“Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity”
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“Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity” is an influential economic work by James Tobin that develops his theories on portfolio choice, capital accumulation, and their implications for macroeconomic dynamics and policy.
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| “Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9303476 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity” Context triple: [James Tobin, notableWork, “Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity”]
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A.
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development”
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development” is a seminal 1988 paper by economist Robert Lucas Jr. that helped found modern endogenous growth theory by explaining how human capital accumulation and externalities drive long-run economic growth.
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B.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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C.
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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D.
The Nature of Capital and Income
The Nature of Capital and Income is a foundational economic treatise by Irving Fisher that rigorously analyzes the concepts of capital, income, and their interrelationship in value theory and interest.
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E.
Theory of Economic Dynamics
Theory of Economic Dynamics is a seminal work by Michał Kalecki that develops a macroeconomic framework for analyzing business cycles, investment, and long-run growth under conditions of imperfect competition.
- 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: “Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity” Target entity description: “Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity” is an influential economic work by James Tobin that develops his theories on portfolio choice, capital accumulation, and their implications for macroeconomic dynamics and policy.
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A.
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development”
“On the Mechanics of Economic Development” is a seminal 1988 paper by economist Robert Lucas Jr. that helped found modern endogenous growth theory by explaining how human capital accumulation and externalities drive long-run economic growth.
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B.
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth
Introduction to Modern Economic Growth is a comprehensive graduate-level textbook that rigorously develops the theory and empirics of long-run economic growth, with a strong emphasis on microfoundations and institutional factors.
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C.
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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D.
The Nature of Capital and Income
The Nature of Capital and Income is a foundational economic treatise by Irving Fisher that rigorously analyzes the concepts of capital, income, and their interrelationship in value theory and interest.
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E.
Theory of Economic Dynamics
Theory of Economic Dynamics is a seminal work by Michał Kalecki that develops a macroeconomic framework for analyzing business cycles, investment, and long-run growth under conditions of imperfect competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
economic book
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monograph ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| analyzes |
effects of fiscal policy on capital accumulation
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effects of monetary policy on asset composition ⓘ firm investment decisions ⓘ household portfolio decisions ⓘ |
| author | James Tobin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citedBy |
literature on monetary transmission mechanisms
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research on Tobin’s q ⓘ studies of wealth effects on aggregate demand ⓘ |
| contributionTo |
integration of finance and macroeconomics
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theory of investment under uncertainty ⓘ understanding of links between wealth and consumption ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developsTheoryOf |
asset demand
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capital formation ⓘ interaction between financial markets and real activity ⓘ portfolio balance ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of portfolio composition for aggregate demand
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role of asset markets in macroeconomic adjustment ⓘ substitution among assets in response to policy changes ⓘ |
| field |
financial economics
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macroeconomics ⓘ monetary economics ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Keynesian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
macroeconomic models with financial frictions
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policy analysis of monetary transmission through asset markets ⓘ subsequent research on portfolio balance models ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Keynesian economics
NERFINISHED
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modern portfolio theory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capital accumulation
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economic policy ⓘ macroeconomic dynamics ⓘ portfolio choice ⓘ |
| notableFor |
linking portfolio choice to economic activity
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systematic treatment of asset accumulation in macro models ⓘ |
| proposesConcept | relationship between asset prices and investment ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
Tobin’s q theory of investment
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portfolio selection theory ⓘ |
| usedIn | graduate-level economics education ⓘ |
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Subject: “Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity” Description of subject: “Asset Accumulation and Economic Activity” is an influential economic work by James Tobin that develops his theories on portfolio choice, capital accumulation, and their implications for macroeconomic dynamics and policy.
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