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Switches and fake switches in methods of production

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  • Christian Bidard
  • Edith Klimovsky

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It has long been recognised that Sraffa's analysis of the choice of methods in joint production cannot be sustained, so that post-Sraffian economists have abandoned it. The paper returns to Sraffa's own approach and identifies two characteristic elements: methodologically, it is of a 'dynamic' nature (it considers a potential move of the rate of profits) and, analytically, the switch-points are the common intersection of several wage--profit curves. An internal critique consists in showing the existence of fake switches, which are at the intersection of two wage--profit curves but, unexpectedly, are not switch-points. Copyright 2004, Oxford University Press.

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  • Christian Bidard & Edith Klimovsky, 2004. "Switches and fake switches in methods of production," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Cambridge Political Economy Society, vol. 28(1), pages 89-97, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:cambje:v:28:y:2004:i:1:p:89-97
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    1. Vienneau, Robert L., 2024. "Visualizing Variations in the Analysis of the Choice of Technique," Centro Sraffa Working Papers CSWP66, Centro di Ricerche e Documentazione "Piero Sraffa".
    2. Vienneau, Robert L., 2021. "Fluke Switch Points in Pure Fixed Capital Systems," Centro Sraffa Working Papers CSWP48, Centro di Ricerche e Documentazione "Piero Sraffa".
    3. Robert L. Vienneau, 2022. "Reswitching in a Model of Extensive Rent," Bulletin of Political Economy, Bulletin of Political Economy, vol. 16(2), pages 133-146, December.

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