Uncertainty in Economics and Other Reflections (Paperback, Reissue)

Preface; Author's note for C. U. P. L. E. reprint; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Part I. On Expectation and Uncertainty: 1. Probability and uncertainty; 2. On the meaning and measure of uncertainty: I; 3. On the meaning and measure of uncertainty: II; 4. The logic of surprise; 5. Expectation in Economics: some critics answered; 6. A non-additive measure of uncertainty; 7. Three versions of the ø-surface; 8. The economist's view of profit; 9. The nature and role of profit; Part II. On Interest-Rates: 10. The nature of interest-rates; 11. Interest-rates and the pace of investment; Part III. On Investment and Employment: 12. The multiplier in closed and open systems; 13. Twenty years on: a survey of the theory of the multiplier; 14. Myrdal's analysis of monetary equilibrium; 15. The deflative or inflative tendency of government receipts and disbursements; Part IV. On the Philosophy of Economics: 16. A chart of economic theory; 17. Economics and sincerity; 18. What makes an economist?; Index.