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Carl Menger, Author of a Research Programme
J.R. ZuidemaIn the development of the science of economics, two periods of major importance can be distinguished — the middle of the eighteenth century and the last 30 years of the nineteenth…
On the Austrian Notion of “Cost” in 1889
B.D. ElzasSuppose that an isolated colonist has just reaped his grain crop. The yield is five full sacks. He destines each sack for a specific purpose: the first sackful of grain must serve…
Menger's Valuation of Nature: An Atomistic and “Organistic” Approach
J.J. KrabbeThis essay focuses on Carl Menger's valuation of nature. Menger's stand in the discussion on method with Schmoller might easily give rise to the idea that he was a thinker who was…
On the Austrian Contribution to Capital Theory
R.P. ZuidemaMembers of the Austrian school held particular views on capital. In this essay the development of Austrian theorising on capital is assessed and contrasted with what has been…
Böhm‐Bawerk on Time Preference: Economic Action Based on Future Needs
W. HeijmanFuture needs play an important part in economic action. They urge private householders as well as society as a whole to choose between the immediate consumption of income and the…
The Austrian School on Money and Gold
L.B. YeagerAustrian views on money and the gold standard are consonant with the general characteristics of the school. First, Austrians are concerned with the complete picture, with how a…
Austrian Thinking on International Economics
H. VisserThe epithet “Austrian” in “Austrian economics” is applied to the work of economists as far apart in time as Carl Menger, whose Grundsätze der Volkswirthschaftslehre (Principles of…
Wieser's Theory of Money
M.H.J. DullaartThe rediscovery of Austrian economics during the last 15 years has led to the reappearance of Menger, Mises, Hayek and, to a lesser extent, Böhm‐Bawerk in the footnotes. Next to…
Hayek and Keynes: A Comparative Analysis of Their Monetary Views
A. NentjesThe controversy between Hayek and Keynes in the 1930s is probably one of the best‐known disputes in economics and several comments have been made on this episode (Hicks, 1967;…
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