The Persistent Fall in Profitability Underlying the Current Crisis:

New Temporalist Evidence

A study of the rates of profit of U.S. corporations, 1929-2007, with emphasis on the period since the early 1980s.

NOTE, OCTOBER 14, 2009: Here, FINALLY, is the first complete draft of the paper.

NOTE, OCTOBER 16, 2009: Here is the accompanying spreadsheet file. Please read the information in the "citation" sheet before using.

NOTE, OCTOBER 18, 2009: Here is the 2nd draft.

Comments are welcome!