Alfred Marshall

Alfred Marshall FBA (26 July 1842 – 13 July 1924) was an English economist, and was one of the most influential economists of his time. His book Principles of Economics (1890) was the dominant economic textbook in England for many years. It brought the ideas of supply and demand, marginal utility, and costs of production into a coherent whole. He is known as one of the founders of neoclassical economics.[2]

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Alfred Marshall FBA
Born	(1842-07-26)26 July 1842 London, England, UK
Died	13 July 1924(1924-07-13) (aged 81) Cambridge, England, UK
Spouse	Mary Paley Marshall
Academic career
Institution	St John's College, Cambridge University College, Bristol Balliol College, Oxford
School or tradition	Neoclassical economics
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Influences	Carlyle[1] Dupuit Jevons Pareto Ruskin[1] Sidgwick Walras
Contributions	Father of microeconomics and welfare economics Founder of neoclassical economics Principles of Economics (1890) Marshallian scissors Internal and external economies Marshall–Lerner condition