The La Marca model revisited: Structuralist goodwin cycles with evolutionary supply side and balance of payments constraints

Spinola, Danilo (2021) The La Marca model revisited: Structuralist goodwin cycles with evolutionary supply side and balance of payments constraints. Metroeconomica, 72 (1). pp. 189-212. ISSN 1467-999X

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Abstract

This research is aimed at investigating the causes of volatility that affect middle‐income countries by studying the La Marca model. Drawing from the open‐economy Goodwin tradition, this model demonstrates that economic activity, income distribution and accumulation of foreign assets dynamically interact, resulting in a pattern of dampened cycles. The study consists in analyzing the characteristics of the model by initially imposing: (I) a constant real exchange rate; (II) a constant net external asset to capital ratio, which is in line with the balance of payments dominance theory and (III) a fixed income distribution. We then (IV) expand the original model by adding an evolutionary supply‐side in which productivity is at the center of the economic dynamic through international technology transfer and the Kaldor‐Verdoorn effect. The results show that (1) the model always converges. (2) The restrictions (I) and (II) remove the cyclical component of the model, which highlights a central difference between La Marca and the original Goodwin model. (3) Fixed income distribution leads to a monotonic trajectory that reduces oscillations. (4) The inclusion of productivity dynamics generates new sources of volatility in the relationship between productivity, capacity utilization and net external assets and is in line with the structuralist argument of structural fragility.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.1111/meca.12316
Dates:	Date Event 19 September 2020 Accepted 20 September 2020 Published Online 3 February 2021 Published
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Growth Cycles, Structuralism, Kaldor-Verdoorn, Macroeconomic Dynamics.
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-02 - economics > CAH15-02-01 - economics
Divisions:	Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics > Centre for Accountancy Finance and Economics Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Accountancy, Finance and Economics Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > College of Business, Digital Transformation & Entrepreneurship
Depositing User:	Danilo Sartorello Spinola
Date Deposited:	27 Jan 2021 10:42
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2024 12:05
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/10813

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