Affiliation:
1. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
Abstract
ABSTRACT This paper discusses Keynes’ and Kalecki’s rejection of the notion that downward wage flexibility would ensure full employment, recollecting also Steindl’s stagnation theory, which extends to the long-run Kalecki’s ideas. It then considers the association between wage fall and currency depreciation and examines the Latin American contribution to the arguments of why currency devaluation may depress aggregate demand. Afterwards, it briefly reflects on the economic policy consequences that the authors studied here inferred from their analysis. It finally adds a succinct remark on the author’s empirical findings on this issue.
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