The Division of Labor Under Homogeneity
A Critique of Mises and Rothbard
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2821322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Walter Block, Walter E Block (0000-0003-2215-4791, Loyola University New Orleans), Per Henrik Hansen (Copenhagen Business School), Peter G Klein (0000-0001-5965-3215, University of Missouri, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 66 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 457-464 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1536-7150.2007.00520.x |
| OpenAlex | W2121123077 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
Even the most passionate defenders of free trade, such as Mises and Rothbard, claim that trade cannot occur under conditions of strict homogeneity of land, labor, and capital. We show that specialization, trade, and the division of labor can emerge even when resources are initially homogenous, due to "natural heterogeneity," economies of scale, and learning
Division (mathematics) · Division of labour · Economic geography · Economics · Homogeneity (statistics) · Labour economics · Market economy · Neoclassical economics · von Mises yield criterion · Economic theories and models · Economic Theory and Institutions · Economic Theory and Policy · Engineering · Mathematics
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |