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Time elements and oscillatory fluctuations in the Keynesian macroeconomic system

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  • Murakami Hiroki

    (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan)

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In this paper, we discuss the relationship between three time lags (the consumption lag, the investment decision lag and the gestation lag) and oscillatory economic fluctuations in the Keynesian IS-LM system. We first confirm that in the absence of time lags, the monotone convergence to the unique equilibrium is observed. Next, we demonstrate that, in the Keynesian IS-LM system, in the existence of the investment decision lag and the gestation lag, oscillatory fluctuations are generated around the equilibrium if the gestation lag is relatively long, while in the existence of the consumption lag and the gestation lag, oscillatory behaviors may not occur. We then conclude that the existence of time lags may be one of the major causes of oscillatory fluctuations.

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  • Murakami Hiroki, 2017. "Time elements and oscillatory fluctuations in the Keynesian macroeconomic system," Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics & Econometrics, De Gruyter, vol. 21(2), pages 1-22, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:sndecm:v:21:y:2017:i:2:p:22:n:1
    DOI: 10.1515/snde-2015-0052
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    Keywords

    delay differential equations; Keynesian economics; oscillations; time lags;
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    JEL classification:

    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth
    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

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