Malthus and Ricardo on the determinants of the rate of profit

Edward J. Amadeo () and Estevão K. X. Bastos ()

Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, 1992, vol. 12, issue 1, 49-58

Abstract: This paper examines the controversy between Malthus and Ricardo about thedeterminants of the rate of profit. It suggests a stylized model which allows a differentiationbetween the “limiting principle” and the “regulating principle” Malthus proposed. It alsocomments on selected quotations from texts by Malthus, Ricardo and Keynes. JEL Classification: B1.

Keywords: Profit rate; Malthus; Ricardo (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1992
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