PART I: THE PH.D. DISSERTATION: A Problem in the Theory of Distribution from Ricardo to Wicksell -- PART II: CRITIQUE OF MARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY THEORIES: Heterogeneous Capital, the Production Function and the Theory of Distribution -- Switching of Technique -- On a Change in the Notion of...

In this article, part of an ongoing discussion, Samuelson (2000) is taken as the occasion for a critical examination of Samuelson's work on the classical economists and Sraffa, a subject of continuing interest for that author, especially after Sraffa (1960). The article argues for the existence...

Sraffa's notes titled 'Summer 1927' (D3/12/3, Trinity Catalogue) presumably written while preparing for the lectures on the theory of value he intended to hold in Cambridge that autumn, when examined jointly with the lectures in fact delivered in 1928-31 and other manuscripts from the period...

[eng] The paper distinguishes between two routes along which orthodox theory can be criticized in order to establish the principle that aggregate demand may be insufficient to absorb the output obtainable from normal utilization of existing productive capacity. Keynes based himself on the...

This thought-provoking book discusses the concept of progress in economics and investigates whether any advance has been made in its different spheres of research. The authors look back at the history, successes and failures of their respective fields and thoroughly examine the notion of...