从“疲惫的肌肉”到“可能拥有的人”:19世纪末关于成本本质的争论

IF 1.2 3区 经济学 Q1 HISTORY
Fabio Barbieri, Marcelo Lourenço Filho
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本文探讨了19世纪90年代经济学家Silas MacVane与奥地利经济学家之间关于成本理论的争论。MacVane为客观“实际成本”的观点辩护,奥地利人则为主观机会成本辩护。尽管这场辩论很少被提及,但它代表了价值观和成本观之间积极对比的一个值得注意的事件,其影响与当代经济学家有关。通过强调成本的客观概念和主观概念的不相容性,这场辩论揭示了经济理论的演变。还讨论了相对不知名的作者,如MacVane和David Green的贡献。我们从基于财富和基于交换的研究项目之间的对比来解释这场辩论,并注意到,在这一时期,关于经济理论的基本问题的逐渐转变是理解现代成本概念的关键。
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FROM “TIRED MUSCLES” TO “MIGHT-HAVE-BEENS”: A DEBATE ON THE NATURE OF COSTS IN THE LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY
This article explores a debate on the theory of cost that occurred in the 1890s between economist Silas MacVane and Austrian economists. MacVane defended the idea of objective “real cost” and the Austrians argued for subjective opportunity cost. Although this debate is rarely mentioned, it represents a noteworthy episode of active contrast between ideas on value and on cost, with implications that are relevant for contemporary economists. By highlighting the incompatibility of the objective and subjective conceptions of cost, this debate sheds light on the evolution of economic theory. The contributions of relatively unknown authors, such as MacVane and David Green, are also discussed. We interpret the debate in terms of the contrast between research programs based on wealth and on exchange, and note that the gradual shift in the period regarding the fundamental problem that informs economic theory is key to understanding the modern concept of cost.
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