The economics of Irving Fisher
Subtitle: reviewing the scientific work of a great economist
By: edited by Hans-E. Loef and Hans G. Monissen.
Contributors: Fisher, Irving, 1867-1947.; Loef, Hans-Edi.; Monissen, Hans G.
Publisher: Elgar Pub.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 343
Subjects: Fisher, Irving, 1867-1947.; Economists -- United States -- Congresses.; Macroeconomics -- Congresses.; Economics -- Statistical methods -- Congresses.; Econometrics -- Congresses.
Description: 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 the mid-twentieth centuries. This book will be of interest to those working in the fields of the history of economic thought, monetary economics, and economics and statistics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
A collection of 14 papers presented at a conference of the Irving-Fisher Gesellschaft held May 22-24, 1997, Königstein, Germany, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Fisher's death, with the addition of some reprints of non-conference papers.