TY - BOOK AU - Minsky,Hyman P. AU - Papadimitriou,Dimitri B. TI - Induced investment and business cycles SN - 1843762161 AV - HG4028.C4 M47 2005 U1 - 332.0415 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Northampton, MA PB - Edward Elgar Pub. KW - Capital investments KW - Business cycles KW - Uncertainty N1 - Originally presented as the author's doctoral thesis; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: The financial fragility hypothesis: the offspring of 'Induced investment and business cycles' / Dimitri B. Papadimitriou -- The analysis of business cycles: the problem and the approach -- Some accelerator-multiplier models -- The generation of the accelerator coefficient -- The theory of the firm in relation to business cycle theory -- Cost curves and investment -- The survival of firms -- Market constraints upon firms: vulnerability -- The effect of market structure upon induced investment -- Monetary behavior and induced investment -- Conclusion: business cycle theory and economic policy ER -