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Jevons

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Jevons [ˈdʒɛvənz]
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(Biographies / Jevons, William Stanley (1835-1882) M, English, SOCIAL SCIENCE: economist, PHILOSOPHY: logician) William Stanley. 1835-82, English economist and logician: introduced the concept of final or marginal utility in The Theory of Political Economy (1871)
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Noun1.Jevons - English economist and logician who contributed to the development of the theory of marginal utility (1835-1882)
William Stanley Jevons


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Jevons is famous for his work on the business cycle-trying to explain why the economy wobbles between rapid growth and depressions.
Egypt and the Northern economy by Robinson, Dave / Northern Ontario Business
Jevons is a limey with a thick northern British accent and the gift of gab--which is perhaps why some locals call his lace "The Flying Windbag"--making it a must for barhopping gossips.
Phuket's resurrection: the gayest beach town in Asia brushes itself ... by Haber, Daniel B. / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Day by day it becomes more evident that the Coal we happily possess in excellent quality and abundance is the mainspring of modern material civilization," British economist William Stanley Jevons wrote in his book The Coal Question, published in 1865.
Energy's future: the world need never run out of energy. In fact, ... by Behreandt, Dennis / The New American
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