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Marx and Keynes: from exploitation to employment

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  • Fritz Helmedag

    (Economics Department, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany)

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Marx's and Keynes's analyses of capitalism complement each other well. In a largely general model including the public sector and international trade it is shown that the labour theory of value provides a sound foundation to reveal the factors influencing employment. Workers buy ‘necessaries’ out of their disposable wages from an integrated basic sector, whereas the ‘luxury’ division's revenues spring from other sources of income. In order to maximize profits, the wage–good industry controls the level of unit labour costs. Ultimately, effective demand governs the volume of work. On this basis, implications for economic policy are outlined.

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  • Fritz Helmedag, 2019. "Marx and Keynes: from exploitation to employment," European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, Edward Elgar Publishing, vol. 16(2), pages 260-271, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:elg:ejeepi:v:16:y:2019:i:2:p260-271
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    1. Fritz Helmedag, 2022. "Steuern und Budgetdefizite als Determinanten des Sozialprodukts [How Taxes and Budget Deficits Determine Domestic Product]," Wirtschaftsdienst, Springer;ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 102(3), pages 229-235, March.

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    Keywords

    employment; Marx; Keynes; surplus value;
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    JEL classification:

    • E11 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Marxian; Sraffian; Kaleckian
    • E12 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - General Aggregative Models - - - Keynes; Keynesian; Post-Keynesian; Modern Monetary Theory
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity

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