The Costs and Finances of World War I According to Eli F. Heckscher
Heckscher published in 1915 a book on the economics of World War I in Swedish. He analyzed the costs and the finances of war along similar lines as his contemporary Pigou (1916). Heckscher reached farther by making a distinction between the short and the long-run costs of war. He also provided a com...
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| description | Heckscher published in 1915 a book on the economics of World War I in Swedish. He analyzed the costs and the finances of war along similar lines as his contemporary Pigou (1916). Heckscher reached farther by making a distinction between the short and the long-run costs of war. He also provided a comprehensive theoretical and empirical analysis of the sources of funds for war finance, including a pioneering analysis of the inflation tax. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fd9dd60926474c2c89c8ab73cb2b31752022-12-21T19:57:56ZengAssociation ŒconomiaŒconomia2113-52072269-84502016-12-016451552410.4000/oeconomia.2454The Costs and Finances of World War I According to Eli F. HeckscherKlas FregertHeckscher published in 1915 a book on the economics of World War I in Swedish. He analyzed the costs and the finances of war along similar lines as his contemporary Pigou (1916). Heckscher reached farther by making a distinction between the short and the long-run costs of war. He also provided a comprehensive theoretical and empirical analysis of the sources of funds for war finance, including a pioneering analysis of the inflation tax.http://journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/2454Heckscher (Eli F.)World War Iwar costswar financeinflation tax |
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| title | The Costs and Finances of World War I According to Eli F. Heckscher |
| title_full | The Costs and Finances of World War I According to Eli F. Heckscher |
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