Andrew and I and others have worked on this problem before. The Falling
Rate of Profit might best be understood outside of the simple C+V+S
framework. With rapid technical change, the elimination of historical
capital values creates a sequence of capital losses that drags down profits.
I thought Andrew had gone over this before on this list.
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 916-898-5321
E-Mail michael@ecst.csuchico.edu