A sociology of profit - American Economic Association
... added on total production cost (market side) will always necessarily converge. The crucial element in this question is how labor values transform into a system of relative market prices. Why is this a problem? For example, if we assume that two producers apply the same number of workers but differen ...
... added on total production cost (market side) will always necessarily converge. The crucial element in this question is how labor values transform into a system of relative market prices. Why is this a problem? For example, if we assume that two producers apply the same number of workers but differen ...
appendix to chapter 9: what is wrong with using aggregate
... The use of APFs for theoretical purposes (i.e. the use of models, which include an APF, for the exploration of theoretical questions and qualitative comparative statics e.g. in growth theory) has been often justified by recourse to the description of one-good neoclassical models as 'parables' (Samue ...
... The use of APFs for theoretical purposes (i.e. the use of models, which include an APF, for the exploration of theoretical questions and qualitative comparative statics e.g. in growth theory) has been often justified by recourse to the description of one-good neoclassical models as 'parables' (Samue ...
Circular flow and quantitative elements
... with human beings. Because they deal with humans, with their motivation and desires, social scientists are faced with a number of problems. Humans are very complex beings and it is not possible to model or understand every aspect of being a human. ...
... with human beings. Because they deal with humans, with their motivation and desires, social scientists are faced with a number of problems. Humans are very complex beings and it is not possible to model or understand every aspect of being a human. ...
A closer look at the economic problem
... that more fish can only be produced by sacrificing part of the potato production. For example, at D more fish (3 baskets) can be produced per day than at C but this means that fewer potatoes (70 kilograms) will be produced. In other words, 15 kilograms of potatoes have to be sacrificed to produce an ...
... that more fish can only be produced by sacrificing part of the potato production. For example, at D more fish (3 baskets) can be produced per day than at C but this means that fewer potatoes (70 kilograms) will be produced. In other words, 15 kilograms of potatoes have to be sacrificed to produce an ...
The Steady-State Economy: The only path to a sustainable
... The alternative to growth or decline is the steady state. Most classical economists acknowledged the existence of a steady state, including Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill. They all had their own ideas about such a state; some equated it with disaster, others glorified it. ...
... The alternative to growth or decline is the steady state. Most classical economists acknowledged the existence of a steady state, including Adam Smith, Thomas Malthus, Karl Marx and John Stuart Mill. They all had their own ideas about such a state; some equated it with disaster, others glorified it. ...
A Modern Reader in Institutional and Evolutionary Economics : Key
... Uskali Mäki is Professor of Philosophy at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. His research focuses on issues in economic methodology, such as realism, explanation, rhetoric, the sociology and economics of economics, and foundations of new institutional and Austrian economics. He is co-ed ...
... Uskali Mäki is Professor of Philosophy at Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. His research focuses on issues in economic methodology, such as realism, explanation, rhetoric, the sociology and economics of economics, and foundations of new institutional and Austrian economics. He is co-ed ...
The Role of Seaports in the Process of Economic Growth
... The seaport constitutes the principal element of the maritime sector. Large parts of maritime services are offered within it, why various actors in maritime affairs are closely related to. To meet the maritime actor’s requirements, seaport required enormous equipment and installations. These are cal ...
... The seaport constitutes the principal element of the maritime sector. Large parts of maritime services are offered within it, why various actors in maritime affairs are closely related to. To meet the maritime actor’s requirements, seaport required enormous equipment and installations. These are cal ...
Institutional economics and economic development
... changes in both the political and judicial processes. Interest groups and political parties and organizations may determine the kind of institutional structures that are created in the society. The new institutionalism is identified with Douglas North’s contribution to the theory of institutions and ...
... changes in both the political and judicial processes. Interest groups and political parties and organizations may determine the kind of institutional structures that are created in the society. The new institutionalism is identified with Douglas North’s contribution to the theory of institutions and ...
Ethics of the Discount Rate in the Stern Review on the Economics of
... of consumption.13 As noted above, η = 1 implies that £1 is valued ten times higher if it accrues to someone with one-tenth of the income. Or, equivalently, a given per cent increase in consumption is taken to generate the same utility for rich and poor people (because the absolute increase is much h ...
... of consumption.13 As noted above, η = 1 implies that £1 is valued ten times higher if it accrues to someone with one-tenth of the income. Or, equivalently, a given per cent increase in consumption is taken to generate the same utility for rich and poor people (because the absolute increase is much h ...
Bioeconomy as a Complex Adaptive System of
... 1) agents – as every system the bioeconomy should be recognized as a set of economic agents performing different functions, not only devoted to supply and demand but also aimed to deliver knowledge or institutional framework; 2)connections – every agent in the bioeconomy system performs the role tha ...
... 1) agents – as every system the bioeconomy should be recognized as a set of economic agents performing different functions, not only devoted to supply and demand but also aimed to deliver knowledge or institutional framework; 2)connections – every agent in the bioeconomy system performs the role tha ...
The Evaluation of Post-Keynesian Economics
... would consequently also lead to ANRUE in macroeconomic theory; hence the rejection of Keynesian UNE. Moreover, any macroeconomic policy of raising AD, including an increase in money supply in order to raise employment would immediately lead to price rises. An anticipated economic policy and its quan ...
... would consequently also lead to ANRUE in macroeconomic theory; hence the rejection of Keynesian UNE. Moreover, any macroeconomic policy of raising AD, including an increase in money supply in order to raise employment would immediately lead to price rises. An anticipated economic policy and its quan ...
Perceptions of Fairness and Allocation Systems
... what he/she believes is half of the cake and the chooser on the other hand might obtain in his view more than half of it. Similar to this game, distribution justice has also been analysed in experiments. Güth et al. (1982) first introduced the ultimatum bargaining game and argue that “subjects often ...
... what he/she believes is half of the cake and the chooser on the other hand might obtain in his view more than half of it. Similar to this game, distribution justice has also been analysed in experiments. Güth et al. (1982) first introduced the ultimatum bargaining game and argue that “subjects often ...
Bonefeld (HHS-15-0004 final) - Pure
... philosophy’s search for the good and reasonable organisation of life (Horkheimer, 1992b). It holds that ‘there is a tenderness only in the coarsest demand: that no-one should go hungry any more’ (Adorno, 2005: 156).1 ...
... philosophy’s search for the good and reasonable organisation of life (Horkheimer, 1992b). It holds that ‘there is a tenderness only in the coarsest demand: that no-one should go hungry any more’ (Adorno, 2005: 156).1 ...
What do we know about the labor share and the profit share? Part I
... Besides Ricardo, economists have treated the topic in a way that can only be described as bipolar (Solow, 1958). Going down history lane, the times of manic interest were under the Physiocrats and classical economists (including of course Marx), the early 20th century and its first statistical inqui ...
... Besides Ricardo, economists have treated the topic in a way that can only be described as bipolar (Solow, 1958). Going down history lane, the times of manic interest were under the Physiocrats and classical economists (including of course Marx), the early 20th century and its first statistical inqui ...
Chapter 5 - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... increase or decrease their prices as a group • These agreements allow the firms to exert control over the price like a monopolist • Note: A type of collusion involving a formal agreement about price and production is the cartel e.g. OPEC ...
... increase or decrease their prices as a group • These agreements allow the firms to exert control over the price like a monopolist • Note: A type of collusion involving a formal agreement about price and production is the cartel e.g. OPEC ...
HAPPINESS ECONOMICS What is happiness economics?
... a given country at a given time, we see that rich people are in fact much happier than poor people. ...
... a given country at a given time, we see that rich people are in fact much happier than poor people. ...
Income Distribution and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from
... Salavadori (2003) emphasizes that an interest in the study of economic growth has experienced remarkable ups and downs in the history of economics. It was the central issue in classical political economy from Adam Smith to David Ricardo, and then in the critique by Karl Marx (Nelson, 1996; Salavador ...
... Salavadori (2003) emphasizes that an interest in the study of economic growth has experienced remarkable ups and downs in the history of economics. It was the central issue in classical political economy from Adam Smith to David Ricardo, and then in the critique by Karl Marx (Nelson, 1996; Salavador ...
A Survey on Modeling Economic Growth
... Another goal, a fairer income distribution, is usually more easily achievable if there is additional income as basis for the reallocation. In addition, growth has to be evaluated. It influences many fields that often are not directly included in economic questions. It is relevant which impact it has ...
... Another goal, a fairer income distribution, is usually more easily achievable if there is additional income as basis for the reallocation. In addition, growth has to be evaluated. It influences many fields that often are not directly included in economic questions. It is relevant which impact it has ...
NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES TECHNOLOGICAL LINKAGES, MARKET SThUCTURE, AND OPTIMUM PRODUCTION POLICIES
... varieties. The model has the appealing feature of highlighting both technological and market forces: the direction of the distortion depends on the relationship between the extent of the external scale economies and the market power of each producer of differentiated intermediates. Optimal correctiv ...
... varieties. The model has the appealing feature of highlighting both technological and market forces: the direction of the distortion depends on the relationship between the extent of the external scale economies and the market power of each producer of differentiated intermediates. Optimal correctiv ...
János Kornai`s Contributions to Economic Analysis Assar Lindbeck
... Naturally, the relation between political and economic centralization is more complicated than these simple observations. History gives many examples of countries with a combination of political centralization, indeed even political dictatorship, and quite decentralized economic systems – Chile unde ...
... Naturally, the relation between political and economic centralization is more complicated than these simple observations. History gives many examples of countries with a combination of political centralization, indeed even political dictatorship, and quite decentralized economic systems – Chile unde ...
Towards a System Dynamics Model of De Soto`s Theory on Informal
... precise, although more restrictive. The translation of verbal theory to a mathematical representation results in the loss of richness (Repenning 2002). However, there are various benefits: computer simulation is seen as a technique that is able to represent, communicate and test theoretical concept ...
... precise, although more restrictive. The translation of verbal theory to a mathematical representation results in the loss of richness (Repenning 2002). However, there are various benefits: computer simulation is seen as a technique that is able to represent, communicate and test theoretical concept ...
Reconciling the invisible hand and innovation
... here as the ‘double paradox’ of the Invisible Hand. Second, the interpretation of Adam Smith’s conjecture on the beneficial effects of the free-market economy cannot –and should not– be confined to the production and consumption of existing products. While the paradoxes are resolved taking the notio ...
... here as the ‘double paradox’ of the Invisible Hand. Second, the interpretation of Adam Smith’s conjecture on the beneficial effects of the free-market economy cannot –and should not– be confined to the production and consumption of existing products. While the paradoxes are resolved taking the notio ...
Institutional Marxian Political Economy: A Conceptual Marriage
... (4) Hilferding’s Finance Capital Hilferding’s Finance Capital (1981) is one of the most substantial studies of the transformation of capitalist economy in the beginning of the 20th century. Among many interesting topics covered, stage theories of social structure of accumulation, classes, and crisis ...
... (4) Hilferding’s Finance Capital Hilferding’s Finance Capital (1981) is one of the most substantial studies of the transformation of capitalist economy in the beginning of the 20th century. Among many interesting topics covered, stage theories of social structure of accumulation, classes, and crisis ...
1 Hume`s specie-flow mechanism and the 16 century price
... goods. In equation (3), money demand responds to the transactions motive. Given that the real amount of transactions T and the velocity of circulation 1/ k are implicitly treated as exogenous, this implies that prices change in proportion to money. These three equations imply that internal adjustme ...
... goods. In equation (3), money demand responds to the transactions motive. Given that the real amount of transactions T and the velocity of circulation 1/ k are implicitly treated as exogenous, this implies that prices change in proportion to money. These three equations imply that internal adjustme ...