Synthesizing feminist and post-Keynesian/ Kaleckian economics for a purple–green–red transition*

Abstract

The aim of this article is to discuss why we should synthesize feminist and post-Keynesian/Kaleckian economics. We answer three related questions. Why does post-Keynesian economics need feminist economics? Why does feminist economics need post-Keynesian macroeconomics? Finally, what is the relevance of synthesizing feminist and post-Keynesian economics for policy analysis in the twenty-first century? We then present a theoretical synthesis model bringing together and extending the existing macroeconomic models in feminist post-Keynesian economics. Finally empirical findings based on this synthesis model are discussed in a policy context.