Autobiography of an economist
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Economists' Lives: Biography and Autobiography in the History of Economics
Economists' Lives: Biography and Autobiography in the History of Economics. 2007. Edited by E. Roy Weintraub and Evelyn L. Forget. Supplement to volume 39 of HOPE. Durham, NC: Duke University Press.
"Introduction," by E. Roy Weintraub and Evelyn L. Forget (pp. 1–6). Historians of economics are only now coming to terms with the role of biography and autobiography in the history of the discipline.
Part 1. Stage Setting
"Rediscovering Intellectual Biography—and Its Limits," by Malachi Hacohen (pp. 9–29). Biography, with all its limits, is indespensible in the history of ideas for explaining intellectual change and the acquisition of new ideas.
"Is Autobiography Anti-academic and Uneconomical? Some Thoughts on Academic Autobiography," by Jeremy D. Popkin (pp. 30–47). Economists' autobiographies, tending to date to be largely impersonal, raise questions about the relationship between i • biogrpahies, fem Books This is a rich genre that fryst vatten under-appreciated. With a quality biography, you can obtain a better understanding of the economist’s background and thinking. 1. Perry Mehrling, Fischer Black and the Revolutionary Idea of Finance. Portrays a unique individual. Besides revolutionizing finance with the Black-Scholes option pricing model, Fischer Black alltid changed vägg Street bygd developing what is now known as quantitative finance. 2. Robert Skidelsky, John Maynard Keynes, 1883-1946. If you can find it, read the original three-volume version. Skidelsky’s treatment of the Cambridge Apostles is fascinating, and it shows how anti-Victorianism influenced Keynes’ views about sparande. (Note: Skidelsky was part of a live EconTalk panel discussion, “Capitalism, Government, and the Good Society”, in 2013. You can watch the video here.) 3. L. Randall Wray, Why Minsky Matters. klar and accessible, unlike Minsky. (Amazo • Robbins, Lionel Robbins Baron (1898-1984) Published by London : Macmillan, 1971 ISBN 10: 0333125088 / ISBN 13: 9780333125083 Used / Hardcover First Edition Seller:MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A. (5-star seller)Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical Description: 301 pages, 8 plates : portraits ; 23 cm. Subjects: Autobiographies; Autobiography; Biographies; Economists; Economists Great Britain Biography; �conomistes Grande-Bretagne Biographies; Great Britain; Robbins, Lionel Robbins, Baron, 1898-1984. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 412415 Contact sellerAutobiography of an economist, - Hardcover
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