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Stagnation policy in the Eurozone and economic policy alternatives: A Steindlian/neo-Kaleckian perspective

Empirically, the macroeconomic institutions and the macroeconomic policy approach in the Eurozone have failed badly, both in terms of preventing the global financial and economic cri-sis from becoming a euro crisis and in generating a rapid recovery from the crisis, in particular. In this paper I will argue that the dominating macroeconomic policy regime in the Eurozone can be seen as a version of what Steindl (1979) had called 'stagnation policy'. To underline this argument, I will provide a simple Steindlian distribution and growth model in order to identi-fy the main channels through which stagnation policy affects accumulation and productivity growth. This will also provide a set of elements of a Steindlian anti-stagnation policy. Against this theoretical background I will then examine the macroeconomic institutions and the macro-economic policy approach of the Eurozone which has been based on the New Consensus Macroeconomics (NCM) and I will highlight its main deficiencies. This will then provide the grounds for an outline of an alternative macroeconomic policy approach for the specific institu-tional setup of the Eurozone based on a post-Keynesian/Steindlian/neo-Kaleckian approach.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: FMM Working Paper ; No. 5

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Institutions and the Macroeconomy
General Aggregative Models: Marxian; Sraffian; Kaleckian
General Aggregative Models: Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian
Policy Objectives; Policy Designs and Consistency; Policy Coordination
Comparative or Joint Analysis of Fiscal and Monetary Policy; Stabilization; Treasury Policy
Incomes Policy; Price Policy
Studies of Particular Policy Episodes
Macroeconomic Issues of Monetary Unions
Thema
stagnation
stagnation policy
Eurozone
policy alternatives
Steindl

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Hein, Eckhard
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM)
(wo)
Düsseldorf
(wann)
2017

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Hein, Eckhard
  • Hans-Böckler-Stiftung, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (IMK), Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM)

Entstanden

  • 2017

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