===================== HES POSTING =================== 1) I believe Philip Wicksteed wrote somewhere that the core premise of marginal utility theory was aptly captured in an observation by one of his children that "seconds aren't as good as firsts." But where did he write this? I've looked in vain in what seemed to me the obvious places. 2) Did Alfred Marshall ever explicitly say that he thought the concept of consumer surplus offered the most promising applications of any doctrine discussed in the Principles? I suppose it would have been uncharacteristic for him to go out on a limb like that, but I do recall reading that somewhere. I'd be extremely grateful if anyone could give me a citation for either quote. Thanks in advance. Jeff Lipkes Dept. of History University of South Florida Tampa 33620 [log in to unmask] ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]