The two ‘iterative’ models discussed exhibit unanticipated inflation. Real industry profit rates are not uniform; then why should nominal profit rates be? Even at Marx's first iteration, the real average (non-uniform) profit rate corrected for inflation does not equal the value rate. There is no iterative reconciliation of Marx with Sraffian equilibrium.
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