Teaching Economics at Cambridge at the Turn of the Century: Alfred Marshall as Lecturer in Political Economy

Peter Groenewegen

Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 1990, vol. 37, issue 1, 40-60

Abstract: An examination of several aspects of Alfred Marshall's economics teaching at Cambridge is the subject matter of this paper, with special reference to assessing the impact on his teaching style of the publication of his Principles in 1890. Lecture style and content are examined first, drawing heavily on reminiscences from former students Benians, Chapman, Fay, Layton, Keynes, Marshall, McGregor, and Sanger. Composition of his Cambridge economics students is next analyzed in terms of Tripos origins and gender. By way of conclusion, some observations are made on the qualities of his Principles as a student text. Copyright 1990 by Scottish Economic Society.

Date: 1990
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