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Determinants of the rate of return on capital in German corporations 1961 - 1975

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  • Schmidt, Reinhart
  • Langfeldt, Enno

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In the past years several researchers have called attention to the decline of the rate of return on capital. The difference of these investigations is based on the following items: 1. the country for which the investigation is carried out; 2. the period of time covered by the investigation; 3. the computation of nominal or real rates of return; 4. the reference to equity or total capital and to return before taxes or after taxes; 5. the derivation of the results from macroeconomic data or firm data. A decline of the rate of return on capital has been stated by Nordhaus (7) for the United States from 1948 to 1973, by King (4) for the United Kingdom from 1956 to 1973, and by Albach, Geisen, and Scholten (2) for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1960 to 1974 …

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  • Schmidt, Reinhart & Langfeldt, Enno, 1977. "Determinants of the rate of return on capital in German corporations 1961 - 1975," Manuskripte aus den Instituten für Betriebswirtschaftslehre der Universität Kiel 47, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre.
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    1. King, Mervyn A, 1975. "The United Kingdom Profits Crisis: Myth or Reality?," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 85(337), pages 33-54, March.
    2. William D. Nordhaus, 1974. "The Falling Share of Profits," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 5(1), pages 169-218.
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