). Second, if we endogenize capital outlays using profit-maximizing behaviour of capitalist farmers, then absolute rent becomes …This paper develops a simple theoretical model to analyze Marx's theory of ground rent. Using the model, I demonstrate … two important results. First, if we take capital as exogenous, then total ground-rent can be decomposed into the three …

rate of profit and its components - profit share, capacity utilization rate, and capacity-capital ratio - on investment …. Our results show that: (a) the rate of profit has both short and long run positive impacts on investment; (b) the profit …

We use a state-level panel data set for the period 1969-2005 to analyze the relative importance of profitability (rate … of profit) and industrial disputes (man-days lost to all industrial disputes per worker) in explaining cross … added, investment and employment - we find that profitability is more significant than industrial disputes in explaining the …

-97, and 2001-02 to 2007-08. All other short run periods have witnessed declining profitability. Profit rate decomposition …Using aggregate data from the Annual Survey of Industries, we analyze profitability in India's organized manufacturing … sector from 1982-83 to 2012-13. Over the whole period of analysis, the rate of profit grew at about 1 percent per annum …

inflation in the price index for capital goods is equal to the threshold value, historical cost and replacement cost profit … - 2010. Moreover, trends in both replacement cost and historical cost profit rates display very similar movements over long … periods, making the choice of capital stock valuation irrelevant for empirical analysis of profitability trends …