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In wage and salary: Residual-claimant theory
The residual-claimant theory holds that, after all other factors of production have received compensation for their contribution to the process, the amount of capital left over will go to the remaining factor. Smith implied such a theory for wages, since he said that…
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In wage theory
The residual-claimant theory of wages, originated by the American economist Francis A. Walker, held that wages were the remainder of total industrial revenue after rent, interest, and profit (which were independently determined) were deducted.
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