“New Methods of Measuring Marginal Utility”
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“New Methods of Measuring Marginal Utility” is a pioneering work in econometrics by Ragnar Frisch that develops formal techniques for empirically estimating consumers’ marginal utilities.
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Target entity: “New Methods of Measuring Marginal Utility” Context triple: [Ragnar Frisch, notableWork, “New Methods of Measuring Marginal Utility”]
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The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
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expected utility theory (with John von Neumann)
Expected utility theory (with John von Neumann) is a foundational framework in economics and decision theory that models how rational agents make choices under uncertainty by maximizing the expected value of a utility function.
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Epistemological Problems of Economics
Epistemological Problems of Economics is a work by Ludwig von Mises that examines the philosophical foundations and methodological principles underlying economic science, particularly within the Austrian School tradition.
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A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior is a foundational 1944 book by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern that established game theory as a rigorous mathematical framework for analyzing strategic decision-making in economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “New Methods of Measuring Marginal Utility” Target entity description: “New Methods of Measuring Marginal Utility” is a pioneering work in econometrics by Ragnar Frisch that develops formal techniques for empirically estimating consumers’ marginal utilities.
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A.
The Economics of Welfare
The Economics of Welfare is a foundational 1920 economics treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that systematically develops welfare economics and the concept of externalities to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures.
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B.
expected utility theory (with John von Neumann)
Expected utility theory (with John von Neumann) is a foundational framework in economics and decision theory that models how rational agents make choices under uncertainty by maximizing the expected value of a utility function.
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C.
Epistemological Problems of Economics
Epistemological Problems of Economics is a work by Ludwig von Mises that examines the philosophical foundations and methodological principles underlying economic science, particularly within the Austrian School tradition.
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D.
A Treatise on Money
A Treatise on Money is an influential two-volume work by economist John Maynard Keynes that analyzes the functioning of monetary systems, credit, and business cycles in modern economies.
-
E.
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
Theory of Games and Economic Behavior is a foundational 1944 book by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern that established game theory as a rigorous mathematical framework for analyzing strategic decision-making in economics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
academic paper
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economics publication ⓘ work in econometrics ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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statistics ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
how to estimate marginal utilities from observed choices
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operationalizing utility theory for empirical research ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
bridge gap between utility theory and empirical data
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make utility measurable in practice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ragnar Frisch’s foundational econometric work
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early 20th century econometrics ⓘ |
| author | Ragnar Frisch ⓘ |
| contribution |
develops formal techniques for empirically estimating marginal utilities
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helps lay foundations of modern econometrics ⓘ introduces quantitative methods into utility analysis ⓘ |
| field |
econometrics
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microeconomics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
empirical estimation of consumers’ preferences
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estimation of utility functions ⓘ measurement of marginal utility ⓘ |
| genre | scholarly article ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
cardinal utility measurement
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empirical identification of preferences ⓘ marginal rate of substitution ⓘ statistical estimation from consumer data ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of empirical consumer theory
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later work in demand analysis ⓘ subsequent econometric methods for utility estimation ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
marginalist revolution in economics
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neoclassical utility theory ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consumer theory
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empirical demand analysis ⓘ marginal utility ⓘ |
| positionInFrischOeuvre | early major contribution to econometrics by Ragnar Frisch ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework | marginal utility theory ⓘ |
| typeOfWork |
methodological study
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theoretical-empirical synthesis ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
econometric modeling
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functional forms for utility ⓘ statistical estimation ⓘ |
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