This paper provides a formal dynamic analysis of exploitation, class inequalities and profits. A stylised model of a … existence of exploitation. Second, it is shown that, in a competitive environment, asset inequalities are fundamental for the … emergence of exploitation, but they are not sufficient for its persistence, both in equilibria with accumulation and growth, and …

This paper analyses the normative and positive foundations of the theory of exploitation as the unequal exchange of … labour (UEL). The key intuitions behind all of the main approaches to UEL exploitation are explicitly analysed as a series of … axiom - called Labour Exploitation - which defines the basic domain of all UEL exploitation forms and identifies the formal …

This paper uses a computational framework to analyse the equilibrium dynamics of exploitation and inequality in … accumulation economies with heterogeneous labour. A novel index is presented which measures the intensity of exploitation at the … individual level and the dynamics of the distribution of exploitation intensity is analysed. The effects of technical change and …