[PEN-L:5631] Re: Tendency of falling profit rate - was: language & math

On Wed, 21 Jun 1995, Trond Andresen wrote: > Tavis Barr says: > > > ..if there is no tendency of the profit rate to fall, why > > has it been on a downward trend for the last 25 years or so? > > First: Are economists in agreement on this? I have economist > acquaintances who say otherwise.

[PEN-L:5630] Re: Tendency of falling profit rate - was: lang

Tavis and then Trond write: > ..if there is no tendency of the profit rate to fall, why > has it been on a downward trend for the last 25 years or so? First: Are economists in agreement on this? I have economist acquaintances who say otherwise. Just asking. >According to the OECD data I'v

[PEN-L:5629] Re: militias: tools of the devil?

To Doug: It is a "vicious cycle" is it not? Certainly "misery produces population" but that in turn reinforces misery through a well-known mechanism. Anything that can reduce birth rates in densely populated poor rural areas, such as educating women, may help break this cycle. No real

[PEN-L:5628] Diminishing Returns

I am curious about the passages in Book III of CAPITAL where T. Barr finds Marx adopting the idea of diminishing marginal returns. Where are they? Thanks, John R. Ernst PS Sorry T. Barr but I lost your address as I tried to respond directly to you.

[PEN-L:5627] Re: Roemer and tec

>A colleague has requested help with citations. Evidently a recent Forbes >referred to "Roemer's now very au current theory about the economic >leadership role technology will now play." Has anyone seen the Forbes >article? Do any of you know to which of Roemer's efforts the article might >r

[PEN-L:5626] Tendency of falling profit rate - was: language & math

Tavis Barr says: > ..if there is no tendency of the profit rate to fall, why > has it been on a downward trend for the last 25 years or so? First: Are economists in agreement on this? I have economist acquaintances who say otherwise. Just asking. Secondly: If this rate really has been falling