Details about Robert A. Blecker

Homepage:	http://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/blecker.cfm
Postal address:	Department of Economics American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20016 USA
Workplace:	Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies, Hans Böckler Stiftung (Hans Böckler Foundation), (more information at EDIRC) Economic Policy Institute, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, American University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Monopoly, inequality, and the economy
   FMM Working Paper, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute

2022

2. Structural change in the US Phillips curve, 1948-2021: the role of power and institutions
   Working Papers, Post Keynesian Economics Society (PKES) View citations (2)
   Also in FMM Working Paper, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (2022) View citations (4)
   Working Papers, New School for Social Research, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (4)

2021

3. Systems estimation of a structural model of distribution and demand in the US economy
   Working Papers, University of Massachusetts Boston, Economics Department
   Also in FMM Working Paper, IMK at the Hans Boeckler Foundation, Macroeconomic Policy Institute (2020)
   Working Papers, Post Keynesian Economics Society (PKES) (2020) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Systems estimation of a structural model of distribution and demand in the US economy, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2022) View citations (8) (2022)

2020

4. On Multi-Sector and Multi-Technique Models, Production Functions and Goodwin Cycles: A Reply to Libman
   Working Papers, New School for Social Research, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article On multi-sector and multi-technique models, production functions and Goodwin cycles: a reply to Libman, European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, Edward Elgar Publishing (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2018

5. Long-term shifts in demand and distribution in neo-Kaleckian and neo-Goodwinian models
   Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics

2017

6. Trumping the NAFTA renegotiation An alternative policy framework for Mexican-United States cooperation and economic convergence
   Sede Subregional de la CEPAL en México (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) View citations (2)

2015

7. Integration, Productivity, and Inclusion in Mexico: A Macro Perspective
   Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics
8. International Trade and Development
   Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics
9. Wage-led Versus Profit-led Demand Regimes: The Long and Short of It
   Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Wage-led versus profit-led demand regimes: the long and the short of it, Review of Keynesian Economics, Edward Elgar Publishing (2016) View citations (86) (2016)

2014

10. Structural Change, the Real Exchange Rate, and the Balance of Payments in Mexico, 1960-2012
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Structural change, the real exchange rate and the balance of payments in Mexico, 1960–2012, Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society (2016) View citations (11) (2016)

2013

11. Economic Stagnation in the United States: Underlying Causes and Global Consequences
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Economic stagnation in the United States: underlying causes and global consequences, Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy (2014) (2014)
12. Trade liberalization and the balance of payments constraint with intermediate imports: the case of Mexico revisited
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Trade liberalization and the balance of payments constraint with intermediate imports: The case of Mexico revisited, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (14) (2013)

2012

13. Does the Balance of Payments Constraint Explain the Slowdown in Mexican Economic Growth after Trade Liberalization?
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics
14. Stolper-Samuelson Revisited: Trade and Distribution with Oligopolistic Profits
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article STOLPER–SAMUELSON REVISITED: TRADE AND DISTRIBUTION WITH OLIGOPOLISTIC PROFITS, Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell (2012) (2012)
15. Trade and the Development Gap
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics

2010

16. NAFTA, Trade, and Development
    University of California at San Diego, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, UC San Diego View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics (2009)
17. Open economy models of distribution and growth
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (11)

2009

18. Comercio, Empleo y Distribución: Efectos de la Integración Regional y Global
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics
19. Export-led growth, real exchange rates and the fallacy of composition
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Export-led Growth, Real Exchange Rates and the Fallacy of Composition, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
20. Long-Run Growth in Open Economies: Export-Led Cumulative Causation or a Balance-of-Payments Constraint?
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (32)

2008

21. External Shocks, Structural Change, and Economic Growth in Mexico 1979–2006
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst (2007) View citations (16)
22. Would a North American monetary union protect Canada and Mexico against the ravages of “Dutch disease”?
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2007

23. Mecanismos para enfrentar las asimetrías sociales y económicas en el proceso de integración en América Latina y el Caribe: el caso de América del Norte
    Documentos de Proyectos, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
24. The Fallacy of Composition and Contractionary Devaluations: The Output Impact of Real Exchange Rate Shocks in Developing Countries that Export Manufactures
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (7)

2006

25. Developing Country Exports of Manufactures: Moving Up the Ladder to Escape the Fallacy of Composition?
    UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Developing Country Exports of Manufactures: Moving Up the Ladder to Escape the Fallacy of Composition?, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2008) View citations (32) (2008)
26. Macroeconomic and Structural Constraints on Export-Led Growth in Mexico
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (9)
27. Price Competition and the Fallacy of Composition in Developing Country Exports of Manufactures: Estimates of Short-Run Growth Effects
    UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics
28. The Economic Consequences of Dollar Appreciation for US Manufacturing Investment: A Time-Series Analysis
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Economic Consequences of Dollar Appreciation for US Manufacturing Investment: A Time-Series Analysis, International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2007) View citations (9) (2007)
29. Unpublished Statistical Appendix to: Price Competition and the Fallacy of Composition in Developing Country Exports of Manufactures: Estimates of Short-Run Growth Effects
    Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics

2000

30. International Capital Mobility, Macroeconomic Imbalances, and the Risk of Global Contraction
    SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (5)

1996

31. Labor Rents, Ajustment Costs, and the Cost of U.S. Steel Trade Restraints in the 1980s
    International Trade, University Library of Munich, Germany
    See also Journal Article Labour Rents, Adjustment Costs and the Cost of US Steel Trade Restraints in the 1980s, International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (1997) (1997)
32. NAFTA, the Peso Crisis, and the Contradictions of the Mexican Economic Growth Strategy
    SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (13)

1993

33. On beyond NAFTA: employment, growth, and income distribution effects of a Western Hemisphere free trade area
    Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
    See also Book Beyond NAFTA: employment, growth, and income-distribution effects of a Western Hemisphere free trade area, Coediciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) (1995) (1995)

Journal Articles

2023

1. How important is the real exchange rate for exports and growth?
   European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, 2023, 20, (2), 250-265 View citations (5)
2. On empirical tests of Thirlwall’s law: a reply to Professor McCombie’s rejoinder
   Review of Keynesian Economics, 2023, 11, (3), 418-426

2022

3. Feminist Perspectives on Care and Macroeconomic Modeling: Introduction to the Special Issue
   Feminist Economics, 2022, 28, (3), 1-22 View citations (2)
4. New advances and controversies in the framework of balance‐of‐payments‐constrained growth
   Journal of Economic Surveys, 2022, 36, (2), 429-467 View citations (6)
5. Systems estimation of a structural model of distribution and demand in the US economy
   Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2022, 46, (2), 391-420 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Systems estimation of a structural model of distribution and demand in the US economy, Working Papers (2021) (2021)

2021

6. Thirlwall's law is not a tautology, but some empirical tests of it nearly are
   Review of Keynesian Economics, 2021, 9, (2), 175-203 View citations (6)

2020

7. On multi-sector and multi-technique models, production functions and Goodwin cycles: a reply to Libman
   European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, 2020, 17, (3), 295-306 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper On Multi-Sector and Multi-Technique Models, Production Functions and Goodwin Cycles: A Reply to Libman, Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2016

8. Structural change, the real exchange rate and the balance of payments in Mexico, 1960–2012
   Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2016, 40, (2), 507-539 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Structural Change, the Real Exchange Rate, and the Balance of Payments in Mexico, 1960-2012, Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
9. The US economy since the crisis: slow recovery and secular stagnation
   European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, 2016, 13, (2), 203-214 View citations (22)
10. The debate over ‘Thirlwall's law’: balance-of-payments-constrained growth reconsidered
    European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, 2016, 13, (3), 275-290 View citations (5)
11. Wage-led versus profit-led demand regimes: the long and the short of it
    Review of Keynesian Economics, 2016, 4, (4), 373-390 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Wage-led Versus Profit-led Demand Regimes: The Long and Short of It, Working Papers (2015) View citations (8) (2015)

2015

12. Book review: Marc Lavoie and Engelbert Stockhammer (eds), Wage-Led Growth: An Equitable Strategy for Economic Recovery (International Labour Organization and Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, UK 2013) 208 pp
    Review of Keynesian Economics, 2015, 3, (2), 269-273

2014

13. Economic stagnation in the United States: underlying causes and global consequences
    Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 34, (4), 689-725
    See also Working Paper Economic Stagnation in the United States: Underlying Causes and Global Consequences, Working Papers (2013) (2013)
14. The Mexican and U.S. Economies After Twenty Years of NAFTA
    International Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 43, (2), 5-26 View citations (1)

2013

15. Trade liberalization and the balance of payments constraint with intermediate imports: The case of Mexico revisited
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2013, 25, (C), 33-47 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Trade liberalization and the balance of payments constraint with intermediate imports: the case of Mexico revisited, Working Papers (2013) View citations (15) (2013)

2012

16. STOLPER–SAMUELSON REVISITED: TRADE AND DISTRIBUTION WITH OLIGOPOLISTIC PROFITS
    Metroeconomica, 2012, 63, (3), 569-598
    See also Working Paper Stolper-Samuelson Revisited: Trade and Distribution with Oligopolistic Profits, Working Papers (2012) (2012)

2010

17. NAFTA, Trade and Development (Robert A. Blecker and Gerardo Esquivel)
    CESifo Forum, 2010, 11, (04), 17-30

2009

18. Davidson on Keynes: the open economy dimension
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2009, 32, (1), 19-41
19. External Shocks, Structural Change, and Economic Growth in Mexico, 1979-2007
    World Development, 2009, 37, (7), 1274-1284 View citations (19)
20. Special Symposium on "Financial instability and crisis"
    European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, 2009, 6, (2), 174-202 View citations (1)

2008

21. Developing Country Exports of Manufactures: Moving Up the Ladder to Escape the Fallacy of Composition?
    Journal of Development Studies, 2008, 44, (1), 21-48 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Developing Country Exports of Manufactures: Moving Up the Ladder to Escape the Fallacy of Composition?, UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers (2006) View citations (5) (2006)
22. The fallacy of composition and contractionary devaluations: output effects of real exchange rate shocks in semi-industrialised countries
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2008, 32, (1), 83-109 View citations (21)

2007

23. The Economic Consequences of Dollar Appreciation for US Manufacturing Investment: A Time-Series Analysis
    International Review of Applied Economics, 2007, 21, (4), 491-517 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Consequences of Dollar Appreciation for US Manufacturing Investment: A Time-Series Analysis, Working Papers (2006) View citations (7) (2006)

2003

24. The North American Economies After NAFTA: A Critical Appraisal
    International Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 33, (3), 5-27 View citations (7)
25. Why the Dollar Needs to Fall Further
    Challenge, 2003, 46, (5), 15-36 View citations (2)

2002

26. Macroeconomic Effects of Reducing Gender Wage Inequality in an Export‐Oriented, Semi‐Industrialized Economy
    Review of Development Economics, 2002, 6, (1), 103-119 View citations (12)

2000

27. The Balance-of-Payments-Constrained Growth Model and the Limits to Export-Led Growth
    East Asian Economic Review, 2000, 4, (4), 79-108 View citations (1)

1998

28. International Competitiveness, Relative Wages, and the Balance-Of-Payments Constraint
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1998, 20, (4), 495-526 View citations (30)

1997

29. Labour Rents, Adjustment Costs and the Cost of US Steel Trade Restraints in the 1980s
    International Review of Applied Economics, 1997, 11, (3), 399-419
    See also Working Paper Labor Rents, Ajustment Costs, and the Cost of U.S. Steel Trade Restraints in the 1980s, International Trade (1996) (1996)
30. The ‘Unnatural and Retrograde Order’: Adam Smith’s Theories of Trade and Development Reconsidered
    Economica, 1997, 64, (255), 527-537

1996

31. The new economic integration: Structuralist models of North-South trade and investment liberalization
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 1996, 7, (3), 321-345 View citations (23)

1992

32. Structural Roots of U.S. Trade Problems: Income Elasticities, Secular Trends, and Hysteresis
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1992, 14, (3), 321-346 View citations (9)

1990

33. The Consumption Binge Is a Myth
    Challenge, 1990, 33, (3), 22-30

1989

34. International Competition, Income Distribution and Economic Growth
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1989, 13, (3), 395-412 View citations (187)
35. Markup Pricing, Import Competition, and the Decline of the American Steel Industry
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1989, 12, (1), 70-87 View citations (7)
36. The dynamics of a capitalist economy: A multisectoral approach: Richard M. Goodwin and Lionello F. Punzo(Westview Press, Boulder, and Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1987) pp. xiv + 402, $48.50
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1989, 12, (1), 149-153

Books

1995

1. Beyond NAFTA: employment, growth, and income-distribution effects of a Western Hemisphere free trade area
   Coediciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
   See also Working Paper On beyond NAFTA: employment, growth, and income distribution effects of a Western Hemisphere free trade area, Sede de la CEPAL en Santiago (Estudios e Investigaciones), Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) (1993) (1993)
2. Más allá del ALCAN: efectos de una zona de libre comercio del Hemisferio Occidental, sobre el empleo, el crecimiento y la distribución de los ingresos
   Coediciones, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)

Chapters

2010

1. Export-led Growth, Real Exchange Rates and the Fallacy of Composition
   Chapter 19 in Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Growth, 2010 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Export-led growth, real exchange rates and the fallacy of composition, American University, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (8) (2009)

2002

2. Distribution, Demand and Growth in Neo-Kaleckian Macro-Models
   Chapter 8 in The Economics of Demand-Led Growth, 2002 View citations (12)