the potential of saving energy via insulation and more efficient uses of electricity is important. In order to reach the Kyoto Protocol objectives, it is urgent to develop policies that reduce the production of carbon dioxide in all sectors of the economy. This paper proposes an analysis of a green-jobs employer-of-last-resort (ELR) […] -
Working Paper No. 721
The Euro Debt Crisis and Germany’s Euro Trilemma
This paper investigates the causes behind the euro debt crisis, particularly Germany’s role in it. It is argued that the crisis is not primarily a “sovereign debt crisis” but rather a (twin) banking and balance of payments crisis. Intra-area competitiveness and current account imbalances, and the corresponding debt flows that such imbalances give rise to, […] -
Working Paper No. 721
Η κρίση ευρω-χρέους και το ευρωτρίλλημα της Γερμανίας
Η εργασία εξετάζει τα αίτια της κρίσης χρέους στην ευρωζώνη, κυρίως τη συμβολή της Γερμανίας σε αυτή. Η εργασία προβάλλει το επιχείρημα ότι η κρίση δεν είναι πρωτίστως «κρίση δημοσίου χρέους», αλλά μια διπλή κρίση τραπεζικού τομέα και ισοζυγίου πληρωμών. Η ενδο-ανταγωνιστικότητα και οι ανισορροπίες στα ισοζύγια τρεχουσών συναλλαγών, και οι αντίστοιχες ροές χρέους που […] -
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Galbraith Appears Before Ron Paul Hearing on the Federal Reserve
Congressman Ron Paul held a subcommittee hearing on reform of the Federal Reserve system a couple days ago that featured testimony from Senior Scholar James Galbraith, Alice Rivlin, John Taylor, Jeffrey Herbener, and Peter Klein. There were a wide variety of topics addressed, including the size of the Fed’s balance sheet, proposals to make the [...] -
Greece Will Muddle Through
CNNMoney, May 10, 2012. © 2012 Cable News Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. The political stalemate in Greece has raised concerns that the nation is more likely than ever to leave the euro currency union. But it may be too soon to say that the Greek government—once there is one—will decide that […] -
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Will Greece “Muddle Through”?
The recent Greek elections, which did not produce a party (or a viable coalition) with a majority in Parliament, have occasioned a lot of excited speculation about Greece either leaving the eurozone or being nudged out. Dimitri Papadimitriou comments today in a CNN Money piece about this possibility and offers a slightly more sober assessment, [...]