Foundations of economic analysis

Paul Anthony Samuelson

Harvard University Press, 1983 - Business & Economics - 604 pages

Recent statistical techniques, including nonlinear programming, have been added to a basic survey of equilibrium systems, comparative statistics, consumer behavior theory, and cost and production theory

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Contents

• Introduction: 3
• The Theory of Maximizing behavior: 21
• A Comprehensive Restatement of the Theory: 57

About the author

Professor Paul A. Samuelson, founder of the renowned MIT graduate department of economics, was trained at the University of Chicago and Harvard. His many scientific writings brought him world fame at a young age, and in 1970 he was the first American to receive a Nobel Prize in economics. One of those rare scientists who can communicate with the lay public, Professor Samuelson wrote an economics column for Newsweek for many years. He testifies often before Congress, serves as academic consultant to the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Treasury, and various private, nonprofit organizations, and was economic advisor to American presidents including John F. Kennedy

Bibliographic information

• Title: Foundations of economic analysis; Volume 80 of Harvard economic studies; Issue 80 of Economic Studies
• Author: Paul Anthony Samuelson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1983
• Original from: the University of California
• Digitized: Jul 2, 2008
• ISBN: 0674313038, 9780674313033
• Length: 604 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economics / General