Nassau William Senior | |
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.jpg) Nassau William Senior | |
| Born | 26 September 1790 |
| Died | 4 June 1864 (aged 73) |
| Nationality | English |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Political economy |
| School or tradition | Classical economics |
| Influences | Adam Smith · Alexis de Tocqueville |
Nassau William Senior (/ˈsiːniər/; 26 September 1790 – 4 June 1864), was an English lawyer known as an economist.[1][2] He was also a government adviser over several decades on economic and social policy on which he wrote extensively. In his writings, he made early contributions to theories of value and monopoly.[3]
- ^ Bowley, Marian (1936). "Nassau Senior's Contribution to the Methodology of Economics". Economica. 3 (11): 281–305. doi:10.2307/2549222. ISSN 0013-0427.
- ^ Anderson, Gary M.; Ekelund, Robert B.; Tollison, Robert D. (1989). "Nassau Senior as Economic Consultant: The Factory Acts Reconsidered". Economica. 56 (221): 71–81. doi:10.2307/2554496. ISSN 0013-0427.
- ^ Ely, Richard T. (1900). "Senior's Theory of Monopoly". Publications of the American Economic Association. 1 (1): 89–102. ISSN 1049-7498. JSTOR 2485824.