Pioneers of financial economics; v.1: Contributions prior to Irving Fisher.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

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Pioneers of financial economics; v.1: Contributions prior to Irving Fisher.

Ed. by Geoffrey Poitras.

Edward Elgar Publishing

2006

274 pages

$130.00

Hardcover

HG173

Poitras (finance, Simon Fraser U., Canada) compiles 11 essays that explore the origins of financial economics and its pioneers, going outside the traditional boundaries of the field. Beginning with the seco...

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