Re: [OPE] Question about books that are sound introductions to economics

Well if there is no obvious difference in two peoples productivity the parsimonious assumption must be that their productivity is the same, so I don't see that there really any problem here.

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From: ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu [mailto:ope-bounces@lists.csuchico.edu] On Behalf Of GERALD LEVY
Sent: 21 September 2010 01:59
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Subject: Re: [OPE] Question about books that are sound introductions to economics

> I dispute what you say about there being no objective calculus for comparing trained and untrained labour. Skilled versus
> unskilled in a given trade can obviously be compared by looking at differences in productivity per day.

Hi Paul C:

Calculating and then comparing productivity is not so 'obvious'.

In solidarity, Jerry

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