The History and Practice of Economics: Essays in Honour of Bernard Corry and Maurice Peston
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0632045566
ISBN 13
9780632045563
Category
EIPE
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Publication Year
1999
Publisher
Pages
215
Description
Continuing the celebration of the two economists, colleagues offer 13 essays focusing on labor economics, the history of economic thought, and the development of the economics profession especially regarding teaching and policy advice. The specific topics include changes over time in union relative wage effects in Great Britain and the US, the relationship between Adam Smith and Alfred Marshall, historical perspectives and lessons from the monetary unions in 19th-century Europe for the European Monetary Union in the 21st, the renaissance of the economics of the London School of Economics, and when a test is a good test. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
