Books reviewed: G.C. Harcourt, Prue Kerr (2009): Joan Robinson, Basingstoke Tracy Mott (2010): Kalecki's Principle of Increasing Risk and Keynesian Economics, New York David Colander (ed.) (2006): Post Walrasian Macroeconomics. Beyond the Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model, Cambridge...

Equity prices have been falling since March 2000. How far can they fall before they reach bottom? The current bear market differs from the mid-1970s plunge in equity prices in terms of the causes and, consequently, the factors that should be monitored to test its progress. In the 1970s, the bear...

A rebound of consumption, investment, and consumer confidence in the second half of 2003 has raised hopes that the United States' recovery from the 2001 recession is on a sustainable course. According to this brief by Philip Arestis and Elias Karakitsos, however, the trend in the short-term...

In an asset and debt deflation, the process of reducing debt by saving and curtailing spending takes a long time, say authors Philip Arestis and Elias Karakitsos. Current imbalances and poor prospects for spending in the private sector affect the balance sheets of the commercial banks. The...