Steve Keen (s.keen@uws.edu.au)
Mon, 27 Dec 1999 08:59:46 +1100
Ajit asks:
>So, Steve! What is the quantitative solution to the problem? Have a happy
>millennium everybody! Cheers, ajit sinha
>
The catch is, there is no quantitative solution! Or at least no ex-ante
formula. The value ("wage"/"cost of education") of skilled labor is
unrelated to its use-value (value-creating capacity), just as the value of
unskilled labor is unrelated to its use-value. Marx simply assumed a s/v
ratio for the latter (normally of 100%), and the same applies to skilled
labor.
There are a few nuances of course--such as that skilled labor is more
likely to have market power and therefore to be able to get an
exchange-value (wage) which exceeds its value.
Cheers,
Steve
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