Foundations of Economic Analysis
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Foundations of Economic Analysis is a landmark 1947 economics book by Paul Samuelson that applied rigorous mathematical methods to unify and formalize microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.
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| Foundations of Economic Analysis canonical | 3 |
| foundations of economic analysis | 1 |
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Foundations of Economic Analysis Context triple: [Paul Samuelson, notableWork, Foundations of Economic Analysis]
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A.
The Scope and Method of Economic Science
The Scope and Method of Economic Science is a foundational work in economic methodology that examines the proper aims, limits, and scientific status of economics as a discipline.
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History of Economic Analysis
History of Economic Analysis is a comprehensive, posthumously published survey of the development of economic thought, written by economist Joseph Schumpeter.
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C.
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.
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The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory
The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory is a seminal work by economist Gunnar Myrdal that critically examines how political values and ideological biases shape the formulation and evolution of economic theories.
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The Theory and Measurement of Demand
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.
- 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: Foundations of Economic Analysis Target entity description: Foundations of Economic Analysis is a landmark 1947 economics book by Paul Samuelson that applied rigorous mathematical methods to unify and formalize microeconomic and macroeconomic theory.
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A.
The Scope and Method of Economic Science
The Scope and Method of Economic Science is a foundational work in economic methodology that examines the proper aims, limits, and scientific status of economics as a discipline.
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B.
History of Economic Analysis
History of Economic Analysis is a comprehensive, posthumously published survey of the development of economic thought, written by economist Joseph Schumpeter.
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C.
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.
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D.
The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory
The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory is a seminal work by economist Gunnar Myrdal that critically examines how political values and ideological biases shape the formulation and evolution of economic theories.
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E.
The Theory and Measurement of Demand
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| academicLevel | graduate ⓘ |
| author | Paul Samuelson ⓘ |
| basedOn | Samuelson's PhD dissertation ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conditions for welfare optima
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existence and stability of equilibrium ⓘ maximization of objective functions ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
formalization of economic theory
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spread of mathematical methods in economics ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describedAs |
classic in mathematical economics
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landmark work in economic theory ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I: The General Theory
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Part II: Applications to Economic Problems ⓘ |
| influenced |
macroeconomic theory
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mathematical treatment of economic theory ⓘ microeconomic theory ⓘ modern neoclassical economics ⓘ welfare economics literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
comparative statics
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general equilibrium theory ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ mathematical economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ optimization theory ⓘ welfare economics ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
correspondence principle in comparative statics
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formalization of stability conditions in economic models ⓘ unification of microeconomic and macroeconomic theory ⓘ use of constrained optimization in economics ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Bergson–Samuelson social welfare function
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revealed preference theory ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Economics: An Introductory Analysis ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
economists
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graduate students in economics ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th-century economics literature ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
Lagrange multipliers
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calculus ⓘ comparative statics analysis ⓘ constrained optimization ⓘ |
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Samuelson
Collected Scientific Papers of Paul A. Samuelson
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linked to: Foundations of Economic Analysis