The New Palgrave

Dictionary of Economics
Second Edition
Edited by Lawrence E. Blume
and Steven N. Durlauf

The definitive resource for a new

generation of economists

• 5.8 million words

• 1,500+ contributors
• 1,750+ articles
• 7,680 pages
• 8 print volumes
• 1 dynamic online resource

Publishing May 2008 in print and online

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 Following its original publication in 1987, The New Palgrave Dictionary
of Economics has become established as the leading reference work for
economists in all spheres of the discipline. R. H. Inglis Palgrave described his
work as ‘an almost unique example of economic cooperation’ and this single

The New
resource featured original articles from key economic thinkers including Milton
Friedman, Paul Samuelson, James Buchanan, Kenneth Boulding, George Stigler,
James Tobin, Kenneth Arrow, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Murray N. Rothbard.
Palgrave A new edition
Dictionary of The past two decades, however, have seen many changes in the world and
particularly in the field of economics and so in 2008 Palgrave Macmillan is

Economics
proud to publish a new edition of the Dictionary of Economics which reflects
the current state of the discipline and features contributions from today’s
leading economists.
This new edition features over 1000 new or heavily revised articles and includes:
• signed articles by over 1,500 eminent contributors providing a
current overview of economics
• many individual classic essays of enduring importance from the
previous edition
• topics placed in their historical perspective, indicating likely future
trends as well as describing the contemporary situation
New or expanded areas include:
• experimental and behavioural economics
• game theory
• international economics
• technological change and growth
• labour economics
Published in eight print volumes and for the first time in online format, this second
edition is the definitive resource for a new generation of economists.
‘This will be the
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work on economics until • university and college libraries and departments of business,
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A dynamic online resource
The online edition of The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics contains the full text of
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economists which:
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• offers excellent search and browse facilities, both full text and advanced, which
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• contains hyperlinked cross-references within articles, making it an indispensable
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• features carefully selected and maintained links to related sites, sources of further
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• incorporates quarterly additions, updates and corrections

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Economics publishing at About the Editors
LAWRENCE E. BLUME,
Professor of Economics,

Palgrave Macmillan Cornell University, USA

Palgrave Macmillan’s longstanding reputation as one of the most influential

publishers in economics was established with works such as R.H.Inglis
Palgrave’s Dictionary of Political Economy (1894-9) and the complete works
STEVEN N. DURLAUF,
of John Maynard Keynes, including The General Theory of Employment, Interest Kenneth J. Arrow
and Money (1936). Professor of Economics,
University of Wisconsin
Today, Palgrave Macmillan continues to publish authoritative and innovative at Madison, USA
resources in this field, working with many influential partners, including
organizations such as the World Economic Forum, the United Nations
Development Programme and the World Bank.
Advisory Editors
International in scope, products range from core textbooks to authored KENNETH J. ARROW Stanford University,
works and edited collections for research level. The New Palgrave Dictionary Emeritus Professor of Economics, USA
SIR TONY ATKINSON Warden, Nuffield College,
of Economics, 2nd Edition is the cornerstone in a new era of growth in our
University of Oxford, UK
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University of Cambridge, UK
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
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University of Chicago, USA
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Harvard University, USA
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THOMAS SARGENT WR Berkley Professor,
New York University, USA
Visit the Dictionary of Economics pre-publication PETER TEMIN Economics Professor,
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