The 'Natural' Interest Rate and Secular Stagnation: Loanable Funds Macro Models Don't Fit Today's Institutions or Data

摘要

Can America recover ideal rates of growth through interest-rate policies? This important analysis suggests that most economists misunderstand the issue. Updating Keynes, the analysis suggests that fiscal stimulus, labor union bargaining power, and more progressive income taxes are needed to support growth. (The article includes some algebra, which some readers may choose to skip.)