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A Note on Credit Allocation, Income Distribution, and the Circuit of Capital

dos Santos, Paulo L.

Authors

Paulo L. dos Santos



Abstract

This note considers the relationship between credit allocation and the class distribution of income in the Circuit of Capital. Production and consumption credit inject means of purchase into different phases of capitalist reproduction. Comparative-dynamic analysis of steady-state evolutions shows that in the dynamic terms of Circuit of Capital production and consumption credit respectively increase wage and profit shares of aggregate income. These findings hold more broadly for any setting where sectoral revenue elasticities of outlays are below unity. They also have direct policy relevance for advanced and middle-income economies where household borrowing has been encouraged in attempts to support demand and growth.

Citation

dos Santos, P. L. (2013). A Note on Credit Allocation, Income Distribution, and the Circuit of Capital. Metroeconomica: International Review of Economics, 65(2), 212-236. https://doi.org/10.1111/meca.12035

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Sep 11, 2013
Deposit Date Sep 20, 2013
Publicly Available Date Sep 12, 2113
Print ISSN 0026-1386
Electronic ISSN 1467-999X
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 65
Issue 2
Pages 212-236
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/meca.12035

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