Steven Fazzari

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Steven Fazzari is the Bert A. and Jeanette L. Distinguished Professor of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis and a member of INET’s Academic Council.  He received his Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University in 1982.  Professor Fazzari’s research explores two main areas:  the financial determinants of investment and R&D spending by U.S. firms and the foundations of Keynesian macroeconomics.  His published articles appear in a wide variety of academic journals and books. A recent search found over 3,000 citations to Fazzari’s publications in the Research Papers in Economics database (approaching 11,000 in Google Scholar).  In addition, his research supported by INET has been highlighted in the national and international media, with recent attention to the link between rising income inequality and slow economic growth.   

Fazzari teaches macroeconomics.  He teaching awards include the Missouri Governor’s award for excellence in university teaching and Washington University’s distinguished faculty award. Fazzari served six years as chair of the Department of Economics and recently began a new job as chair of the newly founded Department of Sociology. 

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Household Income, Demand, and Saving: Deriving Macro Data with Micro Data Concepts

Paper Working Paper Series | | Mar 2015

We develop adjustments to align the NIPA measures of key household flows with cash flow concepts that better reflect household budgets and demand.

Inequality, the Great Recession, and Slow Recovery

Paper Working Paper Series | | Oct 2014

Rising inequality reduced income growth for the bottom 95 percent of the US personal income distribution beginning about 1980.

Aggregate Demand, Instability, and Growth

Paper Grantee paper | | Feb 2013

This paper considers a puzzle in growth theory from a Keynesian perspective.

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A Fight Over Inequality: The 5% Vs. The Rest

Article | Apr 29, 2014

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