The rise of unemployment in Europe : a Keynesian approach

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    • Stockhammer, Engelbert

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The rise of unemployment in Europe : a Keynesian approach

Engelbert Stockhammer

(New directions in modern economics series)

E. Elgar, c2004

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Based on the author's thesis--University of Massachusetts

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-206) and index

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内容説明

Keynesian economists have continually highlighted the crucial role of effective demand and capital investment in determining the level of unemployment. However, this vital insight has been conspicuous by its absence in recent mainstream debates on the causes of the rise of unemployment in Europe. The dominant explanation of unemployment - the NAIRU theory - implies that wages are 'too high' and holds changes in labor market institutions responsible for the rise in unemployment. Given that wage shares have been falling for more than two decades and unemployment rates have remained high, it is surprising that this explanation has yet to be properly challenged. This book offers a long overdue and refreshing Keynesian approach to the rise of European unemployment. It critically discusses the NAIRU theory and presents econometric evidence to assess the relative importance of capital investment and labor market institutions. The author also explores the reasons for the slowdown in capital accumulation, and is able to establish a clear link between changes in the financial sector, changes in corporate governance and investment expenditures. This insightful theoretical and empirical analysis of mainstream and heterodox approaches to unemployment deserves a wide readership amongst academics, economists, graduate students and policymakers in the fields of labour market theory and policy, post Keynesian economics and macroeconomics. It will also make a substantial contribution to the on-going and highly pertinent debate on the economic, political and social problem of unemployment.

目次

Contents: 1. The Rise of Unemployment in Europe: A Synopsis 2. Profits and Unemployment: Is There an Equilibrium Rate of Unemployment in the Long Run? 3. The NAIRU Theory, the NAIRU Story and Keynesian Approaches 4. Explaining the Rise in European Unemployment: An Evaluation of the NAIRU Story and a Keynesian Approach 5. Financialization, Shareholder Value and the Theory of the Firm: Financialization and Management Priorities 6. Financialization and the Slowdown of Capital Accumulation 7. Policy Conclusions References Index

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