tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post4109645043355100716..comments2024-03-25T07:51:47.758-04:00Comments on Thoughts On Economics: Robert Paul Wolff Blogging On Books On Sraffa And MarxRobert Vienneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14748118392842775431noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-15424089598146914992010-12-11T20:12:08.827-05:002010-12-11T20:12:08.827-05:00little impact Analytical Marxism has had on mainst...<i>little impact Analytical Marxism has had on mainstream economics</i><br /><br />Really? I think that if mainstream economists use nowadays such kind of models like the monopsonistic employer or the bylateral monopoly to study labor markets, it´s partly due to the influence of Mr. Roemer´s Theory of Exploitation. <br /><br />Moreover, I would say that many of the <i>analytically Marxist</i> points of view about topics like Egalitarianism or Equality of Opportunity have been adopted by a lot of mainstream economists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-80738474267431907842010-12-11T10:50:41.945-05:002010-12-11T10:50:41.945-05:00I think Roemer's work uses orthodox tools, and...I think Roemer's work uses orthodox tools, and I understand why some Marxists have expressed annoyance with Analytical Marxism. I think how little impact Analytical Marxism has had on mainstream economics, despite being at least, if not more rigorous, than orthodox economics gives weight to the view that mainstream economists are sycophants for capital.Robert Vienneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00872510108133281526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26706564.post-25919101014006083382010-12-08T17:29:51.119-05:002010-12-08T17:29:51.119-05:00Don´t you think that Mr. Roemer´s work is about re...Don´t you think that Mr. Roemer´s work is about reinterpreting Marxian economics with orthodox tools? Indeed, Mr. Roemer isn´t the usual Marxist economist. For example, in the definition of <i>socialism</i> he wrote for the <i>New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics</i>, he says <i>"Markets are essential in any complex economy, at least for coordination, and perhaps for incentives"</i>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com