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Rentiers and distributive conflict in Brazil (2000–2019) (2023)
Journal Article
Marques, P. R., & Rugitsky, F. (2024). Rentiers and distributive conflict in Brazil (2000–2019). Cambridge Journal of Economics, 48(2), 275-302. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bead053

The paper examines the determinants of rentier income in contemporary financialised capitalist economies by analysing the case of Brazil. It argues that different drivers of rentier income may have comparable potential to channel a substantial share... Read More about Rentiers and distributive conflict in Brazil (2000–2019).

Structuralism – Latin American (2023)
Book Chapter
Rugitsky, F. (2023). Structuralism – Latin American. In L. Rochon, & S. Rossi (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Post-Keynesian Economics Elgar Encyclopedia of Post-Keynesian Economics (392–393). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788973939.structuralism.latin.american

In the decade following the end of the Second World War, one of the most active fields of research in economics was development (Hirschman, 1981, Arndt, 1987, Krugman, 1993). Several researchers dedicated their work to understanding the reasons why s... Read More about Structuralism – Latin American.

Notas sobre acumulação de capital e “epidemias” contemporâneas (2022)
Journal Article
Rugitsky, F. (2022). Notas sobre acumulação de capital e “epidemias” contemporâneas. Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 38(suppl 2), Article e00081921. https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-311x00081921

Em alguns anos, quando a humanidade tiver finalmente superado o estado de calamidade causado pelo novo coronavírus, é possível que reste a sensação de que a pandemia foi uma crise pontual, um ponto fora das longas curvas de redução da taxa de mortali... Read More about Notas sobre acumulação de capital e “epidemias” contemporâneas.

O Brasil No Inferno Global: Capitalismo E Democracia Fora Dos Trilhos (2022)
Book
Singer, A., Araujo, C., & Rugitsky, F. (Eds.). (2022). O Brasil No Inferno Global: Capitalismo E Democracia Fora Dos Trilhos. Portal de Livros Abertos da USP: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas. https://doi.org/10.11606/9788575064085

Esta coletânea conta com textos de cientistas políticos, sociólogos e economistas reunidos, elaborados entre 2020 e 2021, em torno do Grupo de Pesquisa Pensamento e Política no Brasil, associado ao Centro de Estudos dos Direitos da Cidadania da Facul... Read More about O Brasil No Inferno Global: Capitalismo E Democracia Fora Dos Trilhos.

The long expansion and the profit squeeze: Output and profit cycles in Brazil (1996–2016) (2021)
Journal Article
Martins, G. K., & Rugitsky, F. (2021). The long expansion and the profit squeeze: Output and profit cycles in Brazil (1996–2016). Review of Radical Political Economics, 53(3), 373-397. https://doi.org/10.1177/0486613420982083

The present paper argues that the recent Brazilian crisis was related to a cyclical profit squeeze that took place between 2009 and 2014, following the long expansion that started in 2003. To do so, the cyclical trajectories of the output and the pro... Read More about The long expansion and the profit squeeze: Output and profit cycles in Brazil (1996–2016).

Celso Furtado and the Myth of Economic Development: Rethinking Development from Exile (2020)
Journal Article
Loureiro, P., Rugitsky, F., & Saad-Filho, A. (2021). Celso Furtado and the Myth of Economic Development: Rethinking Development from Exile. Review of Political Economy, 33(1), 28-43. https://doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2020.1827546

This article introduces two previously unpublished working papers by the Brazilian economist Celso Furtado (1920–2004). Following a brief outline of his life and ideas, the arguments in the two papers are examined, taking into account their context a... Read More about Celso Furtado and the Myth of Economic Development: Rethinking Development from Exile.

The decline of neoliberalism: A play in three acts (2020)
Journal Article
Rugitsky, F. (2020). The decline of neoliberalism: A play in three acts. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 40(4), 587-603. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-31572020-3202

This paper aims to examine the political and economic consequences of the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus, setting it in the context of a Gramscian interregnum. First, the dismantling of the triangular articulation of the world market that cha... Read More about The decline of neoliberalism: A play in three acts.

Industrial policy and exchange rate scepticism (2017)
Journal Article
Bresser-Pereira, L. C., & Rugitsky, F. (2018). Industrial policy and exchange rate scepticism. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 42(3), 617-632. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bex004

The aim of the present paper is to put in historical perspective the development thinking on the relationship between industrial and exchange rate policies. The first section focuses on the thought of the so-called pioneers of development economics,... Read More about Industrial policy and exchange rate scepticism.

Growth, distribution, and sectoral heterogeneity: Reading the Kaleckians in Latin America (2016)
Journal Article
Rugitsky, F. (2016). Growth, distribution, and sectoral heterogeneity: Reading the Kaleckians in Latin America. EconomiA, 17(3), 265-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econ.2016.09.005

The aim of this paper is to explore a parallelism between two episodes in the history of economic thought in order to suggest that the interaction between them can contribute to the research on Kaleckian growth and distribution models. First, a brief... Read More about Growth, distribution, and sectoral heterogeneity: Reading the Kaleckians in Latin America.

The ideologies of positive economics: Technocracy, laissez-faire, and the tensions of Friedman's methodological claims (2015)
Journal Article
Rugitsky, F. (2015). The ideologies of positive economics: Technocracy, laissez-faire, and the tensions of Friedman's methodological claims. Estudos Econômicos (São Paulo), 45(3), 499-525. https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-416145342fmr

The purpose of this paper is to address some connections between Milton Friedman's classic essay on methodology and the rise of neoliberal thinking. In order to do so, it briefly reconstructs Friedman's methodological claims and reinterprets the deba... Read More about The ideologies of positive economics: Technocracy, laissez-faire, and the tensions of Friedman's methodological claims.

Inconvenient glow: Cliometrics and the "golden age" of capitalism (2014)
Journal Article
Rugitsky, F. (2014). Inconvenient glow: Cliometrics and the "golden age" of capitalism. Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 34(4), 587-607. https://doi.org/10.1590/s0101-31572014000400005

This paper aims to criticize the recent cliometrics literature on the so-called "golden age" of capitalism. The works of Nicholas Crafts, Gianni Toniolo, and Barry Eichengreen are reconstructed in order to reveal the main characteristics of this rese... Read More about Inconvenient glow: Cliometrics and the "golden age" of capitalism.

Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory (2013)
Journal Article
Rugitsky, F. (2013). Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory. Review of Keynesian Economics, 1(4), 447-464. https://doi.org/10.4337/roke.2013.04.06

The aim of this paper is to analyse the concept of class struggle in Michal Kalecki’s writings. First, his inclusion of trade unions’ strength as one of the determining elements of the degree of monopoly is examined, taking into consideration Abba Le... Read More about Degree of monopoly and class struggle: Political aspects of Kalecki’s pricing and distribution theory.