Trevor Winchester Swan, Volume II Contributions to Economic Theory and Policy

This book, the second of two volumes, explores the legacy of Trevor Winchester Swan, often described as Australia’s greatest ever economist. Some of Swan’s most prominent articles are presented alongside analysis of his work from leading historians of economic thought to provide a broad and insightful view of his work. Particular attention is given to Swan’s work on the balance of payments, economic development, capital accumulation, and the neoclassical growth model.

This book aims to shed light on the enigmatic and influential life of Trevor Winchester Swan. It will be relevant to students and researchers interested in the history of economic thought and those that want to understand the foundations of modern macro, trade, and neoclassical economics.

Introduction - Peter Swan.- Published Works.- “Australian War Finance and Banking Policy”, The Economic Record, 16, (June, 1940).- “Some Notes on the Interest Controversy”, The Economic Record, 17, (December, 1941), 153-165.- “Price Flexibility and Employment”, The Economic Record, 21, (December, 1945), 236-253.- “Price Flexibility and Employment, Rejoinder”, The Economic Record, 22, (December, 1946), 282-284.- “Progress Report on the Trade Cycle”, The Economic Record, 26, No.51, (December 1950) 186-200.- “Measures for International Economic Stability”, A Report by a Group of Experts Appointed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, New York, 1951, vii+48pp. (Part Author).- “Australia after the Import Cuts”, The Banker (April 1952), 205-210.- The Economic Development of Malaya. Report of a mission organised by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (part author); Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1955.- “Economic Growth and Capital Accumulation”, The Economic Record, 32, No. 63, (1956), 334-361.- Reprinted in Peter Newman (ed.) Readings in Mathematical Economics, Volume 2, Capital and Growth, 172-199, Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1968.- Also reprinted in Macroeconomic Theory: Selected Readings. Harold R. Williams and John D. Huffnagle, eds. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1969: 477-86.- “Economic Control in a Dependent Economy”, The Economic Record, 36 (March 1960), 51-66. First presented at a seminar, 30 June 1953.- “Circular Causation”, The Economic Record, (December 1962), 421-26.- Obituary: “Wilfred Edward Graham Salter: 1929-1963”, The Economic Record, 39, No. 88 (December 1963), 486-87.- “Of Golden Ages and Production Functions”, in K. Berrill (ed.,) Economic Development with Special reference to South East Asia. London. Macmillan, 1964, 3-16.- “International Monetary Issues and the Developing Countries”, in Report of a Group of United Nations Experts, 1965 (part-author).- “Longer Run Problems Of the Balance of Payments”, in H.W. Arndt and W.M. Corden (eds.), The Australian Economy, Sydney: Cheshire, 1963. Originally mimeographed and circulated in May 1955.- Reprinted in R.E. Caves and H.G. Johnson (eds.), Readings in International Trade (selected by a Committee of the American Economic Association).- Obituary: “Horace Plessay Brown: 1916-71” The Economic Record, (March 1971), 115-118.- “Overseas Investment in Australia; Treasury Economic Paper No. 1”, The Economic Record, 48. No. 122, (1972).- “Perceptions in Kalediscope, a Review of a book by H.W. Arndt”, The Australian Economic Review, 4^th Qtr 1986.- “The Principle of Effective Demand – A ‘Real Life Model”, The Economic Record 65(1), (December, 1989), 378-398.- “Economic Growth”, The Economic Record 78 No.243 December 2002, 375-380.