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Innis Lecture: Explorations in medium‐run macroeconomics

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. Medium‐run macroeconomics refers to aggregate economic phenomena that manifest over periods of 10 to 25 years. This area of research has emerged over the last decade as a new and distinct field of enquiry. In this paper, I overview a set of personal attempts aimed at understanding certain medium‐run phenomena such as: changes in the wage structure, changes in the world distribution of income‐per‐capita, and changes in growth patterns across OECD countries. The goal of the paper is to extract general lessons from these experiences. In particular, I will discuss why models of endogenous technological choice may be a good starting point for studying medium‐run phenomena. JEL classification: E00, O00 Explorations du monde macroéconomique à moyen terme. La macroéconomie à moyen terme s’attache aux phénomènes économiques agrégés qui se manifestent sur des périodes de 10 à 25 ans. Ce champ de recherche a émergé au cours de la dernière décennie en tant que chantier nouveau et distinct. Dans ce texte, je fais le tour d’un ensemble de tentatives personnelles pour comprendre certains phénomènes de moyen terme comme les changements dans les structures de salaires, les changements dans la distribution des revenus per capita dans le monde, et les changements dans les patterns de croissance à travers les pays de l’OCDE. L’objectif de ce mémoire est d’extraire certaines leçons générales de ces expériences. En particulier, on discute des raisons pour lesquelles les modèles de choix technologiques endogènes constituent un bon point de départ pour l’étude des phénomènes de moyen terme.

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  • Paul Beaudry, 2005. "Innis Lecture: Explorations in medium‐run macroeconomics," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 38(4), pages 1136-1159, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:38:y:2005:i:4:p:1136-1159
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2005.00318.x
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