Knut Wicksell : selected essays in economics
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Knut Wicksell : selected essays in economics
Routledge, 1997-
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- v. 2
Available at 33 libraries
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Translated from German or Swedish
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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v. 1 ISBN 9780415155120
Description
Knut Wicksell made enormous contributions to capital theory, monetary theory and fiscal policy. However whilst his books are widely available in English, few of his more than 800 articles have ever been translated. This volume includes new translations of Wicksell's contributions to marginalism and capital theory; public economics and unemployment.
Table of Contents
I. Marginalism and Capital Theory: 1. In Defence of the Theory of Marginal Utility, 2. Kapital - und Kein Ende!, 3. Lexis and Bohm-Bawerk, 4. On the Theory of Interest II. Income, Taxes and Duties: 5. On the Theory of Tax Incidence, 6. The Inheritance Tax, 7. Tariffs and Wages, 8. High Prices, Tariffs and Wages, 9. Voluntary or Forced Savings, 10. The Historical Development of the Concept of Income, 11. The Concept of Income as Regards Taxation, 12. A Few Comments III. Unemployment: 13. Why Are Factory Operators Being Curtailed
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v. 2 ISBN 9780415155137
Description
This book, along with its predecessor, makes most of Wicksell's most important contributions accessible to English speaking readers for the first time. The essays collected here focus on money and price theory and include Wicksell's book reviews of Leon Walrus, Ludwig von Mises and John Bates Clark.
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