The Economics of Industry
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The Economics of Industry is an influential 19th-century economics textbook co-authored by Mary Paley Marshall and Alfred Marshall that helped shape the study of industrial organization and economic theory.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Economics of Industry Context triple: [Mary Paley Marshall, notableWork, The Economics of Industry]
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A.
The New Industrial State
The New Industrial State is a landmark economic and social critique by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzes the power of large corporations and technocratic planning in modern industrial economies.
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Studies in the Evolution of Industrial Society
Studies in the Evolution of Industrial Society is a scholarly work by economist Richard T. Ely that analyzes the historical development and social consequences of modern industrial capitalism.
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C.
The Theory of Industrial Organization
The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
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Theory of the Location of Industries
Theory of the Location of Industries is a foundational work in economic geography that develops a model explaining how firms choose industrial locations to minimize costs such as transportation, labor, and agglomeration.
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E.
The Trend of Economics
"The Trend of Economics" is a work by American economist and New Deal policy architect Rexford G. Tugwell that examines the evolution and direction of economic thought and policy in the early 20th century.
- 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 Economics of Industry Target entity description: The Economics of Industry is an influential 19th-century economics textbook co-authored by Mary Paley Marshall and Alfred Marshall that helped shape the study of industrial organization and economic theory.
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A.
The New Industrial State
The New Industrial State is a landmark economic and social critique by John Kenneth Galbraith that analyzes the power of large corporations and technocratic planning in modern industrial economies.
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B.
Studies in the Evolution of Industrial Society
Studies in the Evolution of Industrial Society is a scholarly work by economist Richard T. Ely that analyzes the historical development and social consequences of modern industrial capitalism.
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C.
The Theory of Industrial Organization
The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
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D.
Theory of the Location of Industries
Theory of the Location of Industries is a foundational work in economic geography that develops a model explaining how firms choose industrial locations to minimize costs such as transportation, labor, and agglomeration.
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E.
The Trend of Economics
"The Trend of Economics" is a work by American economist and New Deal policy architect Rexford G. Tugwell that examines the evolution and direction of economic thought and policy in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
19th-century book
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book ⓘ economics textbook ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cambridge economics tradition ⓘ |
| author |
Alfred Marshall
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Mary Paley Marshall ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Alfred Marshall
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Mary Paley Marshall ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of Marshallian economics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | influential 19th-century economics textbook ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
economics
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industrial organization ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
competition
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distribution of wealth ⓘ industrial structure ⓘ industry ⓘ production ⓘ |
| genre |
economic theory
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economics ⓘ industrial organization ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
economic theory
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study of industrial organization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
co-authorship by Mary Paley Marshall and Alfred Marshall
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early systematic treatment of industrial organization in economics ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th-century industrial economy ⓘ |
| usedIn | university teaching of economics ⓘ |
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