Monday, February 18, 2013

macro demand constrained vs supply constrained market based systems

that simple distinction tells a huge tale

ricardian systems are pure supply side systems

jevonian systems pure demand side

marshall put these two together
but failed to note the remaining distinction

demand or supply constrained in aggregate

the capitalist system in its several histortic  institutional forms
requires chronic macro  demand constraints to sustain itself
this fact was well recognized at the micro level in stiglitzian  micro

but the macro constraint condition was left an inditinct implication

in his elementarty text book
stiglitz himself
asks the question is it supply or demand constraint in aggregate
as if the whole system is possibly in either

no where can i find him stating
the capitalist system requires chronic demand "rationing
despite his clarity on the two key aggregates

 the system  rations  both total  job hours  and total  outstanding credit