Heck, Ines ORCID: 0000-0001-7940-4064 and Oyvat, Cem ORCID: 0000-0002-5097-0246 (2023) Productivity, wages and structural change: a two-sector demand-led model. [Working Paper]

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a Post-Keynesian and Kaleckian two-sector productivity model with short- and medium-run specifications. The model examines the effect of wages on aggregate output, labour productivity and structural change. In our model, the sectors produce different goods with different levels of labour productivity. In the short run, higher wages have a different effect on demand in different sectors, which would influence the output and productivity in these sectors differently and lead to a structural change via spending patterns. In the medium-run specification, the focus shifts to the growth rates of output and productivity. Each sector has a productivity regime and a demand regime, which can be either profit-led or wage-led. Different combinations of regimes lead to different scenarios for productivity growth.

Item Type:	Working Paper
Uncontrolled Keywords:	productivity; theoretical model
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Business Faculty of Business > Department of Accounting & Finance Faculty of Business > Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (IPEGFA) Faculty of Business > Institute of Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (IPEGFA) > Greenwich Political Economy Research Centre (GPERC)
Last Modified:	21 Feb 2023 10:15
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/38601

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