Rate of Profit in the United States and in China (2007–2014): A Look at Two Trajectories and Strategic Sectors

This paper investigates the turbulent behavior that might exist under a national average rate of profit. We use a database—ORBIS—that allows our investigation to start from the level of the firm, with data from 2007 to 2014. A comparison between the United States and China organizes the statistical...

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Published in:The Review of radical political economics 2021-03, Vol.53 (1), p.116-142
Main Authors: Marquetti, Adalmir Antonio, Chaves, Catari Vilela, Ribeiro, Leonardo Costa, Albuquerque, Eduardo da Motta e
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Averages
Economic sectors
Economic stabilization
Investigations
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Summary:This paper investigates the turbulent behavior that might exist under a national average rate of profit. We use a database—ORBIS—that allows our investigation to start from the level of the firm, with data from 2007 to 2014. A comparison between the United States and China organizes the statistical description of the rates of profit in those countries. Three issues are investigated: the trajectories of the national average rate of profit and their disaggregation; the distribution of different rates of profit by firms, economic sectors, and manufacturing sectors, and the stability of those distributions over time.
ISSN:0486-6134
1552-8502
DOI:10.1177/0486613420917683