Labour employed in production and labour commanded: A Ricardian conjecture

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 547-562

  Naldi, Nerio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adam Smith; David Ricardo; Theory of prices; Theory of value

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPLOYMENT; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LABOR SUPPLY;

EID: 0041766687     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/27.4.547     Document Type: Article

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