Unemployment (A. C. Pigou)
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Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) is a seminal economic treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that analyzes the causes, nature, and policy remedies for joblessness within a market economy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) canonical | 1 |
| Unemployment: A Problem of Industry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) Context triple: [Industrial Fluctuations, relatedWork, Unemployment (A. C. Pigou)]
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A.
Some Aspects of the Inequality of Incomes in Modern Communities
"Some Aspects of the Inequality of Incomes in Modern Communities" is an influential early 20th-century economic study by Hugh Dalton that analyzes the causes, measurement, and implications of income inequality in industrial societies.
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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.
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The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is John Maynard Keynes’s landmark 1936 book that founded modern macroeconomics by challenging classical views and explaining the causes of prolonged unemployment and economic downturns.
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D.
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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E.
The Positive Theory of Capital
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.
- 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: Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) Target entity description: Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) is a seminal economic treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that analyzes the causes, nature, and policy remedies for joblessness within a market economy.
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A.
Some Aspects of the Inequality of Incomes in Modern Communities
"Some Aspects of the Inequality of Incomes in Modern Communities" is an influential early 20th-century economic study by Hugh Dalton that analyzes the causes, measurement, and implications of income inequality in industrial societies.
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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.
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C.
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money
The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money is John Maynard Keynes’s landmark 1936 book that founded modern macroeconomics by challenging classical views and explaining the causes of prolonged unemployment and economic downturns.
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D.
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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E.
The Positive Theory of Capital
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ |
| addresses |
collective bargaining
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labour mobility ⓘ minimum wage issues ⓘ state intervention in labour markets ⓘ trade unions ⓘ wage rigidity ⓘ |
| analyzes |
cyclical unemployment
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frictional unemployment ⓘ involuntary unemployment ⓘ labour market ⓘ structural unemployment ⓘ voluntary unemployment ⓘ wage determination ⓘ |
| author |
Arthur Cecil Pigou
ⓘ
surface form:
A. C. Pigou
Arthur Cecil Pigou ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
causes of unemployment
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nature of unemployment ⓘ policy remedies for unemployment ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | economics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
industrial economies
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market economy ⓘ |
| genre |
academic literature
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | monograph ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Keynesian economics debate on unemployment
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later labour market theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred Marshall
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classical economics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economists
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policy makers ⓘ students of economics ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of early 20th-century economic literature
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seminal work in labour economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
economic policy
ⓘ
labour economics ⓘ macroeconomics ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| proposes |
labour market reforms
ⓘ
public policy interventions in labour markets ⓘ unemployment insurance ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | early 20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) Description of subject: Unemployment (A. C. Pigou) is a seminal economic treatise by Arthur Cecil Pigou that analyzes the causes, nature, and policy remedies for joblessness within a market economy.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Unemployment: A Problem of Industry