Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/157852 
Year of Publication: 
1990
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, McGill University
Publisher: 
The Bichler and Nitzan Archives, Toronto
Abstract: 
This is the third in a series of three essays which explore modern theories for inflation. Here we examine theories that reject the universal validity of perfect competition and link inflation with alternative, more realistic structures and institutions. In contrast to macroeconomic theories which emphasize ‘excess demand’ and growth inflation, structural theories relate primarily to stagflation. While most macroeconomists share a common belief in the ideal type of ‘profit maximization,’ structural theorists differ widely in their views on what motivates economic actors. The multiplicity of motivational assumptions lead different theorists toward distinct explanations for inflation. With their greater sensitivity toward real institutions, these theories offers important insights into the process of modern inflation. The structural literature, is, nevertheless limited by some of its methodological foundations.
Subjects: 
business structure
corporate concentration
full-cost
growth
inflation
markup
monopoly
normal price
oligopoly
price smoothing
profit
pull-push spirals
stagflation
stagnation
target rate of return
wages
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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