C.E. Ferguson and the Neoclassical Theory of Capital: A Matter of Faith
In 1969 the American neoclassical economist C.E. Ferguson wrote that reliance on neoclassical aggregate production and distribution theory is a 'matter of faith' to be sorted out (he says 'answered') by econometricians. Ferguson was criticized on both sides of the debate for invoking this religious metaphor. Using the methodological framework of A.J. Cohen & G.C. Harcourt (2005), Introduction: capital theory controversy: scarcity, production, equilibrium, and time, in: A. Cohen, G.C. Harcourt & C. Bliss (Eds) Capital Theory, 3 Vols. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, this paper argues that faith plays a recurring role in all capital controversies and especially in modern theories of growth that rely wholesale on the aggregate production function. Ferguson's faith proves to be much more insightful than previously recognized.
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2011
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Authors: | Carter, Scott |
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Review of Political Economy. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0953-8259. - Vol. 23.2011, 3, p. 339-356
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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