This is a unique account of the role played by 58 figures and diagrams commonly used in economic theory. These cover a large part of mainstream economic analysis, both microeconomics and macroeconomics and also general equilibrium theory.

The independent contributions of Robert Solow and the Australian economist Trevor Swan in developing the neoclassical growth model are sometimes recognized by reference to the “Solow-Swan” model, but often reference is made only to the “Solow” model. Both Solow (1956) and Swan (1956)...

In his q theory of investment, in his analysis of money demand and portfolio choice, and in his analysis of macroeconomic instability, James Tobin focused on expectations of returns on assets and on expectations of inflation. His research was informed by his close study of John Maynard...