Keynesian capital theory: Declining interest rates and persisting profits

Peter Spahn

No 10-2019, Hohenheim Discussion Papers in Business, Economics and Social Sciences from University of Hohenheim, Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences

Abstract: The current debate whether zero interest rates are caused by a saving glut or a liquidity glut is resolved by the distinction between the market and the natural rate, where saving affects only the latter variable, and monetary policy mainly the first. This topic is linked to a second one: the monetary determination of the rate of profit in Keynesian capital theory. Both topics merge in a critical review of Keynes's vision of the "euthanasia of the rentier". The data show however that we have not reached a state of capital satiation. The rising gap between the rate of profit and the rate of interest poses a challenge for capital theory.

Keywords: saving vs. liquidity; zero interest rates; capital satiation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B1 E4 E5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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