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标题：Capitalism With Capital: A Suggested Remedy for the Absence of Investment Decision Making in Basic Microeconomics Teaching
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作者：Richard A Miller
期刊名称：International Review of Economics Education
印刷版ISSN：1477-3880
出版年度：2007
卷号：6
期号：01
出版社：Economics LTSN
摘要：¡®[U]nder competition, the rate of return on investment tends toward equality in all industries.¡¯ Introductory and intermediate microeconomics textbooks are sketchy in explaining how capital is allocated by financial markets.Capital budgeting techniques, primarily net present value, deserve a more prominent role.This article suggests ways in which financial economics can be integrated into undergraduate courses to illuminate entry into (and exit from) industries in response to profit opportunities, as an essential part of economists¡¯ narration of resource allocation in a capitalistic and dynamic market economy.