Do demand and profitability stimulate capital accumulation? An analysis for Brazil

This article tests whether the profit share of gdp and capacity utilization affect capital accumulation in Brazil in the period 1950-2008 (in the sense of Granger causality). The methodology developed by Toda and Yamamoto (1995) is used to verify the Granger non-causality hypothesis. The results show that capacity utilization “Granger-causes” capital accumulation in the Brazilian economy and, also that the profit share of gdp does not “Granger-cause” the national investment-capital ratio. This corroborates the Kaleckian proposal based on the fundamental role of the accelerator, and suggests that the Brazilian economy can grow with either a concentration or a de-concentration of income, provided a suitable institutional arrangement is in place.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Morrone, Henrique
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2015-08
Subjects:	DESARROLLO ECONOMICO, FORMACION DE CAPITAL, CRECIMIENTO ECONOMICO, MODELOS ECONOMETRICOS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, CAPITAL FORMATION, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMETRIC MODELS,
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/11362/39618
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