Aggregate Demand Policy in Mature and Dual Economies

Authors

Peter Skott, Economics Department, University of Massachusetts - AmherstFollow

Working Paper Number

2019-21

Publication Date

2019

Abstract

Aggregate demand is important, both in the short and the long run, but a basic distinction must be made between dual and mature economies. Mature economies may suffer from a structural aggregate problem ('secular stagnation'): full-employment growth may be impossible in the absence of sustained fiscal stimulus. Dual economies with high levels of open or hidden unemployment, by contrast, do not face long-run structural aggregate demand problems. They require public investment in key areas, including education and infrastructure, but the key problems concern the composition of demand and the need to expand the modern sector. These economies face structural transformation problems.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/15717892

License

UMass Amherst Open Access Policy

Recommended Citation

Skott, Peter, "Aggregate Demand Policy in Mature and Dual Economies" (2019). UMass Amherst Economics Working Papers. 279.
https://doi.org/10.7275/15717892