In: Economics
What are the two important functions that profits and losses perform, according to Ludwig von Mises, which cannot be replicated under socialism?
We call the economy stationary when per person's wealth and
income remains unchanged.That is when consumer spends more on some
articles should be equal to he spends less on some articles.The
amount of profit earned by one entrepreneur equals the total amount
of loss suffered by another entrepreneurs.
A surplus of sum of all the profits generated by in the economy
above the sum of all the losses suffered happens only in a
capitalist economy.
The enrichment which is generated by additional capital goes to
whom who have created by savings.Rest is used for increasing the
marginal productivity of the labours and hence increases the wage
rate.Also followed by increasing the prices of raw materials and
food commodities ,to the owners of land and finally to the
entrepreneurs who put this new capital for the economical
production process.But as the gain of wage earners and owners of
land is permanent ,the profit of owners goes away when this
integration is accomplished.