**** AT A GLANCE ****
Participation: 20 of 63 [31.7%]
Volume: 139 posts
New Members: Anders Ekeland [Norway]
Brendan Tuohy [New Zealand]
Julian Wells [UK]
Most discussed topic: "What is prior?"
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**** TOPICS DISCUSSED THIS MONTH ****
A. Thread discussed at *greatest length* (20 or more posts):
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o WHAT IS PRIOR? [out of and includes "TWO RATES OF PROFIT?";
also includes "small expectations" and "time in a bottle"]
(-54- posts).
B. Threads discussed *at length* (10-19 posts):
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o VARIABLE CAPITAL AND THE DETERMINATION OF VALUE [continued;
includes "variable capital"] (16);
o NON-CAPITAL AND VARIABLE CAPITAL [out of "variable capital and
the determination of value"] (12);
o OBSOLESCENCE (15).
C. *Other topics discussed*:
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o WHAT DO YOU TEACH IN YOUR MICRO AND IO CLASSES? (8);
o COMPETITION AND THE EQUALIZATION OF PROFIT RATES: AN ABSTRACT
[out of "what do you teach in your micro and IO classes?";
began with Eduardo's post on the 13th] (8);
o CREATIONIST ECONOMICS [out of "what do you teach in your micro
and IO classes?"];
o TIME: CONTINUOUS AND DISCRETE;
o MEANS OF PAYMENT MULTIPLIER;
o DESIGNER MARXISM [concerns new edition of _The Communist
Manifesto_].
D. *Announcements*:
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o MARX AND ENGELS ON CD-ROM [posted on 4th];
o MARX'S MATHEMATICAL MANUSCRIPTS [posted by Alan on 14th];
o KAPITAL.DOC [message from Elmar Altvater posted on 15th];
o JIEHUN'S SOS MESSAGE [see David's message on 22nd);
o IWGVT 99 VALUE CONFERENCE CALL [posted on 29th by Alan].
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OVERALL, April was *v-e-r-y* slow. The participation rate also declined
from March.
(Once again) there were problems with the (galaxy) server that affected
the volume and timing of postings.
We added 3 new members in April -- the most per month in a very long
time (approximately a year).
As we enter May -- *** happy May Day everyone !!! *** -- we should
strive to find new topics to discuss and increase the quantity of
discussion and participation levels. Please remember that May is the
last month before the beginning of the summer for most members, so if
you want to begin a thread, the best time to act is ... soon.
In solidarity, Jerry
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