The objective of this article is to examine four theories that consider an explanation and measurement for the value of liquidity. Liquidity will be understood as cash, that is, we are leaving aside assets of lesser degree of liquidity than cash. The article begins with the Keynesian view about...

The paper is on one of the best Macroeconomics teachers and a finest Marxists of our time, who is none other than Professor Patnaik. The reading is neither decisive nor trivial to understand the contribution of a behemoth personality, nonetheless, presents a humble perception of some of his work...

The development plans of Marxist Leninist states are usually given short shrift as expressions of ideology (at best) and propaganda (at its most pathetic). Yet there is value in considering critically these development plans, if only to get a sense of the mindset of high level functionaries with...

This paper studies the two systems of production equations corresponding respectively to wages paid entirely or partially in kind in Sraffa's self-replacing economies. Regarding the first system, the paper introduces the concept of p -shaped matrix, which is relevant to the subject and allows...

In this paper, we study the relation between income distribution and prices in economies in a self-replacing state, defined by Sraffa, when wages are paid entirely in value. As a result of our analysis, it is possible to build a model that combines certain features of the different forms of...

The ability of a nation to resist a crisis depends on the institutional or spatio-temporal fixes it possesses, which can buffer the effects of the crisis, switch the crisis to other nations or defer its effects to the future. Corporate governance configurations in a given country can function as...