Financialization in Kaleckian economies with and without labor constraints

Authors

Soon Ryoo, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Peter Skott, University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Working Paper Number

2008-05

Publication Date

2008

Abstract

Most Kaleckian models assume a perfectly elastic labor supply, an assumption that is questionable for many developed economies. This paper presents simple labor- constrained Kaleckian models and uses these models to compare the implications of financialization under labor-constrained and dual-economy conditions. The paper complements the analysis in Skott and Ryoo (2008) which did not include labor- constrained Kaleckian economies. We show that for plausible parameter values the financial changes commonly associated with financialization tend to be expansionary in both dual-economy and labor-constrained settings.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.7275/1068838

Recommended Citation

Ryoo, Soon and Skott, Peter, "Financialization in Kaleckian economies with and without labor constraints" (2008). Economics Department Working Paper Series. 30.
https://doi.org/10.7275/1068838