Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK and Boston, USA
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Blackwell Publishers Ltd
Metroeconomica
52 (2001), S. 0
ISSN:
1467-999X
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Economics
Notes:
In this paper we discuss in terms of the simple model of exhaustible resources proposed by Bidard and Erreygers some of their propositions. The concept of ‘real rate of profit’ introduced by them is shown to be of no analytical use. It is stressed that the mathematical properties of the economic system under consideration are independent of the numeraire adopted. The classical treatment of exhaustible resources in terms of differential rent is shown to be correct under well-defined conditions. It is argued that it is complementary to, rather than incompatible with, the approach which emphasizes that in conditions of free competition the rate of profit obtained by conserving the resource equals that in production processes.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-999X.00120
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