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In this half of the lecture, I show that even if there was a downward-sloping demand curve, Neoclassical supply and demand analysis is still invalid because: (a) Equating marginal cost and marginal revenue doesn’t maximize profits; and (b) A market supply curve can’t be derived independently of the demand curve.
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In this half of the lecture, I show that even if there was a downward-sloping demand curve, Neoclassical supply and demand analysis is still invalid because: (a) Equating marginal cost and marginal revenue doesn’t maximize profits; and (b) A market supply curve can’t be derived independently of the demand curve.
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Steve Keen considers the following as important:
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