Marx, Say’s Law and Commodity Money
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Abstract Under Marx’s critique of Say’s Law, as originally devised by Say and James Mill, money hoarding leads to a shortfall in aggregate demand. This paper responds to a Post Keynesian argument that hoarding does not restrict aggregate demand since for Marx money consists of a produced commodity, and hoarding is just one form of commodity demand. Drawing on Marx’s monetary writings, a new monetary equilibrium is suggested in which produced gold is used to replace wear and tear in circulation. An alternative critique of Say’s Law is thus proposed as a contribution to understanding the complexity of Marx’s monetary foundations.
2018 ◽
Vol 115
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pp. E11446-E11454
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Vol 32
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pp. 417-431
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2015 ◽
Vol 54
(4I-II)
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pp. 997-1010
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