Lucca (Italy), June 16-18, 2004


Publications:

"Economic Growth and Distribution. On the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations". Edited by Neri Salvadori. Edward Elgar

Metroeconomica (Special issue)

"Innovation, Unemployment and Policy in the Theories of Growth and Distribution". Edited by Neri Salvadori and Renato Balducci. Edward Elgar

 "Classical, Neo Classical and Keynesian Views on Growth and Distribution". Edited by Neri Salvadori and Carlo Panico. Edward Elgar

"Economic Growth and Distribution. On the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations". Edited by Neri Salvadori. Edward Elgar

 

Introduction by Neri Salvadori

1. Oded Galor, "Inequality and the Process of Development"
2. Amit Badhuri, "The Role of Income Distribution in Long Run Endogenous Growth"
3. Ferdinando Meacci, "The Competition-of-capitals Doctrine and the Wage-profit Relationship"
4. Duncan K. Foley and Lance Taylor, "A Heterodox Growth and Distribution Model"
5. Gennaro Zezza and Claudio H. Dos Santos, "Distribution and Growth in a Post-Keynesian Stock-Flow Consistent Model"
6. Fabio Hideki Ono & José Luis Oreiro, "Technological Progress, Income Distribution and Capacity Utilisation"
7. Graham White, "Demand-led Growth and the Classical/Sraffian Approach to Value and Distribution - Are They Compatible?"
8. Cecilia García-Peñalosa and Stephen J. Turnovsky, "Macroeconomic Volatility and Income Inequality in a Stochastically Growing Economy"
9. Sergio Cesaratto, "The Saving-Investment Nexus in the Debate on Pension Reforms"
10. Maurizio Ciaschini and Claudio Socci, "Income Distribution and Output Change: a Macro Multipliers Approach"
11. Oscar De-Juan, "A Dynamic AGE Model From a Classical-Keynesian-Schumpeterian Approach"
12. Lance Taylor, Nelson H. Barbosa-Filho, and Codrina Rada, "Heterodox Business Cycles"
13. Alberto Russo, Domenico Delli Gatti and Mauro Gallegati, "Technological Innovation, Financial Fragility and Complex Dynamics"
14. Graziella Bertocchi, "Growth, History and Institutions"
15. Michele Bagella, Leonardo Becchetti and Stefano Caiazza, "Religious Culture, Institutions and Growth"
16. Gabriella Berloffa and Maria Luigia Segnana, "Trade, Poverty and Growth: Two perspectives, One Message?"

Index

Papers accepted for publication in Metroeconomica
Special issue

Neri Salvadori, "Introduction"

Leonardo Becchetti and Stefania Di Giacomo, "The Unequalizing Effects of ICT on Economic Growth"

Harry Bloch, A. Michael Dockery, C. Wyn Morgan and David Sapsford, "Growth, Commodity Prices, Inflation and the Distribution of Income"

Jesus Felipe and John S. L. McCombie, "Is a Theory of Total Factor Productivity Really Needed? "

Michael A. Landesmann and Robert Stehrer, "Income Distribution, Technical Change and the Dynamics of International Economic Integration"

Marco Missaglia, "Demand Policies for Long Run Growth: Being Keynesian Both in the Short and in the Long Run?"

Alexia Prskawetz and Thomas Fent, "Workforce Ageing and the Substitution of Labour The Role of Supply and Demand of Labour in Austria"

Lance Taylor and Codrina Rada, "Can the Poor Countries Catch Up? Mixed Results from Extended Sources of Growth Projections for the Early 21st Century"



  "Innovation, Unemployment and Policy in the Theories of Growth and Distribution". Edited by Neri Salvadori and Renato Balducci. Edward Elgar


Contents:
Introduction, by Renato Balducci and Neri Salvadori

SECTION ONE: HUMAN CAPITAL AND INNOVATION
1. Alberto Bucci, "Human Capital, Product Market Power and Economic Growth"
2. Maria Rosaria Carillo and Erasmo Papagni, "Scientific Research, Social Interaction and Growth"

SECTION TWO: VARIETY AND QUALITY INNOVATION
3. Mauro Caminati, "Consumption Variety and Growth"
4. Davide Gualerzi, "Consumption Composition: Growth and Distribution"
5. Carmelo Pierpaolo Parello and Luca Spinesi, "Partial Imitation, Inequality and Growth"

SECTION THREE: EMPLOYMENT AND INEQUALITY
6. Renato Balducci and Stefano Staffolani, "Bargaining, Distribution and Growth"
7. Andrea Mario Lavezzi and Nicola Meccheri, "Job Contact Networks, Inequality and Aggregate Output"
8. Salvatore Capasso, "Crime, Inequality and Growth"
9. Francesco Drago, "Redistributing Opportunities in a Job Search Model: the Role of Self-confidence and Social Norms"

SECTION FOUR: PUBLIC POLICY
10. Renato Balducci, "Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth"
11. Pasquale Commendatore, Carlo Panico and Antonio Pinto, "Government Debt, Growth and Inequality in Income Distribution: a Post-Keynesian Analysis"
12. Massimiliano La Marca, "Foreign Debt, Growth and Distribution in an Investment-constrained System"
13. Guido Cozzi, "Saving Capitalism from Capitalists: Inequality, Taxation and Growth in a Concentrated Economy"
14. Luciano Fanti and Luca Spataro, "Economic Growth and Poverty Traps: a Simple Geometry of Intergenerational Transfers"

Index

"Classical, Neo Classical and Keynesian Views on Growth and Distribution". Edited by Neri Salvadori and Carlo Panico. Edward Elgar

Contents:
Introduction, by Carlo Panico and Neri Salvadori

SECTION ONE: CLASSICAL VIEWS
1. Renato Balducci, "Growth and Distribution: a Return to the Classical Tradition"
2. Davide Fiaschi and Rodolfo Signorino, "Natural Wage Dynamics in a Ricardian Growth Model"
3. Simone D’Alessandro, "Co-evolution of Population and Natural Resources: a Simple Ricardian Model"
4. Daniela Giammanco, "Some Aspects of Structural Change in Marx’s Analysis"

SECTION TWO: NEOCLASSICAL VIEWS
5. Luciano Fanti and Piero Manfredi, "Growth, Income Distribution and Age Heterogeneity in the Neoclassical Economy: a Potential Conflict Between Dynamic Efficiency and Equity"
6. Mario Pomini, "Distribution and Growth in the Neoclassical Traditions"
7. Arrigo Opocher, "Reconsidering the Early Marginal Productivity Theory of Distribution and Interest"
8. Michele Limosani, "Tobin financial growth models: a reconstruction"

SECTION THREE: KEYNESIAN VIEWS
9. Enrico Bellino, "Unemployment and Growth: a Critical Survey"
10. Luciano Boggio, "Growth Unemployment and Wages: Disequilibrium Models with Increasing Returns"
11. Giuseppe Mastromatteo, "Behind Goodwin’s Real Wage Function: which Kind of Labour Market?"
12. Antonio D'Agata, "Entry and Stationary Equilibrium Prices in a Post-keynesian Growth Model"
13. Pasquale Commendatore, "Are Kalekian Models Relevant in the Long Run?"

Index