The Positive Theory of Capital

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The Positive Theory of Capital is a foundational work in Austrian economics that systematically analyzes the nature of capital, interest, and time preference in the production process.

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instanceOf book ⓘ
economic treatise ⓘ
addresses determination of the rate of interest ⓘ
relationship between capital and time ⓘ
role of capital in the production process ⓘ
argues interest arises from time preference ⓘ
longer production processes can be more productive ⓘ
author Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk ⓘ
citationStyle Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von (1889). The Positive Theory of Capital. ⓘ
coreConcept heterogeneous nature of capital ⓘ
period of production ⓘ
roundaboutness of production ⓘ
structure of production ⓘ
time preference theory of interest ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Austria ⓘ
criticizes Marxian exploitation theory of interest ⓘ
abstinence theories of interest ⓘ
naive productivity theories of interest ⓘ
field Austrian economics ⓘ
economics ⓘ
follows History and Critique of Interest Theories ⓘ
hasTranslation English ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundational work in Austrian capital theory ⓘ
major contribution to the theory of interest ⓘ
inCollection classics of Austrian economics ⓘ
influenced 20th-century capital theory debates ⓘ
Austrian capital theory ⓘ
Friedrich Hayek ⓘ
Ludwig von Mises ⓘ
influencedBy Austrian School of economics ⓘ
Carl Menger ⓘ
language German ⓘ
mainSubject capital theory ⓘ
interest theory ⓘ
production theory ⓘ
time preference ⓘ
methodology logical deduction ⓘ
marginal analysis ⓘ
originalTitle Positive Theorie des Kapitals ⓘ
partOf Capital and Interest ⓘ
perspective subjective value theory ⓘ
precedes The Ultimate Standard of Value ⓘ
publicationYear 1889 ⓘ
publisher Gustav Fischer ⓘ
school Austrian School ⓘ
volumeNumber 2 ⓘ

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Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk → notableWork → The Positive Theory of Capital ⓘ
Capital and Interest → volume → Positive Theory of Capital ⓘ
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Capital and Interest → hasEnglishTranslation → The Positive Theory of Capital ⓘ
The Positive Theory of Capital → originalTitle → Positive Theorie des Kapitals ⓘ
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The Positive Theory of Capital → citationStyle → Böhm-Bawerk, Eugen von (1889). The Positive Theory of Capital. ⓘ
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Kapital und Kapitalzins → hasPart → Positive Theorie des Kapitals ⓘ
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History and Critique of Interest Theories → relatedWork → Positive Theory of Capital ⓘ
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Capital and Interest: A Critical History of Economical Theory → relatedWork → Positive Theory of Capital ⓘ
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