A week or so ago, Doug asked for an example where Marxian categories would be superior to neoclassical categories. What about the role of software introduction? The actual production costs of software bear no relationship whatsoever to the commercial costs of the software. Yet software as part of the capital stock. What is the depreciation of software? I still write using a DOS program, which I consider to be better for organizing information than any more advanced software.
-- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chico, CA 95929 530-898-5321 fax 530-898-5901