But as neither of them is possible, we fall back on the measurement which economics supplies, of the motive or moving force to action: and we make it serve, with all its faults, both for the desires which prompt activities and for the satisfactions that... The Journal of political economy - Page 6351925Full view - About this book
| American Economic Association - 1915 - 706 pages
...general fairly well to anticipations. On this basis he makes the money measure of the strength of motives "serve, with all its faults, both for the desires which prompt activities and for the satisfactions that result from them."5* There is, however, an important difference between the use of money measures... | |
| Alfred Marshall - 1916 - 916 pages
...fall back on the measurement which economics supplies, of the motive or moving force to action: and we make it serve, with all its faults, both for the desires...which prompt activities and for the satisfactions that result from them. (Compare "Some remarks on Utility" by Prof. Pigou in the Economic Journal for... | |
| Philip Mirowski - 1988 - 268 pages
...fall back on the measurement which economics supplies of the motive, or moving force to action, and we make it serve with all its faults, both for the desires which prompt activity and for the satisfactions that result from them'" (Maurice Dobb, l937, 27-28). 24. A potential... | |
| Wesley Clair Mitchell - 514 pages
...correspond fairly well to anticipations. On this basis he makes the money measure of the strength of motives "serve, with all its faults, both for the desires which prompt activities and for the satisfactions that result from them."57 There is, however, an important difference between the use of money measures... | |
| Peter J. Boettke - 2000 - 176 pages
...fall back on the measurement which economics supplies of the motive or moving force to action ; and to make it serve, with all its faults, both for the desires...activities and for the satisfactions which result from them " (Principle*, pp. 92-3). 39 diminished; whereas, if equality of reward prevailed, market valuations... | |
| Ross B. Emmett - 2002 - 360 pages
...commodities, may not persist after a change in circumstances has deprived them of their rational basis" — a rather formidable series of qualifications. And...principles, and the undue emphasis of them simply leads to agnosticism."" To assume the lack of disparity between desire and satisfaction is arbitrarily and unwisely... | |
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