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Since the first half of the twentieth century, a number of Swedish economists have made lasting contributions to the science of economics. Eminent names in this field include Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassell, Gunar Myrdal and Bertil Ohlin. This set reprints nine books and a collection of essays, by and about, the Swedish economists. The first volume contains an introductory review article by Bo... Read more
Volume One contains a collection of articles by and about Swedish economists. The following articles are reprinted: 1. Introduction: Swedish Economics 1900-1960 ^ IBo Sandelin 2. David Davidson Eli Heckscher 3. Frisch on Wicksell R. Frisch 4. The Production of Cost Agriculture K. Wicksell 5. On Some Sources of Error in the Verification of the Law of Return from the Land K. Wicksell 6. Further Remarks on the Verification of the Law of Return from the Land K. Wicksell 7. The Critical Point K. Wicksell 8. The Influence of the Rate of Interest on Prices K. Wicksell 9. The Rate of Interest, the Bank Rate and the Stabilization of Prices G. Cassel 10. Keynes' General Theory G. Cassel 11. A Plea for Theory in Economic History Eli Heckscher 12. Transfer Difficulties, Real and Imagined B. Ohlin 13. Some Notes on the Stockholm Theory of Saving and Investment B. Ohlin 14. Alternative Theories of the Rate of Interest B. Ohlin 15. The Concept of Income E. Lindahl 16. On the Concepts and Methods of the Stockholm School T. Palander 17. The End of the Stockholm School C.-H. Siven 18. Annual Survey of Economic Theory: The Setting of the Central Problem J. Akerman 19. Economic Plans and Casual Analysis J. Akerman Volumes Two and Three Lectures on Political Economy, Volumes One and Two K. Wicksell (1901-1906) Volume Four Fundamental Thoughts in Economics G. Cassel (1925) Volume Five Interregional and International Trade B. Ohlin (1933) Volume Six The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory G. Myrdal (1930) Volume Seven Studies in the Theory of Money and Capital E. Lindahl^n (1939) Volume Eight A Study in the Theory of Inflation B. Hansen (1951) Volume Nine Wages Policy Under Full Employment E. Lundberg, R. Meidner, G. Rehn and K. Wickman (1952) Volume Ten Business Cycles and Economic Policy E. Lundberg (1957)
Biography
Bo Sandelin
'The value of this unique collection of article's is enhanced by the quality of the editor's introduction.' - International Labour Review
