The Theory and Measurement of Demand
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The Theory and Measurement of Demand is a foundational economics book by Henry Schultz that rigorously develops statistical and mathematical methods for estimating consumer demand.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory and Measurement of Demand Context triple: [Henry Schultz, notableWork, The Theory and Measurement of Demand]
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“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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The Purchasing Power of Money
The Purchasing Power of Money is a seminal 1911 economics book by Irving Fisher that rigorously analyzes the relationship between money supply, price levels, and inflation.
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E.
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory and Measurement of Demand Target entity description: The Theory and Measurement of Demand is a foundational economics book by Henry Schultz that rigorously develops statistical and mathematical methods for estimating consumer demand.
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A.
“New Methods of Measuring Marginal Utility”
“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.
-
B.
On the Theory of Economic Policy
On the Theory of Economic Policy is a foundational work in economics by Jan Tinbergen that systematically analyzes how governments can design and coordinate economic policies using formal models and quantitative methods.
-
C.
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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D.
The Purchasing Power of Money
The Purchasing Power of Money is a seminal 1911 economics book by Irving Fisher that rigorously analyzes the relationship between money supply, price levels, and inflation.
-
E.
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle
A Contribution to the Theory of the Trade Cycle is an influential economic work by John R. Hicks that develops a formal model to explain the causes and dynamics of business cycles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
applied economics
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microeconomics ⓘ |
| author | Henry Schultz ⓘ |
| contribution |
formalization of empirical demand analysis
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rigorous development of demand estimation techniques ⓘ |
| field |
econometrics
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economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
mathematical methods for estimating demand
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statistical methods for estimating demand ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
empirical applications of demand theory
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statistical estimation of demand functions ⓘ theoretical analysis of demand ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of econometrics
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empirical demand analysis in economics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred Marshall
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early econometric methods ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
consumer demand
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demand estimation ⓘ demand theory ⓘ |
| topic |
demand curves
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econometric estimation ⓘ elasticity of demand ⓘ functional forms of demand ⓘ |
| usedIn |
graduate economics education
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research on consumer behavior ⓘ |
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