Classical Economists, Marx and Marshall on Dominant Technique

Titolo Rivista HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND POLICY
Autori/Curatori Persefoni Tsaliki, Lefteris Tsoulfidis
Anno di pubblicazione 2015 Fascicolo 2015/2
Lingua Italiano Numero pagine 16 P. 21-36 Dimensione file 253 KB
DOI 10.3280/SPE2015-002002
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The focal point of this paper is the notion of the dominant technique and its treatment in the theories of value and distribution. Our argument is that neither the average nor the minimum cost production are necessarily identified with the dominant technique in an industry. The dominant technique is in fact approximated with the types of capital, where expansion or contraction of accumulation actually takes place, and in this sense, the dominant is perceived as marginal technique used by firms entering (or leaving), and, therefore, expanding (or contracting) industry’s supply. Such a concept is absolutely consistent with the classical theory of value and is at odds with the neoclassical (not necessarily Marshall’s) theory despite of the adoption of marginal analysis.;

Keywords:Dominant technique, market value, representative firm

Jel codes:B10, D40, O30

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Persefoni Tsaliki, Lefteris Tsoulfidis, Classical Economists, Marx and Marshall on Dominant Technique in "HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT AND POLICY" 2/2015, pp 21-36, DOI: 10.3280/SPE2015-002002