Oskar Morgenstern

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05/08/2009 Articles of Interest Oskar Morgenstern

The question posed by the title to this lecture raises a number of deep problems of economic science. The question seems simple, yet in these few words — measurement, growth, and welfare — culminate...

The Limits of Economics

03/29/1937 Oskar Morgenstern

From the author: The prevailing lack of understanding as to the significance of economics for practical economic life, and its usefulness for purposes of economic policy, makes it apparent that there are many unsettled problems connected with

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