Joanilio Rodolpho Teixeira: the founder and senior scholar of the Anglo-Italian-Brazilian school of post-Keynesian economics

Mauro Leo Baranzini and Amalia Mirante

Chapter 1 in Income Distribution, Economic Growth and Unemployment, 2025, pp 9-59 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter celebrates Joanilio Rodolpho Teixeira, a leading scholar in post-Keynesian economics and founder of the Anglo-Italian-Brazilian school. It explores the evolution of post-Keynesian income and wealth distribution theory, beginning with the work of Kalecki, Robinson, Kaldor, Pasinetti, and Harcourt. The chapter outlines ten key areas of research stemming from the original Kaldor/Pasinetti model, including the introduction of differentiated interest rates, money and financial constraints, the public sector, class struggle, and micro-foundations. The authors also consider the application of this theory to Islamic economics. They conclude by examining major contributions to the field and the ongoing debate surrounding the applicability of the Meade-Samuelson and Modigliani Dual Theorem. Finally, they highlight the significant contributions made by Teixeira and his Brazilian school of Cambridge economics to the development of post-Keynesian economics.

Keywords: Post-Keynesian; Post-Kaleckian; Heterodox Macroeconomic Models; Growth; Distribution; Socio-economic policies; Governmental Activities (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035342556
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