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Francis A. Walker

American economist and statistician, referenced on wage theory and labor.

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Also known as Professor Francis A. Walker

First appearance: I: The Current Doctrine of Wages—Its Insufficiency

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Mentioned as Professor Cairnes, who attempts to reconcile the wage-fund theory with observed facts.
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In I: The Current Doctrine of Wages—Its Insufficiency: Mentioned as Professor Cairnes, who attempts to reconcile the wage-fund theory with observed facts. Later, in Endnotes: Mentioned for his attack on the wage fund…

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