From classical economics to the theory of the firm : essays in honour of D.P. O'Brien /
From classical economics to the theory of the firm : essays in honour of D.P. O'Brien /
edited by Roger E. Backhouse, John Creedy.
- xiv, 306 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / R. D. Collison Black. 1. Introduction: Denis O'Brien's contribution to economics and the history of economic thought / Roger E. Backhouse and John Creedy -- App. publications of D.P. O'Brien, FBA -- Pt. I. Monetary Economics. 2. Historical origins of the cost-push fallacy / Thomas M. Humphrey. 3. The classical theory of commodity money under a microscope / Paul A. Samuelson. 4. Pre-war developments in portfolio theory / Ivo Maes, Paul Mizen and John R. Presley -- Pt. II. Classical Economics. 5. Does luxury consumption promote growth? / Walter Eltis. 6. Adam Smith and Physiocracy / Andrew S. Skinner. 7. Adam Smith on classes and saving / Anthony Brewer -- Pt. III. Marshall and Microeconomics. 8. The generational contract in classical and neoclassical economic thought / David Collard. 9. The theory of exchange in retrospect / John Creedy. 10. Marshall's theory of the firm / Brian J. Loasby. 11. Marshall on marketing / Mark Casson -- Pt. IV. Methodology -- 12. Institutionalism as 'scientific' economics / Malcolm Rutherford. 13. Adam Smith and general equilibrium theory / Terence Hutchison. 14. The formalist revolution or what happened to orthodox economics after World War II? / Mark Blaug. 15. Modelling invention: the use of models in the neoclassical literature on R&D / Roger E. Backhouse.
1840641460 9781840641462
99016005
O'Brien, D. P. 1939-
Economists--Great Britain
Classical school of economics
Money
Microeconomics
Festschriften
HB103.O25 / F76 1999
330
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / R. D. Collison Black. 1. Introduction: Denis O'Brien's contribution to economics and the history of economic thought / Roger E. Backhouse and John Creedy -- App. publications of D.P. O'Brien, FBA -- Pt. I. Monetary Economics. 2. Historical origins of the cost-push fallacy / Thomas M. Humphrey. 3. The classical theory of commodity money under a microscope / Paul A. Samuelson. 4. Pre-war developments in portfolio theory / Ivo Maes, Paul Mizen and John R. Presley -- Pt. II. Classical Economics. 5. Does luxury consumption promote growth? / Walter Eltis. 6. Adam Smith and Physiocracy / Andrew S. Skinner. 7. Adam Smith on classes and saving / Anthony Brewer -- Pt. III. Marshall and Microeconomics. 8. The generational contract in classical and neoclassical economic thought / David Collard. 9. The theory of exchange in retrospect / John Creedy. 10. Marshall's theory of the firm / Brian J. Loasby. 11. Marshall on marketing / Mark Casson -- Pt. IV. Methodology -- 12. Institutionalism as 'scientific' economics / Malcolm Rutherford. 13. Adam Smith and general equilibrium theory / Terence Hutchison. 14. The formalist revolution or what happened to orthodox economics after World War II? / Mark Blaug. 15. Modelling invention: the use of models in the neoclassical literature on R&D / Roger E. Backhouse.
1840641460 9781840641462
99016005
O'Brien, D. P. 1939-
Economists--Great Britain
Classical school of economics
Money
Microeconomics
Festschriften
HB103.O25 / F76 1999
330