Profits, Interest and Investment
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Profits, Interest and Investment is a 1939 economic treatise by Friedrich A. Hayek that develops his business cycle and capital theory by analyzing the roles of profits, interest rates, and investment in market economies.
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Target entity: Profits, Interest and Investment Context triple: [Prices and Production, relatedWork, Profits, Interest and Investment]
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Capital and Interest
Capital and Interest is a foundational work in Austrian economics in which Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk develops a comprehensive theory of capital, interest, and the structure of production.
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Value and Capital
Value and Capital is a foundational economics book by John R. Hicks that rigorously develops general equilibrium and welfare theory, profoundly influencing modern microeconomic analysis.
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Interest and Prices
"Interest and Prices" is a highly influential macroeconomics book by Michael Woodford that develops a modern New Keynesian framework for monetary policy analysis.
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D.
Capital and Growth
Capital and Growth is an influential economic treatise by John R. Hicks that analyzes long-run economic growth, capital accumulation, and the dynamics of expanding economies.
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The Nature of Capital and Income
The Nature of Capital and Income is a foundational economic treatise by Irving Fisher that rigorously analyzes the concepts of capital, income, and their interrelationship in value theory and interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Profits, Interest and Investment Target entity description: Profits, Interest and Investment is a 1939 economic treatise by Friedrich A. Hayek that develops his business cycle and capital theory by analyzing the roles of profits, interest rates, and investment in market economies.
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A.
Capital and Interest
Capital and Interest is a foundational work in Austrian economics in which Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk develops a comprehensive theory of capital, interest, and the structure of production.
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B.
Value and Capital
Value and Capital is a foundational economics book by John R. Hicks that rigorously develops general equilibrium and welfare theory, profoundly influencing modern microeconomic analysis.
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C.
Interest and Prices
"Interest and Prices" is a highly influential macroeconomics book by Michael Woodford that develops a modern New Keynesian framework for monetary policy analysis.
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D.
Capital and Growth
Capital and Growth is an influential economic treatise by John R. Hicks that analyzes long-run economic growth, capital accumulation, and the dynamics of expanding economies.
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E.
The Nature of Capital and Income
The Nature of Capital and Income is a foundational economic treatise by Irving Fisher that rigorously analyzes the concepts of capital, income, and their interrelationship in value theory and interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
causes of economic booms and busts
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malinvestment ⓘ profit signals in a market economy ⓘ |
| analyzesRoleOf |
interest in market economies
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investment in market economies ⓘ profits in market economies ⓘ |
| author |
Friedrich A. Hayek
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linked to:
Friedrich Hayek
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques | monetary policy that distorts interest rates ⓘ |
| develops |
Hayekian business cycle theory
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Hayekian capital theory ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
coordination role of interest rates
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intertemporal allocation of resources ⓘ relationship between monetary factors and real capital structure ⓘ |
| genre | economics literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAcademicField | economics ⓘ |
| hasForm | collection of essays ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
Austrian business cycle literature
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theory of interest ⓘ theory of investment ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
capital accumulation
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forced saving ⓘ intertemporal price coordination ⓘ monetary overexpansion ⓘ natural rate of interest ⓘ structure of production ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered an important work in Hayek's economic writings ⓘ |
| inAcademicDiscipline |
capital theory
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macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Ludwig von Mises ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Hayek's contributions to macroeconomics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
business cycle theory
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capital theory ⓘ interest rates ⓘ investment ⓘ profits ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| publisher | George Routledge & Sons ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Prices and Production
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The Pure Theory of Capital ⓘ |
| theoreticalTradition | Austrian School of economics ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | interwar period ⓘ |
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