The following two reading lists come from the second semester of the two-semester course Economic Analysis that Paul Samuelson taught in the 1940s. The first list covers Duopoly and Bilateral Monopoly followed by Monopolistic Competition. There is no date on that reading list, but based on the newest item of the list, Hurwicz’s Dec. 1945 paper in the AER, it is safe to say that the reading list was for the second half of the 1940’s. The fact that this mimeographed reading list immediately precedes the reading list for capital theory (also assigned to the same course, EC18) which is explicitly dated “Spring Semester 1948” makes it likely that this pair of reading lists were from the same semester. The folder has no other material for the course.
READING LIST EC18
- Duopoly and Bi-lateral Monopoly
Chamberlin, E. H., Theory of Monopolistic Competition, Ch. 3, Appendix A
Hicks, J.R., “Theory of Monopoly”, Econometrica, V. III, No. 1 (1935)
Cournot, A., Math. Principles of the Theory of Wealth, Ch. 7
Hurwicz, L., American Economic Review, Vol. 35, “Theory of Economic Behavior”, p. 909.
Optional
von Stackelberg, H., Marktform und Gleichgewicht. (German)
- Monopolistic Competition
Chamberlin, E. H., Theory of Monopolistic Competition, Chaps. 4,5.
Triffin, R., Monopolistic Competition and General Equilibrium Theory, Intro., pp. 17-35, 49-51, Chaps. 2, 3,5.
Stigler, G. J., Theory of Price, Chaps. 11, 15, pp. 266-287.
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Readings on Capital Theory
Spring 1948
Ec 18
Böhm-Bawerk, Positive Theory of Capital
Translator’s Preface
Book V, all
Book VI, Chs. V, VI, VII
Wicksell, LecturesVol. I
Part II
Part III
I. Fisher, Theory of Interest
Part I, Chs. I, III
Part II, all
Part III, Chs. X, XI
Hicks, Value and Capital
Part III, all
Part IV, Chs. XVII, XIX
Keynes, General Theory
Chs. 11, 13, 14
Knight, Ethics of Competition
Social Science Encyclopedia article on Interest
Cf. E.J., J.P.E., Economica, articles on same subject
N. Kaldor, Econometrica Annual Survey
(gives bibliography)
F. Lutz, Structure of Interest Rates, Q.J.E., 1940
Source: Duke University. David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Economists’ Papers Archive. Paul A. Samuelson Papers. Box 33, Folder “Miscellaneous Teaching Materials”.
Image Source: Samuelson Memorial Information Page/Photos from Memorial Service. Accessed via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.