Economics.19e.-.paul.samuelson..william.nordhaus.pdf

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is often credited with transforming economics from a philosophical branch of history into a rigorous, mathematical science. His 1947 work, Foundations of Economic Analysis , demonstrated that virtually all economic behaviors could be derived from maximizing behavior (utility for consumers, profits for firms) and stability conditions. His Nobel Prize in 1970 recognized him as "the great generalizer" of economic theory. Economics.19e.-.Paul.Samuelson..William.Nordhaus.pdf

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