Besicovitch, Sraffa, and the existence of the Standard commodity

Salvadori, Neri (2010): Besicovitch, Sraffa, and the existence of the Standard commodity.

Abstract

The relationship between the proof of the existence of the Standard commodity contained in section 37 of Sraffa’s (1960) book and the proof supplied to Sraffa by Besicovitch on 21 September 1944 is explored. Some reasons which led Sraffa to omit this proof in his book in favor of an incomplete argument is postulated.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Sraffa; Besecovitch; Standard Commodity; Perron-Frobenius Theorem
• Subjects: B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B3 - History of Economic Thought: Individuals > B31 - Individuals; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925 > B23 - Econometrics ; Quantitative and Mathematical Studies; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B2 - History of Economic Thought since 1925 > B29 - Other

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