The
current financial crisis has been interpreted
as the fulfillment of Hyman P. Minsky's
predictions by many, while others have
opposed this suggestion. In this paper,
the author tries to sketch out an alternative
understanding of Minsky as an evolving
research agenda. He argues that if Minskyan
work means solely his own writings and
their restatement, then, those who refute
this current crisis as Minsky's prediction
are probably right – one cannot help but
focus on what is different about the current
crisis. But, if instead, Minksyan refers
to an evolving literature that emanate
from but transcend his work, their arguments
miss their mark.
May 16, 2009.
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