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The Impact of New-Product R&D on the Circular Flow

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  • James E. McClure
  • David Chandler Thomas

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Closed-system circular flow models have been ubiquitous in economics for at least half a century. Because these models account for neither new-product R&D, nor the attendant leakages and injections, they obscure understanding of (a) the distinction between new-product and process R&D, (b) the circular flow leakages and injections attending new-product R&D, and (c) Schumpeterian “creative destruction†and “swarming.†To shed light upon these matters, we present an open-system circular flow model and a price theoretic explanation of the swarming overinvestment that characterizes business cycle downturns. JEL Classifications : B20, O31, E30

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  • James E. McClure & David Chandler Thomas, 2019. "The Impact of New-Product R&D on the Circular Flow," The American Economist, Sage Publications, vol. 64(1), pages 45-59, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:amerec:v:64:y:2019:i:1:p:45-59
    DOI: 10.1177/0569434518774774
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    Keywords

    circular flow; new-product R&D; process R&D; leakages; injections; Hayek; Keynes; Knight;
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    JEL classification:

    • B20 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - General
    • O31 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Innovation and Invention: Processes and Incentives
    • E30 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - General (includes Measurement and Data)

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