p 566 in the 3rd edition, p 636 in the 2nd.  Steve Marglin

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Steve,

Many thanks.  I don't have a copy of the Third around, I couldn't find the quote in the First edition maybe I missed it.  Do you have a page number to the Third?

Richard

At 12:11 PM 9/26/2014, you wrote:
>Yes, it's in his elementary text, at least in my copy of the 3rd 
>edition.  Steve Marglin
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>I recall with the help of my lecture notes to Paul Samuelson's course 
>at MIT in 1965 that he stated "as long as there is a curve or hillock 
>in any railroad line or highway in the world there will exist an 
>investment project with a finite rate of return."  I have tried to 
>determine if he ever said something like this in print.  Any comments 
>or citations would be appreciated.
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