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The Wage-Maximisation Property

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For linear single-product models, the competitive long-run technique is wage maximising at a given rate of profit. The property is extended to multiple-product systems that satisfy an additional hypothesis called robustness. In particular, the nonsubstitution property implies that all prices are minimum in terms of wage. The result applies to several types of models, including production with fixed capital. On the robustness hypothesis, the wage-maximisation property can be seen as the counterpart in value terms of the golden rule.

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  • Christian Bidard, 2020. "The Wage-Maximisation Property," EconomiX Working Papers 2020-17, University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX.
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    Keywords

    Nonsubstitution; wage maximisation; golden rule; fixed capital; Sraffa.;
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    JEL classification:

    • B24 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Socialist; Marxist; Scraffian
    • C62 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Existence and Stability Conditions of Equilibrium
    • D41 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Perfect Competition
    • D51 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - Exchange and Production Economies

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