This paper aims to provide an interpretation of economic crises by superimposing Marxian and institutional issues on the theoretical framework of the monetary theory of production. The dynamics of wages are considered, along with investment and conspicuous consumption on the part of rentiers, in...

The aim of this paper is to provide an interpretation of Veblen's theory of money, production, and wages, based on the view that his approach falls within the so-called monetary theory of production (MTP), and that significant elements of similarity with Keynes's view can be traced in his works....