Stigler, George Joseph, 1911-

The theory of price / George J. Stigler. - Rev. ed. - New York : Macmillan, [1952] - 310 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

First published in 1942 under title: The theory of competitive price .

Economic functions in an enterprise system -- Some basic concepts -- Fundamental quantitative concepts -- The theory of demand -- The theor y of utility -- The nature of costs and the production function -- Dimi nishing returns and short-run cost curves -- Returns to scale and long- run cost curves -- Competitive pricing : fixed supplies -- Competitive pricing : variable supplies -- The pricing of productive services -- Th e theory of monopoly -- The theory of oligopoly -- Associations of larg e numbers : cartels and unions -- The distribution of income -- General equilibrium.

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Prices.
Economics.

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