The makers of modern economics

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The makers of modern economics

edited by Arnold Heertje

Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1993-

  • v. 1 : pbk
  • v. 2 : hbk
  • v. 2 : pbk
  • v. 3
  • v. 4 : hbk

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Vol. 2 published by: Aldershot, UK ; Brookfield, US : E. Elgar, c1995

Vol. 3-4 published by: Cheltenham : E. Elgar, c1997-1999

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9780745015132

Description

In this series Arnold Heertje has invited economists at the peak of their powers to reflect on their influence, education and career as well as the wider concerns of economics as a discipline. What emerges is a remarkable blend of the personal and professional; the ideas and and breakthroughs which are shaping the future of the subject are shown to be founded equally on solitary inspiration and the motivation of colleagues and teachers.

Table of Contents

  • Partha Dasgupta
  • Takashi Negishi
  • Ariel Rubinstein
  • Roberto Scazzieri
  • Reinhard Selten
  • Joseph E. Stiglitz.
Volume

v. 2 : hbk ISBN 9781858982373

Description

In The Makers of Modern Economics scholars at the peak of their powers reflect on their influences, education and careers as well as the wider concerns of economics as a discipline.Leading figures at the centre of developments in modern economic theory have been invited by Arnold Heertje to discuss their careers, their work to date and, in particular, their views on future research. The first volume in this series was acclaimed by Professor David Audretsch as 'a unique insight into the thoughts and lives of prominent economists'. . . The second volume includes essays by Mauro L. Baranzini, Paul Krugman, Masahiko Aoki, Bruno S. Frey, Edmund S. Phelps and Oliver E. Williamson. These essays discuss their development as scientists, the problems and issues that interested them, and the individuals who guided and influenced them. The Makers of Modern Economics offers an exciting impression of the - sometimes conventional, sometimes unexpected - course of their lives.

Table of Contents

Contents: Part I: Economics as an Explanatory, and not Predictive Science Part II: The Role of Institutions in Economics Part III: The 'Reconstruction' of the Theory of Wealth and Income Distribution Part IV: Some Personal Recollections
Volume

v. 3 ISBN 9781858985466

Description

The Makers of Modern Economics Volume III follows on from the two previous volumes in presenting the intellectual development of some of this century's most influential economists. The first volume in this series was acclaimed by Professor David Audretsch as 'a unique insight into the thoughts and lives of prominent economists'.In this third volume their careers, education, achievements and views on future research are presented by economists who have made important contributions. The book brings together new original essays by Franklin M. Fisher, Christopher Freeman, Peter Groenewegen, Kelvin J. Lancaster, Martin Shubik and Gordon Tullock. The Makers of Modern Economics Volume III provides the academic, student and researcher with a fascinating insight into the life and work of some of todays most inspiring economists.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. Economics Does Have a Useful Past and Yes, History is Important (P. Groenewegen) 2. My Career in Economics: A Hindcast (F.M. Fisher) 3. Welfare, Variety and Economic Modelling (K. Lancaster) 4. Technical Change and Economic Theory (C. Freeman) 5. On the Trail of a White Whale: The Rationalizations of a Mathematical Institutional Economist (M. Shubik) 6. Origins of Public Choice (G. Tullock) Index
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v. 4 : hbk ISBN 9781858987873

Description

The Makers of Modern Economics, Volume IV builds on the three previous volumes in presenting the intellectual development of some of the twentieth century's leading figures in modern economic theory. The first volume in this series was acclaimed by Professor David Audretsch as 'a unique insight into the thoughts and lives of prominent economists'.In this fourth volume, Richard H. Day, Geoffrey C. Harcourt, Duncan K. Foley, Ken Binmore and Hirofumi Uzawa offer intimate insights into their careers and their research to date as well as taking a broader view of economics as a discipline and considering future directions. They reflect on their development, the problems and issues that interested them and the individuals who guided and influenced them. The Makers of Modern Economics, volume IV provides the academic, student and researcher with a fascinating insight into the life and work of some of today's most inspiring economists.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface 1. Towards a Dynamical Economic Science: An Autobiographical Reflection 2. "Horses for Courses": The Making of a Post-Keynesian Economist 3. The Ins and Outs of Late Twentieth Century Economics 4. Goats' Wool 5. Born in the Shadow of the Mountains Index

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