A Revision of Demand Theory
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A Revision of Demand Theory is a work in microeconomic theory that refines and extends the analysis of consumer demand and choice behavior developed in John Hicks’s earlier book Value and Capital.
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Target entity: A Revision of Demand Theory Context triple: [Value and Capital, relatedWork, A Revision of Demand Theory]
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A.
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.
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Classical Political Economy and the Role of Demand
Classical Political Economy and the Role of Demand is a scholarly work by economist Krishna Bharadwaj that reinterprets classical economic theory by emphasizing the central importance of demand in value, distribution, and growth.
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A Theory of the Consumption Function
A Theory of the Consumption Function is Milton Friedman’s influential 1957 economics book that introduced the permanent income hypothesis to explain household consumption behavior over time.
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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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Revision of Demand Theory Target entity description: A Revision of Demand Theory is a work in microeconomic theory that refines and extends the analysis of consumer demand and choice behavior developed in John Hicks’s earlier book Value and Capital.
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A.
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.
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B.
Classical Political Economy and the Role of Demand
Classical Political Economy and the Role of Demand is a scholarly work by economist Krishna Bharadwaj that reinterprets classical economic theory by emphasizing the central importance of demand in value, distribution, and growth.
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C.
A Theory of the Consumption Function
A Theory of the Consumption Function is Milton Friedman’s influential 1957 economics book that introduced the permanent income hypothesis to explain household consumption behavior over time.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ microeconomics book ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | economics ⓘ |
| author | John Hicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorFullName | John Richard Hicks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Value and Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contribution |
clarifies the foundations of demand theory
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develops a more rigorous treatment of substitution and income effects ⓘ extends the theory of consumer choice ⓘ refines Hicks’s earlier analysis of consumer demand ⓘ revises the Slutsky decomposition within Hicksian framework ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
consumer theory
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demand theory ⓘ microeconomics ⓘ |
| follows | Value and Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | academic monograph ⓘ |
| hasPart |
discussion of stability and uniqueness of equilibrium
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formal analysis of demand functions ⓘ treatment of welfare implications of demand changes ⓘ |
| influenced |
microeconomic analysis of consumer behavior
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modern consumer demand theory ⓘ subsequent work in revealed preference theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eugen Slutsky’s work on demand
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Value and Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ Vilfredo Pareto’s welfare economics ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
economists
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graduate students in economics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
choice behavior
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consumer demand ⓘ demand functions ⓘ income effect ⓘ indifference curve analysis ⓘ ordinal utility ⓘ revealed preference ⓘ substitution effect ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of theoretical and empirical aspects of demand
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systematic revision of Hicksian demand theory ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Hicksian demand
NERFINISHED
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Marshallian demand curve NERFINISHED ⓘ compensated demand curve ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Value and Capital NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | A Revision of Demand Theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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