On wage- and profit-led demand regimes: learning from the evidence

Verónica De Jesús and Julio López

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 2019, vol. 42, issue 4, 620-637

Abstract: This paper contributes to the empirical research around the “wage-led” or “profit-led” demand regimes. It first reviews how Kalecki, and then Steindl, approached the relationship between economic growth and income distribution. Then, empirical analysis carried out under the probabilistic approach to econometric modeling shows statistical evidence, estimated through cointegration analysis, that in the long run, in three very open economies—Mexico, France, and Korea—the wage share is positively associated with demand and output. It finally discusses the macroeconomic dilemma that almost all countries have to face, i.e., a positive effect of a high-wage policy on demand and employment may diverge from a negative effect on output compatible with external equilibrium.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/01603477.2019.1672562

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