----------------- HES POSTING ----------------- The "anti-Ricardian" historical economists made much of technological progress, and used it as a club against the Ricardian positions on rent and comparative advantage. I'm most familar with the American Caryite tradition, but I would imagine that the German school also made technological progress a component of their economics. Steve Sass Mercer Management Consulting ------------ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ------------ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]