The Theory of Wages
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The Theory of Wages is a foundational economic work by John R. Hicks that analyzes how wages are determined within competitive labor markets and broader economic systems.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Theory of Wages Context triple: [Value and Capital, relatedWork, The Theory of Wages]
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A.
Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages
Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages is a 19th-century economic treatise by Nassau William Senior analyzing the determinants and dynamics of wage levels in industrial society.
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B.
An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages
An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages is a 19th-century economic treatise by John Ramsay McCulloch analyzing the factors that influence wage levels in labor markets.
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C.
Manual of Political Economy
Manual of Political Economy is a foundational work in economics by Vilfredo Pareto that systematically develops his theories of general equilibrium, welfare, and income distribution.
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D.
Manual of Political Economy
Manual of Political Economy is a 19th-century economics textbook by Henry Fawcett that systematically presents and explains the principles of classical political economy.
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E.
The Theory of Political Economy
The Theory of Political Economy is an influential 1871 book by William Stanley Jevons that helped found marginalist economics by emphasizing utility and marginal analysis in value theory.
- 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: The Theory of Wages Target entity description: The Theory of Wages is a foundational economic work by John R. Hicks that analyzes how wages are determined within competitive labor markets and broader economic systems.
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A.
Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages
Three Lectures on the Rate of Wages is a 19th-century economic treatise by Nassau William Senior analyzing the determinants and dynamics of wage levels in industrial society.
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B.
An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages
An Essay on the Circumstances which Determine the Rate of Wages is a 19th-century economic treatise by John Ramsay McCulloch analyzing the factors that influence wage levels in labor markets.
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C.
Manual of Political Economy
Manual of Political Economy is a 19th-century economics textbook by Henry Fawcett that systematically presents and explains the principles of classical political economy.
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D.
Manual of Political Economy
Manual of Political Economy is a foundational work in economics by Vilfredo Pareto that systematically develops his theories of general equilibrium, welfare, and income distribution.
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E.
The Theory of Political Economy
The Theory of Political Economy is an influential 1871 book by William Stanley Jevons that helped found marginalist economics by emphasizing utility and marginal analysis in value theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economic treatise ⓘ |
| author |
John R. Hicks
NERFINISHED
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John Richard Hicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreConcept |
elasticity of substitution
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equilibrium wage rate ⓘ marginal productivity of labor ⓘ real wage adjustment mechanisms ⓘ substitution between labor and capital ⓘ wage differentials ⓘ |
| field |
economics
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labor economics ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
analysis of capital and technical progress in relation to wages
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analysis of competitive labor markets ⓘ analysis of imperfect competition in labor markets ⓘ discussion of unemployment and wage rigidity ⓘ formal models of labor supply and labor demand ⓘ treatment of trade unions and collective bargaining ⓘ |
| influenced |
distribution theory in economics
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general equilibrium treatments of labor ⓘ microeconomic labor market models ⓘ postwar labor economics ⓘ wage theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alfred Marshall
NERFINISHED
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Arthur Cecil Pigou NERFINISHED ⓘ classical economics ⓘ marginalist revolution ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capital accumulation
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competitive labor markets ⓘ distribution theory ⓘ general equilibrium ⓘ imperfect competition in labor markets ⓘ income distribution ⓘ labor demand ⓘ labor markets ⓘ labor supply ⓘ marginal productivity theory of distribution ⓘ money wages ⓘ real wages ⓘ technical progress ⓘ trade unions ⓘ unemployment ⓘ wage determination ⓘ wage rigidity ⓘ |
| theoreticalApproach |
general equilibrium analysis
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marginal productivity theory ⓘ neoclassical economics ⓘ |
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