In the years 2002 to 2006, Latin America registered, on average, one of the highest growth rates in over two decades. The empirical evidence suggests that the good economic performance of the past six years is increasingly and strongly correlated either with a positive terms-of-trade shock,...

The paper analyzes the economic and social development of Latin America after nearly two decades of macroeconomic policies and reforms in line with the "Washington Consensus." It shows that these policies lowered inflation and induced an export boom but failed to boost domestic investment and to...

The paper provides an evaluation of the possibilities for a New Regional Financial Architecture (NRFA) in South America within the context of the "original sin." It is argued that conventional explanations of the "impossible trinity" are limited, and that once the geography of money is properly...

This paper suggests that heterodox economists should not think of themselves as economists first, and only secondarily as heterodox, and must emphasize methodological issues, in particular the different assumptions (or axioms) implicit in their theories vis-à-vis the mainstream. The paper...

This paper modifies the textbook income-expenditure model to properly account for imports. This modification causes government spending to have an even larger relative impact compared to tax cuts than conventionally thought. It also shows that increased government spending can have a smaller...

This paper explores the implications of wealth distribution for neo-Kaleckian growth theory. Incorporating wealth distribution as an endogenous variable provides a theoretical framework that unifies Cambridge, neo-Ricardian, and neo-Kaleckian growth theory. The model expands on Dutt (1990) by...

The e-revolution promises to introduce new e-monies that may ultimately displace existing money. E-money poses a challenge to central banks' ability to control interest rates, and it may also increase endogenous financial instability. The challenge to interest rate control stems from the...

Many argue that the current recession is the product of a temporary stock market wobble. This paper argues that the U.S. economy confronts deeper-seated problems concerning the aggregate demand generation process. For two decades, these problems have been obscured by a range of demand...

There is widespread agreement that monetary policy matters, but there is disagreement about how policy should be conducted. Behind this disagreement lies differences in theoretical understandings. The paper contrasts the new classical, neo-Keynesian, and Post Keynesian frameworks, thereby...