The Economics of Irving Fisher - Reviewing the Scientific Work of a Great Economist (Hardcover)

This book pays tribute to the late Irving Fisher by discussing a range of issues on which he worked throughout his life. It serves as an excellent introduction to the contributions of one of the great economists spanning the late nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. The book begins with an overview of Irving Fisher's life including his contribution to the economics profession as well as details of his personal interests and beliefs. The contributors then go on to examine, from a modern perspective, some of the major topics Irving Fisher worked on including: * macroeconomics and the quantity theory * the management of monetary policy and reform of the monetary system * debt-deflation and the Great Depression * statistics, econometrics and index numbers * capital, income and the rate of interest * value, prices and financial assets * policy advice to government This book will be of interest to those working in the fields of the history of economic thought, monetary economics and economics and statistics.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1999
Editors:	Hans-E. Loef • Hans G. Monissen
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
ISBN-13:	978-1-84064-037-3
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Economic theory & philosophy Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-84064-037-5
Barcode:	9781840640373

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