Whos Who in Economics: A Biographical Dictionary of Major Economists 1700-1984

Mark Blaug

Paul Sturges

Reference

MIT Press]

An introduction to Keynesian economics and a study of the influence of Keynes' still-controversial ideas on economic theory and economic policy through conversations with eight leading economists, including Nobel prize-winners Paul Samuelson, James Tobin, and Milton Friedman. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

John Maynard Keynes: Life, Ideas, Legacy

Biographies & Memoirs

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

A methodological appraisal of Marxian economics (Professor Dr. F. de Vries lectures in economics ; v. 3)

Elsevier Science Ltd.

Who's Who in Economics: Biographical Dictionary of Major Economists, 1700-1980

Prentice Hall / Harvester Wheatsheaf

Great Economists Before Keynes: An Introduction to the Lives and Works of 100 Great Economists of the Past

Professionals & Academics

The economics of the arts in a relatively new subject, with a small but steadily growing literature. It has emerged in recent years out of the eagerness of economists to apply their tools to hitherto untried areas and the recognition by arts administrators of the economic pressures on the arts. This study covers the great range of economic problems affecting drama, concerts, opera, ballet, museums and galleries. The opening section discusses the economic rationale for public subsidies to the arts, and is followed by a group of readings attempting to grapple with questions of criteria for allocation of public expenditure. The final section is made up of six readings on particular problem areas, including museum and gallery charges, the system of export licences for works of art, and the performing arts considered as a personal investment by dancers and singers. These contributions represent the finest work that has been done by economists on the subject and should be of interest not only to students and teachers of economics but also to the general public.

The Economics of the arts

M. Robertson

Learning and Collective Creativity: Activity-Theoretical and Sociocultural Studies (Routledge Research in Education)

David G. Scanlon

Routledge

`Here is a feast of diagrams, presented by many expert authors in a context of history of thought. It will be very useful for researchers, students and textbook writers.'- Max Corden, University of Melbourne, Australia `Francis Collins oversaw the human genome project. Mark Blaug and Peter Lloyd have done the same for economics, demonstrating that figures and diagrams are the DNA building blocks of the discipline. This book has them all: backward-bending labor supply, cobweb diagram, circular flow, production possibility frontier, Stolper-Samuelson box, IS/LM, the Phillips curve and many more. Each is portrayed, its importance explained, its origin revealed, and the reader often encounters Stigler's Law of Eponymy (No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer).'- Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of Virginia`Both students and professors will welcome this original and unique collection. Analytically tighter and more complete expositions than much existing literature should be very welcome in graduate theory courses. Authors of history of economic thought texts will have to clarify and correct the historical record regarding who said what and when, and both reconfigure the assignment of credit and question use of the term "precursor": early users did more than hint at the full development; often creating tools.'- Warren Samuels, Michigan State UniversityThis is a unique account of the role played by 58 figures and diagrams commonly used in economic theory. These cover a large part of mainstream economic analysis, both microeconomics and macroeconomics and also general equilibrium theory. The authoritative contributors have produced a well-considered and definitive selection including some from empirical research such as the Phillips curve, the Kuznets curve and the Lorenz curve. Almost all of them are still found in contemporary textbooks and research. Each entry presents an accurate and concise record of the history of the figure or diagram, including later developments and any controversy that arose in its development. As a whole, the book highlights how the use of geometric methods has played a central part in the development of economic theory and analysis; as a method of discovery, more commonly as a method of exposition and occasionally as a method of proof of propositions in economic theory and analysis.This highly anticipated book will appeal to theorists in microeconomics or macroeconomics, scholars of economic theory and analysis, as well as students in microeconomics, general equilibrium theory or macroeconomics at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level who want a definitive account of some figure or diagram. Historians of economic thought and methodologists will also find this book an invaluable resource.Contributors: S. Ashok, R.E. Backhouse, W.J. Baumol, M. Blaug, R. Boyer, L. Cameron, J.S. Chipman, A.J. Cohen, J.S. Cramer, J. Creedy, A.V. Deardorff, R.W. Dimand, A. Dixit, R. Dixon, B.C. Eaton, J. Eichberger, N. Erkal, R. Färe, L. Gangadharan, N. Giocoli, Y. Giraud, S. Grosskopf, H. Haller, D.W. Hands, G.C. Harcourt, T.M. Humphrey, R.W. Jones, N. Kakwani, M. Kemp, J.E. King, A.O. Krueger, D. Laidler, C. Lee, R.G. Lipsey, P. Lloyd, F. Maclachlan, R. Middleton, M. Nerlove, Y.-K. Ng, A. Panagariya, P. Rodenburg, R. Rothschild, M. Schneider, H.-l. Shi, A. Skinner, B.J. Spencer, H. Thompson, J. Whalley, R. Williams, W.C. Woo, A.D. Woodland, W. Young

Famous Figures and Diagrams in Economics

Business & Money

Peter Lloyd

Economics

Edward Elgar Publishing

'This book is a goldmine of information and interpretation for historians of economics, and thoughtful economists of all kinds. The origin and evolution of important figures and diagrams in economics will now be instantly at their fingertips. The authors of the entries are a galaxy of distinguished economists and historians whose accounts can be trusted. One must ask why no one has put together such a collection before.' - Craufurd Goodwin, Duke University'Economics relies on verbal reasoning, geometry and formal mathematics. Advances and insights in the subject come in all these ways. This splendid book shows the power of geometric analysis, which I have favoured in my own work, drawing on several famous diagrams that have made their way into the literature. It is a book to be savoured and learnt from.' - Jagdish Bhagwati, Columbia University
'Here is a feast of diagrams, presented by many expert authors in a context of history of thought. It will be very useful for researchers, students and textbook writers.' - Max Corden, University of Melbourne, Australia
'Francis Collins oversaw the human genome project. Mark Blaug and Peter Lloyd have done the same for economics, demonstrating that figures and diagrams are the DNA building blocks of the discipline. This book has them all: backward-bending labor supply, cobweb diagram, circular flow, production possibility frontier, Stolper-Samuelson box, IS/LM, the Phillips curve and many more. Each is portrayed, its importance explained, its origin revealed, and the reader often encounters Stigler's Law of Eponymy (No scientific discovery is named after its original discoverer).' - Kenneth G. Elzinga, University of Virginia
'Both students and professors will welcome this original and unique collection. Analytically tighter and more complete expositions than much existing literature should be very welcome in graduate theory courses. Authors of history of economic thought texts will have to clarify and correct the historical record regarding who said what and when, and both reconfigure the assignment of credit and question use of the term ''precursor'': early users did more than hint at the full development; often creating tools.' - Warren Samuels, Michigan State University
 This is a unique account of the role played by 58 figures and diagrams commonly used in economic theory. These cover a large part of mainstream economic analysis, both microeconomics and macroeconomics and also general equilibrium theory. 
The authoritative contributors have produced a well-considered and definitive selection including some from empirical research such as the Phillips curve, the Kuznets curve and the Lorenz curve. Almost all of them are still found in contemporary textbooks and research. Each entry presents an accurate and concise record of the history of the figure or diagram, including later developments and any controversy that arose in its development. As a whole, the book highlights how the use of geometric methods has played a central part in the development of economic theory and analysis; as a method of discovery, more commonly as a method of exposition and occasionally as a method of proof of propositions in economic theory and analysis. 
This highly anticipated book will appeal to theorists in microeconomics or macroeconomics, scholars of economic theory and analysis, as well as students in microeconomics, general equilibrium theory or macroeconomics at the advanced undergraduate or graduate level who want a definitive account of some figure or diagram. Historians of economic thought and methodologists will also find this book an invaluable resource.

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