PROFIT RATES: GRAVITATION AND TRENDS
G. Duménil, D. Lévy

First PDF file (1013 Ko):
Introduction, p.1
1. Summary of the main findings, p.2
2. General framework of analysis, p.6
    2.1 Profit rates within classical-Marxist economics, p.6
    2.2 Measures, p.8
    2.3 The field of capital mobility: The issue, p.11
    2.4 Gravitation and the trend of the profit rate: What can be done, p.12
3. Individual and capitalist business, p.14
    3.1 Criteria, p.14
    3.2 Results, p.16
    3.3 Relative sector size, p.19
4. The gravitation of profit rates, p.23
    4.1 The broad picture, p.23
    4.2 The Nonfinancial core capitalist business: Gravitation, p.24
    4.3 Mining, Transportation, and Public utilities, p.30
    4.4 Other industries, p.33
5. The falling profit rate: The Nonresidential business, p.33
    5.1 Profitability as determined by technology and distribution, p.35
    5.2 The profitability as experienced by firms, p.39
6. The falling profit rate: The corporate sector - Finance, p.41
    6.1 Sizes, p.42
    6.2 Profitability as determined by technology and distribution, p.43
    6.3 Profitability as felt by corporations, p.46
    6.4 Finance: Gravitation and trend, p.52

Second PDF file (769 Ko):
Appendices, p.55
    A.1 Individual and capitalist business: Additional tables relating to section 3, p.55
    A.2 Individual and capitalist business: Criteria over time, p.55
    A.3 Individual and capitalist business: Self-employed persons, p.58
    A.4 Gravitation: Additional tables and figures of section 4, p.58
    A.5 Gravitation: The impact of inventories, taxation, and interest, p.60
    A.6 Gravitation: The impact of adjustments and the use of GPO series, p.65
    A.7 Gravitation: The two components of real estate, p.69
    A.8 The trend of the profit rate: Additional figures relating to section 5, p.71
    A.9 The trend of the profit rate: Government and Residential real estate, p.72
    A.10 The trend of the profit rate: The impact of adjustments, p.72
    A.11 The trend of the profit rate: The effects of inventories (corporate sector), p.72
    A.12 Tangible assets v. net worth (corporate sector), p.73
    A.13 The trend of the profit rate: Dividends received (corporate sector), p.77
    A.14 Gravitation and trend: The Restricted financial and corporate sectors, p.79
    A.15 Profit rate, technology, and distribution, p.81

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