The theory of price - Stigler, George Joseph, 1911- (New York : Macmillan, 1952)
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.
First published in 1942 under title: The theory of competitive price .
Keywords: Prices; Economics