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Hesiod on Scarcity

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This study deals with Hesiod’s most important economic contribution. He introduced and explicitly defined the concept of economic scarcity, relating it to the productivity of labor. The latter can be enhanced by an unbounded Prometheus (technology), which permits the exploitation of new materials such as iron. In this paper, a distinction is made between a static and a dynamic definition of scarcity. Related to scarcity is the debate on the etymology of the word “economics†. In Works and Days, the word itself is absent, but, nevertheless, the word “oikos†is mentioned many times to clearly mean family business, which needs economic management within the institutionallydetermined peace and justice. Without these two pre-conditions, the economies cannot flourish (grow).

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  • Gregory T. Papanikos, 2023. "Hesiod on Scarcity," Athens Journal of Business & Economics, Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER), vol. 9(2), pages 179-206, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ate:journl:ajbev9i2-4
    DOI: 10.30958/ajbe.9-2-4
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