Malthus and Ricardo on the determinants of the rate of profit

ABSTRACT This paper examines the controversy between Malthus and Ricardo about the determinants of the rate of profit. It suggests a stylized model which allows a differentiation between the “limiting principle” and the “regulating principle” Malthus proposed. It also comments on selected quotations from texts by Malthus, Ricardo and Keynes.

**摘要** 本文考察了马尔萨斯与李嘉图之间关于利润率决定因素的学术争论。本文构建了一个程式化模型，可用于区分马尔萨斯所提出的“限制原则（limiting principle）”与“调节原则（regulating principle）”。此外，本文还对马尔萨斯、李嘉图及凯恩斯的文本中选取的引文展开了评析。