The article is now written by the crowd. On Sat, Apr 22, 2023 at 7:19 PM Steven Medema <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Nikos seems to have hit the nail on the head, to say nothing of having a > better memory than individual who was editor the when Derobert’s article > was published in JHET more than 20 years ago. > > > > When Gary and Ross said, “Robbins,” I had a suspicion that Wicksteed might > be the key. (Not to diminish Robbins, but he borrowed a lot, including from > Wicksteed.) Derobert seems to suggest that Wicksteed was there with the > basic theory in 1910. Whether it is that specific functional notation is > another matter. Something else for me to look up when I get to the office > on Monday! > > > > Link to Derobert’s article here for those wanting a look: > https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/70B237E5EA2DACA045206F226302A87E/S1053837200006878a.pdf/on-the-genesis-of-the-canonical-labor-supply-model.pdf > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cambridge.org_core_services_aop-2Dcambridge-2Dcore_content_view_70B237E5EA2DACA045206F226302A87E_S1053837200006878a.pdf_on-2Dthe-2Dgenesis-2Dof-2Dthe-2Dcanonical-2Dlabor-2Dsupply-2Dmodel.pdf&d=DwMF-g&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=04iWZr7m65ejPhCxssdW-GObQK62hXkeDL7kbalqWWY&m=5UVOK-JM-39HZWe6kbVqkn4WB3AYtATfFnAy9FMCAyE7mh2OWjlnakGInUlCTpn3&s=31Rz_E6Nub2iCE1KQlWKW8BALr7gNSKt1G9iSB-Dd9Y&e=> > > > > Steve > > > > Steven G. Medema, PhD > George Family Research Professor of Economics > Associate Director, Center for the History of Political Economy > Research Associate, School of Law > Duke University > > https://sites.duke.edu/sgmedema/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.duke.edu_sgmedema_&d=DwMF-g&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=04iWZr7m65ejPhCxssdW-GObQK62hXkeDL7kbalqWWY&m=5UVOK-JM-39HZWe6kbVqkn4WB3AYtATfFnAy9FMCAyE7mh2OWjlnakGInUlCTpn3&s=eardBujuf8332D7Gy41TJR8l_3y5PUr74Gw-I2Es09M&e=> > > > > *From: *Societies for the History of Economics <[log in to unmask]> on behalf > of mauro boianovsky <[log in to unmask]> > *Date: *Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 6:11 PM > *To: *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject: *Re: [SHOE] Question on the history of neoclassical economics: > who first conceived of the consumption, leisure utility function? > > Robbins further developed ideas originated by Dennis Robertson back in > 1915, especially the notion of "elasticity of demand for income in terms of > effort". See article by David Spencer in EJHET 2005: > https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09672560500112702?journalCode=rejh20 > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09672560500112702?journalCode=rejh20__;!!OToaGQ!vi_G6oKO3a8mbc8Sg4ALJ8dUUaKhqzAd42OTdrzbASLJ3B5ucHGuWT7GEmEnnUCUCHm7fFxMUXAK84zpSzEm_WzA$>. > I deal with the macroeconomic consequences of Robertson's new concept in my > 2018 article in HEI (26.3) on Robertson, Champernowne and the natural rate > hypothesis, with reference to John Presley's 1979 book on *Robertsonian > Economics*. > > > > Mauro > > > > Em sáb., 22 de abr. de 2023 às 17:04, Gary Mongiovi <[log in to unmask]> > escreveu: > > I’m not expert on this particular topic, but I seem to recall learning > back in my grad school days that this idea can be traced back to Lionel > Robbins. A quick internet search shows that he had an article on this very > topic in the 1939 volume of the Economic Journal. > > > > Gary > > > > > > *Gary Mongiovi* > > Economics & Finance Department > > St John's University > > Jamaica, NEW YORK 11439 (USA) > > > > *Tel:* +1 (718) 990-7380 <+1%20(718)%20990-7380> > > Email: *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]> > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Societies for the History of Economics <[log in to unmask]> on behalf > of Steven Medema <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Saturday, April 22, 2023 10:59 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: [SHOE] Question on the history of neoclassical economics: > who first conceived of the consumption, leisure utility function? > > > > * External Email * > > Maxime, > > > > Given that this was/is the standard approach for modeling labor supply > decisions at the individual level, it might be worthwhile to dive down the > labor econ rabbit hole. Mark Killingsworth’s big book, *Labor Supply* > (CUP 1983) might provide some clues about the history. I have a copy, but > it is in my office at the university. Perhaps I can remember this long > enough to check on Monday. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Steve > > > > Steven G. Medema, PhD > George Family Research Professor of Economics > Associate Director, Center for the History of Political Economy > Research Associate, School of Law > Duke University > > https://sites.duke.edu/sgmedema/ > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__sites.duke.edu_sgmedema_&d=DwMF-g&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=04iWZr7m65ejPhCxssdW-GObQK62hXkeDL7kbalqWWY&m=5UVOK-JM-39HZWe6kbVqkn4WB3AYtATfFnAy9FMCAyE7mh2OWjlnakGInUlCTpn3&s=eardBujuf8332D7Gy41TJR8l_3y5PUr74Gw-I2Es09M&e=> > > > > *From: *Societies for the History of Economics <[log in to unmask]> on behalf > of Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay <[log in to unmask]> > *Date: *Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 9:11 AM > *To: *[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject: *[SHOE] Question on the history of neoclassical economics: who > first conceived of the consumption, leisure utility function? > > Dear Colleagues, > > > > I am hoping you could perhaps help me retrace the origins of the common > maximisation problem of *u(C, L)* function under the leisure-paid work > constraint. Who was the first to pose the consumption-leisure bundle of > goods? Who popularised the use of this model? > > > > Was it predated by a (consumption, time worked) bundle (where work is a > negative good)? > > I saw that Becker (1965) refers to the “the traditional labour-leisure > approach”. Marshall seems to make a big deal of the value of leisure, but I > did not find an explicit conceptualisation of this idea. Jevons seems to > connect utility to labour and commodities, but in the production side, not > as consumption of commodities and leisure. > > > > Any help on those questions would be greatly appreciated! > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Maxime > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------ > Dr Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay > > Senior Lecturer in Economics > Institute of Management Studies > Goldsmiths, University of London > New Cross, London SE14 6NW > UK > > http://desmarais-tremblay.com > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/desmarais-tremblay.com/__;!!OToaGQ!qZZRItBynCdfxnyJ9ZQGY7VOHjZZi_9AJxu0HhyOwti7SQpVBcDhZ5vemyxbBGCBwHs436vDP-x4ut0VpkSvSinFAo73ifM5Z0E$> > > Book Review Editor, *The European Journal of the History of Economic > Thought* > <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/current__;!!OToaGQ!qZZRItBynCdfxnyJ9ZQGY7VOHjZZi_9AJxu0HhyOwti7SQpVBcDhZ5vemyxbBGCBwHs436vDP-x4ut0VpkSvSinFAo73FP1vCsk$> > > > > > > This email may contain proprietary, confidential and/or privileged > material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). 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