Paul Krugman

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Paul Krugman @paulkrugman

Somehow Robinson and others managed to convince themselves that the moral legitimacy of capitalism rested on the existence of a well-defined measure of "capital" that had a well-defined marginal product 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 25, 2021

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Nice appreciation of Joan Robinson, although no mention of her later role. Sad to say, as a student I mainly encountered her through the "Cambridge capital controversy," a huge intellectual muddle 1/ https://t.co/HRaH7DVrXN — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 25, 2021

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What followed was a tortured debate that illuminated nothing much, and eventually just faded away. Oh well. But Zach Carter is right: we value thinkers for their best work, not their detours, and Robinson made a huge contribution 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 25, 2021