Using the ?Keynes+Schumpeter? (K+S) agent-based model developed in Dosi et al. (2010, 2012) we study how the interplay between firms? investment behavior and income distribution shapes the short?and long-run dynamics of the economy at the aggregate level. We study the dynamics of investment...

The Great Recession seems to be a natural experiment for macroeconomics showing the inadequacy of the predominant theoretical framework?the New Neoclassical Synthesis?grounded on the DSGE model. In this paper, we present a critical discussion of the theoretical, empirical and political-economy...

This paper empirically investigates the interplay between economic performance and policies in OECD countries. Macroeconomic theory focuses on supply policies as a key determinant of country?s economic performance. Aggregate demand can play a role only in the short-run. This view rests on the...