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What is the Source of Profit and Interest? A Classical Conundrum Reconsidered

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  • Tomasson, Gunnar
  • Bezemer, Dirk J

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Classical political economy was underpinned by a shared view of the economy as a circular flow. This begged the question of how the value of produce can exceed the value of factor inputs: the ‘Profit Puzzle’. In this paper we advocate an understanding of the Profit Puzzle as a monetary paradox arising from Say’s Law. We trace how Classical, Keynesian and Neoclassical economists addressed the Puzzle. We suggest a solution based on the work of Bentham.

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  • Tomasson, Gunnar & Bezemer, Dirk J, 2010. "What is the Source of Profit and Interest? A Classical Conundrum Reconsidered," MPRA Paper 20320, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Hicks, John R [Sir], 1973. "Recollections and Documents," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 40(157), pages 2-11, February.
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    Keywords

    Circular Flow; Say's Law; Profit; Credit; Marx; Schumpeter; Keynes;
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    JEL classification:

    • B12 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Classical (includes Adam Smith)
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy

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