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The Economics of the Short Period

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  • © 1989

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  1. Richard Kahn

    1. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. Definitions

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 1-13

  3. The Supply Schedule of a Single Firm Under Perfect Competition

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 14-20

  4. The Effects of a Loss

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 21-36

  5. Supply Schedule of an Industry Under Perfect Competition

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 37-44

  6. Shape of the Prime Cost Curves

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 45-63

  7. Further Consideration of a State of Perfect Competition

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 64-82

  8. Imperfection of the Market

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 83-118

  9. Equilibrium in an Imperfect Market

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 119-125

  10. Mathematical Treatment of the Equilibrium of an Industry in an Imperfect Market

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 126-148

  11. Changes in Prime Cost and in Hours in an Imperfect Market

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 149-158

  12. The Business Man is not a True Economic Man

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 159-169

  13. The Corporate Instinct

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 170-173

  14. De-Rating

    • Richard Kahn
    Pages 174-181

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 182-195
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The foundations of the treatment of the short period were laid by Marshall, and it is his discussion of the concept in "Principles" and his conception of quasi-rent which, together with the additions of later economists, provide the material upon which the author elaborates here.

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  • University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Richard Kahn

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