Inflação e desemprego nos Estados Unidos da América durante a Grande Moderação
Uma interpretação pós-keynesiana crítica à do Novo Consenso
Keywords:
Economia Política, Grande Moderação, Inflação por conflito distributivoAbstract
The present article exposes and interprets the phenomenon of the Great Moderation in the USA, between 1984 and 2007 (with special attention to the 1980s and 1990s), when simultaneous reductions of average annual rates of inflation and unemployment were achieved. We use a post-Keynesian framework, critical of the New Consensus, in which the reduction of worker's bargaining power is a central element in explaining this macroeconomic performance.
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