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A.-R.-J. Turgot on a General Market: Competition, Price and History

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  • José M. Menudo

    (Department of Economics, Universidad Pablo de Olavide)

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The purpose of this paper is to re-examine the notion of price determination in A.-R.-J. Turgot’s writings. Consideration is given to the evolution of the concept of market during the 18th century. It is argued that Turgot provided a model of multiple exchanges with merchants, called General market, in order to tackle economic problems, as is the market integration, price stability and the hoarding of capital. Further, we demonstrate how a uniform price, which is kept constantly, required that Turgot made use of theoretical tools from other disciplines.

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  • José M. Menudo, 2007. "A.-R.-J. Turgot on a General Market: Competition, Price and History," Working Papers 07.07, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Department of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:pab:wpaper:07.07
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    Keywords

    Turgot; Equilibrium and Disequilibrium; price formation; Information and Knowledge.;
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    JEL classification:

    • B1 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925
    • D50 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - General
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

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