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Published in The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics • Jan 1, 2018
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Authors:
James Bonar

Abstract

Examples in economics, as elsewhere, are simply cases, real or fictitious, or partly both, supposed to embody a general principle. They may be classified as follows: (1) Real but general, as Ricardo’s hunters (Principles), and Adam Smith’s bricklayers, carpenters, and men of letters (Wealth of Natio...

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