Kondratiev waves

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Kondratiev waves are long-term (roughly 40–60 year) economic cycles characterized by alternating periods of rapid growth and slower development, often linked to major technological and structural changes in the economy.

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instanceOf economic cycle theory
long-wave economic cycle
alsoKnownAs K-waves NERFINISHED
Kondratieff waves NERFINISHED
long waves
associatedWith Joseph Schumpeter NERFINISHED
capital accumulation
innovation clusters
long-term investment cycles
structural crises
technological revolutions
characterizedBy alternating periods of rapid growth and slower development
association with major technological changes
association with structural changes in the economy
long-term fluctuations in economic growth
coreIdea capitalist economies exhibit recurrent long waves of boom and stagnation
criticizedBy many mainstream economists
criticizedFor ex post pattern fitting
lack of rigorous statistical evidence
field business cycle theory
economic history
macroeconomics
hasPhase downswing phase
expansion phase
stagnation phase
upswing phase
hasSupportFrom some heterodox economists
hasTypicalDuration 40–60 years
influencedBy demographic trends
globalization dynamics
institutional change
technological innovation
linkedTo general purpose technologies
industrial revolutions
long-term interest rate movements
long-term price movements
major infrastructure systems
namedAfter Nikolai Kondratiev NERFINISHED
originCountryOfTheory Soviet Union NERFINISHED
proposedBy Nikolai Kondratiev NERFINISHED
proposedInDecade 1920s
relatedTo Juglar cycles NERFINISHED
Kitchin cycles NERFINISHED
business cycles
theoreticalStatus controversial
timeScaleComparedToBusinessCycle longer
usedIn analysis of capitalist development
long-term economic forecasting
technological forecasting

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