Economics and Liberating Theory - Part 1 pdf

... Economy 1 Economics and Liberating Theory Unlike mainstream economists, political economists have always tried to situate the study of economics within the broader project of understanding how ... liberation and anti- racist movements, and anarchism, as well as from mainstream psychology, sociology, and evolutionary biology where useful. Liberating theory attempts to und...

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... increases and Macro Economic Models 235 Y (1) = 60 + ( 4 ⁄5)[Y (1) 10 0] + 15 0 – 10 00(0.05) + 12 0 + 12 0 – [50 + ( 1 10 )Y (1) ] Y (1) – ( 4 ⁄5)Y (1) + ( 1 10 )Y (1) = ( 3 10 )Y (1) = 60 – 80 + 15 0 + 12 0 + 12 0 ... initially? T (1) – G (1) = 10 0 – 12 0 = –20; a 20 billion real budget deficit. (4) What is Brazil’s trade deficit initially? X (1) – M (1) = 12 0 – [50 + (...

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... trends of the 19 30s 19 70s reversed sharply in the 19 80s. The gap between haves and have-nots is greater now than at any time since 19 29. 1 Chuck Collins and Felice Yeskel report: “In 19 76, the wealthiest ... (William Morrow, 19 96), Daphne Greenwood and Edward Wolff, “Changes in Wealth in the United States 19 62 19 83,” Journal of Population Economics 5, 19 92, and Lau...

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... daily wage rate, or 1 ⁄2( 1 ⁄6) = 1 12 unit of corn in wages. Subtracting 1 12 in wages from 6 12 leaves 5 12 units of corn profits. So far this looks very attractive – 5 12 units of corn ... employers and employees voluntarily, only for 1 ⁄6 ≤ w < 1 would the labor market be used. Consider some daily wage between 1 ⁄6 and 1, say w = 1 ⁄3. Would there be willing em...

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... upper hand, in a sense, and they will determine how much is going to be bought, and therefore sold. In Figure 4 .1 when market price is P (1) and there is excess supply buyers will only buy Q D (1) and therefore, ... excess supply and excess demand, and only at the equilibrium price is there neither excess supply nor excess demand. This particular kind of self- interested behavi...

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... output in industry 1: [p (1) a (11 ) + p(2)a( 21) ] + wL (1) + r[p (1) a (11 ) + p(2)a( 21) ] = p (1) Which can be rewritten for convenience as: (1) (1+ r) [p (1) a (11 ) + p(2)a( 21) ] + wL (1) = p (1) Similarly for ... a(ij)’s and L(j)’s, into the two price equations and solve for p (1) and w: (1+ 0)[0.3p (1) + 0.2 (1) ] + 0.1w = p (1) ; 0.3p (1) + 0.2 + 0.1w = p (1) (1+ 0)[0....

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... $10 billion in government spending is $10 B [1/ (1 MPC)]. For MPC = 3 ⁄4, $10 B [1/ (1 ( 3 ⁄4))] = $10 B[4] = $40B. In other words, when the government raises spending by $10 billion, aggregate demand ... of supply and demand which is the key to understanding how markets for particular goods and services work. The macro law of supply and demand is the key to understanding how much good...

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... than half the functioning money supply, commonly called M1, at the beginning of 19 99. 1 Money, Banks, and Finance 16 7 1. More precisely, M1, referred to as the “basic” or “functioning” money supply, ... a theater, and say there are 10 0 people and you have the rush-to-the-exit problem. With derivatives, it’s as if without your knowing it, there are another 500 people in the thea...

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... toys, and bicycles right after World War II, to exporting steel and automobiles in the 19 60s and early 19 70s, to exporting electronic equipment and computer products by the late 19 70s and early 19 80s. ... goods and services available. And besides the demand that comes from the domestic household, business, and government sectors, foreign demand for exports adds to the...

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... Michael Albert and Robin Hahnel, Marxism and Socialist Theory, and Socialism Today and Tomorrow both published by South End Press in 19 81. proportion to the degree they are affected, and stand as a ... resort to appearances and partial con- cessions. While progressives have every reason to validate people’s desires for economic justice and real participation, and work to e...

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