SEMINARIO DE POSGRADO EN ECONOMIA POLITICA DE LA UNM

SEMINARIO DE POSGRADO EN ECONOMIA POLITICA DE LA UNM

PREINSCRIPCION: 14 AL 25 DE AGOSTO

¿Cómo se determinan las cantidades producidas? ¿Por qué invierten los empresarios?  ¿Qué es el Principio de la Demanda Efectiva? ¿Que son las cuentas nacionales de un país? ¿Qué es el consumo autónomo y el inducido? ¿Cuáles son los motores del crecimiento económico? ¿Es verdad que la oferta genera su propia demanda?

En el marco de la Diplomatura en Economía Política (PROGRAMA) que iniciará el año que viene en la UNM y que coordinan Florencia Médici y Alejandro Fiorito, los invitamos a participar del Seminario Demanda Efectiva. El seminario se propone el aprendizaje de elementos básicos de cuentas nacionales y da inicio al abordaje de la determinación de las cantidades desde el enfoque keynesiano-kaleckiano del principio de la demanda efectiva.

El objetivo es dar los elementos básicos para explicar la producción y acumulación de capital desde el punto de vista que ofrece el principio de la demanda efectiva desarrollada en los años treinta del siglo XX.

Docente a cargo: Florencia MÉDICI        Modalidad: Virtual

Destinatarios/as: Graduados/as provenientes de Carreras Universitarias y de Nivel Superior No Universitario (4 años)

 

Cronograma de encuentros: 
Martes 5, 12, 19 y 26 de septiembre
Martes 3, 10, 17 y 24 de octubre
De 18 a 21 hs.

Carga horaria:
24 (VEINTICUATRO) horas                         Lugar: Campus Virtual UNM

Anotate! Para más info  http://www.unm.edu.ar/index.php/novedades-academicas/alumnos/2485-seminario-de-posgrado-demanda-efectiva

 

 

 

65 years after Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities: new directions in the Sraffian approach

 Special Issue – Review of Political Economy

65 years after Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities: new directions in the Sraffian approach

Guest Editor: Santiago José Gahn

Internal Editor: Sylvio Kappes

The year 2025 marks the 65th anniversary of the publication of the book Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities by Piero Sraffa (1960). Not all economists are capable of transforming their name into a legacy, into a school. Piero Sraffa belongs to this select group. Exiled from fascism, he built his entire academic career at Cambridge University, where, from a profound analysis of the classical authors, he constructed a powerful critique of the dominant marginalist theory. But Sraffa's legacy has evolved into something much more powerful over the years, where some of his disciples have extended his criticism of marginalist theory, applied his ideas to international trade, and constructed alternative theories of economic growth.

65 years after Sraffa's publication, we believe it is necessary to launch a special issue that calls for reflection on his life, his political thoughts, his friendships, his lessons at Cambridge and his archive; his intellectual legacy, and that of his followers, and the impact on economic theory today; as well as possible guidelines for extending Sraffa's thought to other fields in the future. In recent years, Sraffa's legacy has had a boom that was born mainly in the periphery or the "global south", in particular in Argentina, Brazil and India. Recently, many authors have taken Sraffa's basic outlines and combined them with Latin American structuralist thinking in an attempt to explain the limits to growth and income distribution; they have developed and extended mathematical models of economic growth such as the Sraffian supermultiplier; they have presented the main limitations to Real Exchange Rate-led strategies, among other topics. Sraffa's legacy is alive and growing.

As a way of paying tribute to Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities (Sraffa, 1960) Review of Political Economy (ROPE) is preparing a special issue. This special issue intends to collect scientific articles that present or reinforce new lines of research within a Sraffian (or classical-Keynesian) perspective.

This special issue welcomes articles on a number of topics, including:

a. Sraffa's personal history, his relationship with Gramsci and his political thought.

b. Issues related to Sraffa's intellectual development, such as: extensions of PCMC, critique of mainstream theory, analysis of Sraffa’s archive.

c. Sraffa’s intellectual legacy: the direct impact on their followers such as Garegnani and Pasinetti, among others.

d. New directions in the Sraffian approach: extensions of the sraffian supermultiplier model, endogenous money, international trade, imperialism and unequal exchange, the method in economics, impact of economic policies on gender, race or climate change. Articles that can extend Sraffian school to Anthropology and Sociology are also welcome.

Of course, all these topics can never cover the vast universe of the impact of Sraffa's intellectual legacy, but all articles that relate to Sraffa's thought are welcome, including critical ones as well. Finally, this special issue will attempt to have a gender balance.

If interested in submitting a paper, please send a short abstract by September 15th, 2023 to both Santiago J. Gahn (santiago.gahn@uniba.it) and Sylvio Kappes (sylviokappes@gmail.com). Decisions will be made by September 25th, 2023. If selected, the complete paper must be sent by May 1st, 2024.

Deadline for submitting abstracts: 15th September 2023

Deadline for submitting papers: 1st May 2024

References
Sraffa, P. (1960). Production of Commodities: Prelude to a Critique of Economic Theory. Cambridge University Pre

Coyuntura economica actual: Fabian Amico y Emmanuel Agis en la Universidad Nacional de Moreno

 

Ateneo de Investigación y Debate sobre Coyuntura Económica Argentina - CEEPYD

 

A note on the political economy of exchange rates in Argentina: new and classical developmentalism re-evaluated*

Uma nota sobre a economia política das taxas de câmbio na Argentina: o novo e clássico desenvolvimentismo reavaliado*

 

 

 

Alejandro Fiorito**
Matías Vernengo***

 RESUMEN: El artículo desarrolla un modelo en el que se explica la relación entre el tipo de cambio real y el salario real, en el contexto de una distribución conflictiva del ingreso. Téngase en cuenta que el banco central trata de regular la relación distributiva entre el tipo de cambio y los salarios reales a través de cambios en la tasa de interés. El punto teórico es que, bajo ciertas circunstancias, un tipo de cambio real relativamente depreciado o alto puede reducir los salarios reales y tener un impacto negativo en el crecimiento económico. El artículo también proporciona alguna evidencia para el caso argentino y sugiere que el pesimismo clásico de la elasticidad del desarrollo parece validarse en el caso de Argentina. Además, el uso del tipo de cambio como instrumento para imponer la redistribución fuera de la clase trabajadora y para promover la inversión y el crecimiento tampoco nace en los datos.

RESUMO: O artigo desenvolve um modelo no qual se explicita a relação entre a taxa de câmbio real e o salário real, no contexto de distribuição de renda conflitante. Nota-se que o banco central tenta regular a relação distributiva taxa de câmbio e salários reais por meio de mudanças na taxa de juros. O ponto teórico é que, em certas circunstâncias, um nível relativamente depreciado ou alto da taxa de câmbio real pode reduzir os salários reais e ter um impacto negativo no crescimento econômico. O artigo também fornece algumas evidências para o caso argentino e sugere que o clássico pessimismo da elasticidade desenvolvimentista parece ser validado no caso da Argentina. Além disso, o uso da taxa de câmbio como instrumento para reforçar a redistribuição para longe da classe trabalhadora e para
promover o investimento e o crescimento também não nasce nos dados.

ABSTRACT: The paper develops a model in which the relation between the real exchange rate and the real wage, in the context of conflictive income distribution, is made explicit. It is noted that the central bank tries to regulate the distributive relation exchange rate and real wages through the changes in the interest rate. The theoretical point is that, under certain circumstances, a relatively depreciated or high level of the real exchange rate might reduce real wages and have a negative impact on economic growth. The paper also provides some evidence for the Argentine case, and suggests that the Classical Developmentalist elasticity pessimism seems, in the case of Argentina, to be validated. Also, the use of the exchange rate as an instrument to bolster redistribution away from the working class, and to promote investment and growth is also not born in the data.

JEL Classification: O11; F31; O54. 

Link para bajar paper.

* Paper of the research project on the exchange rate and the current account in Latin America, financed
by FAPESP.

** Professor Universidad Nacional de Moreno, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

*** Professor Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pensylvania, United States.