TY - BOOK AU - Coase,R.H. TI - Essays on economics and economists SN - 0226111024 AV - HB34 .C54 1994 U1 - 330 20 PY - 1994/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Marshall, Alfred, KW - Economics KW - Economic policy KW - History KW - Economists KW - Biography N1 - Includes 15 previously published papers and an original preface; Includes bibliographical references and index; Preface --; 1; The Institutional Structure of Production --; 2; How Should Economists Choose? --; 3; Economics and Contiguous Disciplines --; 4; Economists and Public Policy --; 5; The Market for Goods and the Market for Ideas --; 6; The Wealth of Nations --; 7; Adam Smith's View of Man --; 8; Alfred Marshall's Mother and Father --; 9; Alfred Marshall's Family and Ancestry --; 10; The Appointment of Pigou as Marshall's Successor --; 11; Marshall on Method --; 12; Arnold Plant --; 13; Duncan Black --; 14; George J. Stigler --; 15; Economics at LSE in the 1930s: A Personal View --; Index N2 - "How do economists decide what questions to address and how to choose their theories? How do they tackle the problems of the economic system and give advice on public policy? With these broad questions, Nobel laureate R. H. Coase, widely recognized for his seminal work on transaction costs, reflects on some of the most fundamental concerns of economists over the past two centuries.In fifteen essays, Coase evaluates the contributions of a number of outstanding figures, including Adam Smith, Alfred Marshall, Arnold Plant, Duncan Black, and George Stigler, as well as economists at the London School of Economics in the 1930s.Ronald H. Coase was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Science in 1991."--Publisher description ER -