Samuelsonian Economics and the twenty-first century
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Samuelsonian Economics and the twenty-first century
Oxford University Press, 2006
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: [hbk] ISBN 9780199298822
Description
This volume illuminates and critically assesses Paul A. Samuelson's voluminous and groundbreaking contributions to the field of economics. The volume includes contributions from eminent scholars, including six Nobel Laureates, covering the extraordinary depth and breadth of Samuelson's contributions.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson
- ANALYSIS OF SAMUELSON'S SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION
- Overlapping Generation Models
- 1. Overlapping Generations
- 2. Paul Samuelson's Amazing Intergenerational Transfer
- 3. Social Security, the Government, and National Savings
- Public Goods
- 4. Paul Samuelson and Global Public Goods
- Preference and Consumer Behavior
- 5. Revealed Preference
- 6. Samuelson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Jekyll" Problem: A Difficulty in the Concept of the Consumer
- Marx
- 7. Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx: Were the Sacrificed Games of Tennis Worth It?
- Stability
- 8. Paul Samuelson and the Stability of the General Equilibrium
- Keynes & Post-Keynesians
- 9. Paul Samuelson and Piero Sraffa- Two Prodigious Minds at the Opposite Poles
- 10. Paul Samuelson as a "Keynesian" Economist
- 11. Samuelson and the Keynesian/Post-Keynesian Revolution
- International Economics and Finance
- 12. Paul Samuelson and International Trade Theory Over Eight Decades
- 13. Paul Samuelson's Contributions to International Economics
- 14. Protection and Real Wages: The Stopler-Samuelson Theorem
- Finance and Portfolio Theory
- 15. Samuelson and the Factor Bias of Technology Change
- 16. Samuelson and Investment for the Long Run
- 17. Paul Samuelson and Financial Economics
- SAMUELSON'S RELEVANCE
- Relevance to Mathematical Economics
- 18. Multipliers and the LeChatelier Principle
- Relevance to the Natural Sciences
- 19. The Surprising Ubiquity of the Samuelson Configuration
- 20. Paul Samuelson's Mach
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: pbk ISBN 9780199298839
Description
This volume illuminates and critically assesses Paul A. Samuelson's voluminous and groundbreaking contributions to the field of economics. The volume includes contributions from eminent scholars, including 6 Nobel Laureates, covering the extraordinary depth and breadth of Samuelson's contributions. Samuelson, the first American economist to win the Nobel prize in 1970, was the foremost voice in economics in the latter half of the 20th century. He single-handedly
transformed the discipline by creating a new way of presenting economics, making it possible for it to be cast all in mathematical terms.
Samuelson developed broad frameworks, such as the neoclassical synthesis, a mixed economy, and the surrogate production function, which provided practitioners with a vision for research. Samuelson's contributions to economics are rich, complex, consequential, and relevant to the ordinary economics of life. The quality of Samuelson's output and methods leave no doubt that his contributions continue to be timely and relevant even in the 21st century. Ideal as a reference or an introduction to
Samuelson's work, this is a must-have for students and academics alike.
Table of Contents
- INTRODUCTION
- Ten Ways to Know Paul A. Samuelson
- ANALYSIS OF SAMUELSON'S SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTION
- Overlapping Generation Models
- 1. Overlapping Generations
- 2. Paul Samuelson's Amazing Intergenerational Transfer
- 3. Social Security, the Government, and National Savings
- Public Goods
- 4. Paul Samuelson and Global Public Goods
- Preference and Consumer Behavior
- 5. Revealed Preference
- 6. Samuelson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mrs. Jekyll" Problem: A Difficulty in the Concept of the Consumer
- Marx
- 7. Paul Samuelson on Karl Marx: Were the Sacrificed Games of Tennis Worth It?
- Stability
- 8. Paul Samuelson and the Stability of the General Equilibrium
- Keynes & Post-Keynesians
- 9. Paul Samuelson and Piero Sraffa- Two Prodigious Minds at the Opposite Poles
- 10. Paul Samuelson as a "Keynesian" Economist
- 11. Samuelson and the Keynesian/Post-Keynesian Revolution
- International Economics and Finance
- 12. Paul Samuelson and International Trade Theory Over Eight Decades
- 13. Paul Samuelson's Contributions to International Economics
- 14. Protection and Real Wages: The Stopler-Samuelson Theorem
- Finance and Portfolio Theory
- 15. Samuelson and the Factor Bias of Technology Change
- 16. Samuelson and Investment for the Long Run
- 17. Paul Samuelson and Financial Economics
- SAMUELSON'S RELEVANCE
- Relevance to Mathematical Economics
- 18. Multipliers and the LeChatelier Principle
- Relevance to the Natural Sciences
- 19. The Surprising Ubiquity of the Samuelson Configuration
- 20. Paul Samuelson's Mach
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