Phillips curves, behavioral economics and post-Keynesian macroeconomics

Peter Skott*

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Abstract

Post-Keynesians have questioned the relevance of behavioral economics on methodological grounds, citing the predominant focus of the behavioral literature on possible deviations of individual behavior from extreme standards of perfect optimization. The very limited influence of behavioral economics on post-Keynesian economics is unfortunate, however: it would be a serious mistake to ignore the insights and empirical evidence from behavioral economics. The influence of norms of fairness on wage formation and inflation is used to illustrate this argument.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPost-Keynesian Economics for the Future : Sustainability, Policy and Methodology
Number of pages16
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Publication date12 Jan 2024
Pages124-139
Chapter8
ISBN (Print)9781035307500
ISBN (Electronic)9781035307517
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jan 2024
SeriesNew Directions in Modern Economics series

Keywords

  • Distributional conflict
  • inflation
  • wage norms
  • wage stickiness
  • path dependence
  • methodology

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