Keynesian Working Group
About
A Keynesian approach to economics supposes that output and employment growth of capitalist economies are constrained by aggregate demand. Join us to explore how the Keynesian framework can help us to deal with our challenging times.
Coordinators:
Helena Morais (Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil)
VinÃcius Centeno (Università di Firenze, Italy)
Gabriel Petrini da Silveira (University of Campinas, Brazil)
Contact
kewg[@]youngscholarsinitiative.org
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Mandate (2024)
Research themes
- Demand-led growth
- Ecological macroeconomics
- Political aspects of macroeconomic policy
- Income, wage, and wealth distribution
- Conflict inflation
- Endogenous money
- Monetary policy and Fiscal policy
- Stock-flow consistent, agent-based macroeconomic models, and other Numerical Methods and Simulations
- Open economy issues and trade
- Structural change and cycles
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Research Questions
- What are the consequences of social class conflict over macroeconomic policy?
- What is the role of autonomous components of demand in economic growth models?
- How to achieve full employment and prosperity in a sustainable economy and within ecological constraints?
- What is the impact of monetary policy on income distribution during the polycrisis?
- How do current trends in economic integration affect structural change and growth?
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Projects PlannedÂ
- YSI @ FMM Conference
- YSI Workshop @ Brazilian Keynesian Association Meeting
- KEWG Reading group on Political Economy
- YSI @ Association For Evolutionary Economics South American Conference
- YSI @ III Agent-Based Models In Economics Seasonal School 2024 | Sant’Anna
- YSI @ International Workshop On Demand-Led Growth
- YSI @ ASTRIL
- YSI @ EAEPE Summer School
- YSI @ FMM Summer School
- YSI Workshop Alternative Approaches to Innovation in a Dynamic World
Existing partnerships and cooperationÂ
- FMM
- Brazilian Keynesian Association
- Review of Political Economy
- Italian Post-Keynesian Network (TBD)
Projects
You’re welcome to join any webinar or reading group at any time. You’re also invited to apply to present or participate in an any in-person workshop in your area.Â
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News
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