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HarrodinhisstudyonTheTradeCycle。ThereMrHarrodexpectsanincrease;hereconstancyoradecreaseseemstobeindicated。SinceMrHarrodgivesgroundsforhisconclusionswhichareprimafacieplausible,thisisafurtherreasonforanattempttoputtheissuetoamoredecisivestatisticaltest。[236]
Tostatethecasemoreexactly,wehavefivefactorswhichfluctuateintheshortperiodwiththelevelofoutput:1Thepriceofwage-goodsrelativetothepriceoftheproduct;
2Thepriceofgoodsboughtfromoutsidethesystemrelativelytomoneywages;
3Themarginalwagecost;