Principles of Economics
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Principles of Economics is Carl Menger’s foundational 1871 treatise that established the Austrian School of economics and introduced the theory of marginal utility.
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| Principles of Economics canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Principles of Economics Context triple: [Carl Menger, notableWork, Principles of Economics]
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"Principles of Macroeconomics"
"Principles of Macroeconomics" is a widely used introductory economics textbook that presents core macroeconomic concepts such as GDP, inflation, unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policy in a clear, accessible manner.
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"Principles of Microeconomics"
"Principles of Microeconomics" is a widely used introductory economics textbook that explains the fundamental concepts and tools of microeconomic analysis for undergraduate students.
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"Principles of Economics"
"Principles of Economics" is a widely used introductory economics textbook by Gregory Mankiw that presents core microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts in an accessible, principles-based framework.
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Outlines of Economics
Outlines of Economics is a foundational economics textbook by American economist Richard T. Ely that systematically presents the principles and structure of economic theory.
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"Principles of Economics" textbook
"Principles of Economics" is a widely used introductory economics textbook that presents core microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts in an accessible and intuitive way.
- 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: Principles of Economics Target entity description: Principles of Economics is Carl Menger’s foundational 1871 treatise that established the Austrian School of economics and introduced the theory of marginal utility.
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A.
"Principles of Macroeconomics"
"Principles of Macroeconomics" is a widely used introductory economics textbook that presents core macroeconomic concepts such as GDP, inflation, unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policy in a clear, accessible manner.
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B.
"Principles of Microeconomics"
"Principles of Microeconomics" is a widely used introductory economics textbook that explains the fundamental concepts and tools of microeconomic analysis for undergraduate students.
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C.
"Principles of Economics"
"Principles of Economics" is a widely used introductory economics textbook by Gregory Mankiw that presents core microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts in an accessible, principles-based framework.
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D.
Outlines of Economics
Outlines of Economics is a foundational economics textbook by American economist Richard T. Ely that systematically presents the principles and structure of economic theory.
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E.
"Principles of Economics" textbook
"Principles of Economics" is a widely used introductory economics textbook that presents core microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts in an accessible and intuitive way.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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economics treatise ⓘ |
| author | Carl Menger ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
marginalist economics
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subjectivist economics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
causal explanation of prices
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marginal analysis ⓘ subjective valuation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
theory of capital
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theory of money ⓘ theory of price ⓘ theory of production ⓘ theory of value ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational work of the Austrian School
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key text in the marginal revolution ⓘ |
| influenced |
Austrian School of economics
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Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk ⓘ Friedrich Hayek ⓘ Friedrich von Wieser ⓘ Ludwig von Mises ⓘ Murray Rothbard ⓘ |
| introducedConcept |
causal-realist price theory
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complementary goods ⓘ imputation theory ⓘ marginal utility ⓘ orders of goods ⓘ ordinal utility ⓘ subjective theory of value ⓘ time preference ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| methodologicalApproach |
aprioristic reasoning
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methodological individualism ⓘ |
| movement |
marginal revolution
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linked to:
marginal revolution in economics
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| opposes |
historical school of economics
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labor theory of value ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Grundsätze der Volkswirtschaftslehre ⓘ |
| positionInAuthorOeuvre | major work of Carl Menger ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| publisher | Wilhelm Braumüller ⓘ |
| school | Austrian School of economics ⓘ |
| subject |
capital theory
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distribution theory ⓘ economics ⓘ methodology of economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ price theory ⓘ production theory ⓘ value theory ⓘ |
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