The Dutch and Portuguese-Jewish background of David Ricardo

This article deals with the Dutch and Portuguese-Jewish background of David Ricardo. The important pieces of information, found in the Amsterdam municipal archives, on the one hand correct, and on the other complement, the data presented by P. Sraffa. Recently, new evidence has been found on Ricardo's stay in Amsterdam in the years 1783 - 85. This evidence throws new light on Ricardo's relationship with his uncle Moses in Amsterdam. It is shown that his formal education was poor, but that his informal education may have been rich. The question of whether Ricardo visited the famous Talmud Tora in Amsterdam is settled in the negative.David Ricardo, deductive, Dutch background, Portuguese-Jewish community, Ricardo's education, reasoning and the synagogue,

Heer Bommel als Theoretisch Econoom

textabstractRede, uitgesproken bij de aanvaarding van het ambt van Buitengewoon Hoogleraar in de Bommeliaanse Economie, aan de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam op 14 september 197

An Essay on Marxian Economics

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Seitz and Stackelberg on Oligopoly.

This essay deals with the contribution of Seitz and Stackelberg on oligopoly. Stackelberg's theory on price leadership has been taken up by Seitz in his dissertation of 1965. The author summarizes the debate in Germany in the beginning of the sixties on oligopoly theory between Krelle, Ott, Heertje, Helmstadter und Seitz. He looks back from a game theoretical point of view.oligopoly, Nash-equilibrium, Stackelberg, Seitz, Krelle, game theory, Cournot, two-period game, one-shot game

From Schumpeter to Stiglitz

This article deals with Stiglitz's recent book Whither Socialism?. It presents a critical evaluation against the background of his earlier publication on the economic theory of the state. The author takes issue with Stiglitz's normative interpretation of welfare economics.Transition economics , Socialism , Capitalism , Welfare economics