Professor Samuelson on Sraffa and the classical economists

European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 181-242

  Garegnani, Pierangelo ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capital; Classical economists; Demand and supply; Distribution; Neoclassical theory; Samuelson; Sraffa; Surplus theories; Wages

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547805611     PISSN: 09672567     EISSN: 14695936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09672560701327919     Document Type: Article

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