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The frontiers of economic knowledge; essays.

Title
The frontiers of economic knowledge; essays.
Author
Burns, Arthur F. (Arthur Frank), 1904-1987.
Publication
Princeton, Published for the National Bureau of Economic Research, New York, by Princeton University Press, 1954.

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Description
ix, 367 pages diagrams; 24 cm
Series Statement
National Bureau of Economic Research. General series, no. 57
Uniform Title
General series (National Bureau of Economic Research) ; no. 57.
Subject
  • Economics
  • Economics
  • economics
  • Economic policy
  • Konjunkturzyklus
  • Wirtschaftstheorie
  • Conjunctuur
  • United States > Economic policy
  • United States
Genre/Form
Aufsatzsammlung.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliographical footnotes.
Contents
pt. 1. Reports on the National Bureau's work: Economic research and the Keynesian thinking of our times -- Stepping stones towards the future -- The cumulation of economic knowledge -- Wesley Mitchell and the National Bureau -- New facts on business cycles -- Looking forward -- The instability of consumer spending -- Business cycle research and the needs of our times -- pt. 2. Related essays: Mitchell on what happens during business cycles -- Railroads and the business cycle -- Keynesian economics once again -- Hicks and the real cycle -- Current research in business cycles -- Frickey on the decomposition of time series -- America's capacity to produce -- Long cycles in residential construction -- Appendixes: Notes on series in table 1 of "economic research and the Keynesian thinking of our times" -- Notes on the charts and table in "new facts on business cycles."
LCCN
54006068
OCLC
  • ocm00169209
  • 169209
  • SCSB-313076
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library