Abstract - Capital Theory, Crises, and Business Cycles: The Triangular Debate between Hayek, Keynes, and Sraffa

Journal of Reviews on Global Economics

Capital Theory, Crises, and Business Cycles: The Triangular Debate between Hayek, Keynes, and Sraffa
Pages 186-191
Heinz D. Kurz

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-7092.2015.04.19

Published: 14 December 2015

Open Access 


Abstract: The paper discusses aspects of the triangular debate between Hayek, Keynes, and Sraffa on economic crises, business cycles and the role of capital theory in an analysis of these phenomena. It is argued that Sraffa was both critical of Hayek's monetary overinvestment theory and Keynes's use of the concept of commodity rates of interest Sraffa had employed in his criticism of Hayek and of Keynes's theory of liquidity preference.

Keywords: Business cycles, Capital theory, Crises, F.A. von Hayek, J.M. Keynes, P. Sraffa.
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