[Title Page and Series Preface]: Title page and editorial preface for the 'Classics of Economics' series, explaining the purpose of the facsimile edition and the importance of critical analysis of classic economic works. [Table of Contents and Publication Metadata]: Table of contents for the Vademecum and publication details, including the names of contributors like Samuelson and Tobin, and copyright information for the 1991 edition. [Introduction to the New Edition by Bertram Schefold]: Bertram Schefold provides an extensive introduction to Fisher's work, situating it within the transition of economic dominance to the US. He discusses Fisher's mathematical background, his relationship with Gibbs, and his departure from the German Historical School. Schefold analyzes Fisher's definitions of capital as a stock and income as a flow, his advocacy for an expenditure tax, and his intertemporal exchange theory. A significant portion is dedicated to a technical comparison with Böhm-Bawerk, using modern notation to discuss the production period, the maximum profit rate, and the 'reswitching' of techniques, referencing Sraffa and von Neumann. [Epigrams and Testimonials on Irving Fisher]: A collection of quotes and short testimonials from famous economists (Schumpeter, Samuelson, Tobin, Frisch, etc.) regarding Irving Fisher's personality, scientific achievements, and his diverse interests in health, prohibition, and social reform. [Commentary on Fisher's Work and Methodology]: Summaries and excerpts regarding Fisher's major works, highlighting his 'Ideal Index', the equation of exchange, and his hydraulic-mechanical model of general equilibrium. It emphasizes his view that income is consumption and his opposition to double taxation of savings. [Excerpts from Fisher's Opus]: Selected excerpts from Fisher's own writings covering utility theory, efficient taxation, the theory of interest (impatience and opportunity), the equation of exchange, index numbers, the economic effects of prohibition, and the debt-deflation theory of depressions. [Essay: Irving Fisher 1867–1947 by Paul A. Samuelson]: Samuelson evaluates Fisher's legacy, calling him the greatest American economist. He discusses Fisher's personal life, including his loss of fortune in the 1929 crash, and his scientific breakthroughs in general equilibrium, utility measurement, the quantity theory of money, and index numbers. Samuelson specifically praises Fisher's intertemporal market clearing model and its applications in modern finance, such as the discounted dividend model and portfolio theory. [Bibliography for Samuelson's Essay]: A list of references cited in Paul Samuelson's essay on Irving Fisher. [Essay: Irving Fishers »The Nature of Capital and Income« by James Tobin]: James Tobin analyzes 'The Nature of Capital and Income' as the bridge between Fisher's early equilibrium theory and his later interest theory. Tobin highlights Fisher's clarity in distinguishing stocks from flows and his comprehensive definition of capital (including human capital). He discusses the controversy over Fisher's definition of income as consumption and compares it to the Haig-Simons (or Haig-Marshall) definition, concluding that Fisher's focus on future service streams remains a foundational principle for modern economic analysis. [Bibliography for Tobin's Essay]: A list of references cited in James Tobin's essay on Irving Fisher. [Biographical Data of Irving Fisher]: A detailed chronological curriculum vitae of Irving Fisher, from his birth in 1867 to his death in 1947. It covers his education at Yale, his battle with tuberculosis, his major publications, his technical inventions (Visible Card Index), his political activism (Prohibition, League of Nations), and his financial ruin in the Great Depression. [List of Irving Fisher's Writings]: A comprehensive list of books and selected articles authored by Irving Fisher, including his most famous works like 'The Purchasing Power of Money' and 'The Theory of Interest'. [Selected Literature on Irving Fisher]: A bibliography of secondary literature and biographical studies about Irving Fisher by other economists and historians. [Genealogical Timeline of Economic Thought]: A chronological table (Zeittafel) placing Irving Fisher within the broader history of economic thought, listing major thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to modern Nobel laureates like Arrow, Solow, and Buchanan, along with their seminal works. [Biographies of the Interpreters]: Brief biographical sketches of the three contributors to this Vademecum: Paul A. Samuelson, James Tobin, and Bertram Schefold, highlighting their academic achievements and honors.
Title page and editorial preface for the 'Classics of Economics' series, explaining the purpose of the facsimile edition and the importance of critical analysis of classic economic works.
Read full textTable of contents for the Vademecum and publication details, including the names of contributors like Samuelson and Tobin, and copyright information for the 1991 edition.
Read full textBertram Schefold provides an extensive introduction to Fisher's work, situating it within the transition of economic dominance to the US. He discusses Fisher's mathematical background, his relationship with Gibbs, and his departure from the German Historical School. Schefold analyzes Fisher's definitions of capital as a stock and income as a flow, his advocacy for an expenditure tax, and his intertemporal exchange theory. A significant portion is dedicated to a technical comparison with Böhm-Bawerk, using modern notation to discuss the production period, the maximum profit rate, and the 'reswitching' of techniques, referencing Sraffa and von Neumann.
Read full textA collection of quotes and short testimonials from famous economists (Schumpeter, Samuelson, Tobin, Frisch, etc.) regarding Irving Fisher's personality, scientific achievements, and his diverse interests in health, prohibition, and social reform.
Read full textSummaries and excerpts regarding Fisher's major works, highlighting his 'Ideal Index', the equation of exchange, and his hydraulic-mechanical model of general equilibrium. It emphasizes his view that income is consumption and his opposition to double taxation of savings.
Read full textSelected excerpts from Fisher's own writings covering utility theory, efficient taxation, the theory of interest (impatience and opportunity), the equation of exchange, index numbers, the economic effects of prohibition, and the debt-deflation theory of depressions.
Read full textSamuelson evaluates Fisher's legacy, calling him the greatest American economist. He discusses Fisher's personal life, including his loss of fortune in the 1929 crash, and his scientific breakthroughs in general equilibrium, utility measurement, the quantity theory of money, and index numbers. Samuelson specifically praises Fisher's intertemporal market clearing model and its applications in modern finance, such as the discounted dividend model and portfolio theory.
Read full textA list of references cited in Paul Samuelson's essay on Irving Fisher.
Read full textJames Tobin analyzes 'The Nature of Capital and Income' as the bridge between Fisher's early equilibrium theory and his later interest theory. Tobin highlights Fisher's clarity in distinguishing stocks from flows and his comprehensive definition of capital (including human capital). He discusses the controversy over Fisher's definition of income as consumption and compares it to the Haig-Simons (or Haig-Marshall) definition, concluding that Fisher's focus on future service streams remains a foundational principle for modern economic analysis.
Read full textA list of references cited in James Tobin's essay on Irving Fisher.
Read full textA detailed chronological curriculum vitae of Irving Fisher, from his birth in 1867 to his death in 1947. It covers his education at Yale, his battle with tuberculosis, his major publications, his technical inventions (Visible Card Index), his political activism (Prohibition, League of Nations), and his financial ruin in the Great Depression.
Read full textA comprehensive list of books and selected articles authored by Irving Fisher, including his most famous works like 'The Purchasing Power of Money' and 'The Theory of Interest'.
Read full textA bibliography of secondary literature and biographical studies about Irving Fisher by other economists and historians.
Read full textA chronological table (Zeittafel) placing Irving Fisher within the broader history of economic thought, listing major thinkers from Plato and Aristotle to modern Nobel laureates like Arrow, Solow, and Buchanan, along with their seminal works.
Read full textBrief biographical sketches of the three contributors to this Vademecum: Paul A. Samuelson, James Tobin, and Bertram Schefold, highlighting their academic achievements and honors.
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