History of Marginal Utility Theory

Emil Kauder

The author blends historical narrative with a topical approach and discusses such aspects of the theory as measurement, total value, and imputation.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Year of publication:	[2016]
Authors:	Kauder, Emil
Publisher:	Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press
Subject:	Nutzen \| Utility \| Grenznutzentheorie \| Marginalism \| Nutzentheorie \| Utility theory \| Ökonomische Ideengeschichte \| History of economic thought
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Extent:	1 online resource
Series:	Princeton Legacy Library
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web Frontmatter -- -- Acknowledgments -- -- Contents -- -- Introduction: Object and Method -- -- Part I: The Genesis of Marginal Utility -- -- Chapter I. The Philosophical Background -- -- Chapter II. Value-in-Use: The Forerunner of the Marginal Utility Theory -- -- Chapter III. Marginalists before Gossen -- -- Chapter IV. Gossen’s Synthesis -- -- Part II: The Acceptance of the Marginal Utility Theory -- -- Chapter V. The Rise of Marginalism -- -- Chapter VI. The Achievements: A Comparison of Menger, Jevons, and Walras -- -- Chapter VII. Sources and New Ideas -- -- Chapter VIII. Differences in Philosophy and Method -- -- Part III: The Development of Marginal Utility between 1880 and 1947: Consolidation and Reform -- -- Chapter IX. The Dominant Position of the Austrian School -- -- Chapter X. Rationality and Marginal Utility -- -- Chapter XI. The Meaning of Utility -- -- Chapter XII. The Law of Diminishing Utility -- -- Chapter XIII. Diminishing Utility and Marginal Substitution -- -- Chapter XIV. Total and Marginal Value -- -- Chapter XV. Household Planning -- -- Chapter XVI. Costs and Marginal Utility -- -- Chapter XVII. Imputation-I. Menger, Boehm- Bawerk, and Harts Mayer -- -- Chapter XVIII. Imputation-II. Wieser, von Neumann, and Morgenstern: The Mathematical Solutions -- -- Chapter XIX. The Measuring of Utility: Development Until 1934 -- -- Chapter XX. Uncertainty and Measuring -- -- Part IV: Epilogue -- -- Chapter XXI. The Contemporary Situation -- -- Chapter XXII. The Chance of Survival -- -- Sources and Literature -- -- Index In English
ISBN:	978-1-4008-7774-4 ; 978-0-691-62434-1
Other identifiers:	10.1515/9781400877744 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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