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Thorstein Veblen (1857–1929): ‘The Limitations of Marginal Utility’ (1909)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2009

GEOFFREY M. HODGSON
GEOFFREY M. HODGSON*
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The Business School, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
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One hundred years ago, Thorstein Veblen (1909b) published what is one of his most important journal articles. In ‘The Limitations of Marginal Utility’, he not only developed his critique of neoclassical economics, but also expanded his own methodological outlook.

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Journal of Institutional Economics , Volume 5 , Issue 3 , December 2009 , pp. 379 - 397
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