Oxford Economics And Oxford Economists [Hardcover]

This book focuses upon the development of economics at Oxford after the establishment of PPE and the contributions of Oxford economists during the 'years of high theory' and afterwards. Students' recollections of tutorials and lectures, and their tutors and lecturers, along with examination questions and results, amongst other aspects of teaching at Oxford, are presented here for he first time. In addition, the many contributions of Oxford economists such as Harrod, Allen, Andrews, Hicks, Meade, Richardson and Steindl, including the staff of the Oxford Institute of Statistics, along with the story of the Institute itself, are dealt with. Unpublished correspondence, memoranda and papers are collected at various archives are cited to show that Oxford's contribution to the development of economics was equal to that of Cambridge.Acknowledgements Preface Prologue PART 1: FROM OXFORD POLITICAL ECONOMY TO OXFORD ECONOMICS, 1922-39 The Changing of the Guard, 1921-22 to 1926-27 Crisis and the Rise to Dominance of Oxford Economics, 1927-28 to 1932-33 Becoming Entrenched: Oxford Economics, 1933-34 to 1938-39 The PPE Idea and the Cole Group PART 2: OXFORD PEDAGOGY, 1922 TO 1939: TUTORIALS AND LECTURES Tutorials and Tutors 'Revision' and 'Discussion' Classes Student Evaluation of Tutorials and Tutors Lectures and Seminars Evaluation of Lectures and Lecturers PART 3: OXFORD PEDAGOGY, 1922 TO 1939: PPE AND NEW KNOWLEDGE Lectures and Seminars: One Student's Notes Examinations, 1923 to 1939 Candidates, Examiners and Class Results The PPE's Adaptation to 'New Knowledge' in a Comparative Perspective PART 4: HIGH THEORY, 1924 TO 1939: HARROD, MEADE AND THE CROSS-FERTILISATION OF IDEAS IN OXFORD Cross-fertilisation of Ideas: Oxbridge and the LSE Harrod, Edgeworth, Ramsey, Robertson, Allen, Kaldor and Marschak, 1924 to 1939 PART 5: GROUNDED EMPIRICISM, 1931 TO 1939 Formation and Activities of the Oxford Institute of Statistics Formation and Activities of the Oxford Economists' Research Gl³‚