Arthur F. Burns

"Essays reprinted to honor Dr. Burns for his 38 years of active involvement in the research and administration of the National Bureau of Economic Research and on the occasion of his election as honorary chairman of the bureau's Board of Directors." Bibliographical footnotes.

Life and work: Introductory sketch, by A. F. Burns. A personal sketch, by L. S. Mitchell. Two professional sketches, by F. C. Mills and J. Dorfman. Three memorial addresses, by J. M. Clark, J. H. Willits and S. Morgan.--Early appraisals: Place in contemporary economic thought, by P. T. Homan. Contribution to the theory of business cycles, by J. M. Clark. Views on the scope and method of economics, by A. B. Wolfe.--Recent appraisals: The economic theorist, by M. Friedman. The economic naturalist, by E. B. Wilson. Historian of economic thought, by T. W. Hutchison. Social scientist and social counselor, by A. H. Hansen. The general economist, by J. A. Schumpeter.--Bibliography (p. -374): List of publications by Wesley C. Mitchell. Some writings about Wesley C. Mitchell.

"Based upon the Moorhouse I.X. Millar lectures given ... at Fordham University."