Carl Menger (1841-1921)
[Created: 16 January, 2021]
[Updated:
2 April, 2024]
About the Author
See the entry on this author in the Cato Institute's Encyclopedia of Libertarianism (2008) - Lawrence H. White, “Menger, Carl (1840-1921)”. Now at <https://www.libertarianism.org/topics/menger-carl-1840-1921>.
Also:
- Neue Deutsche Biographie: Streissler, Erich W., “Menger, Carl” in: Neue Deutsche Biographie 17 (1994), S. 72-74. URL: <https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd118580841.html#ndbcontent>
- Richard Ebeling, “Carl Menger and the Sesquicentennial Founding of the Austrian School “
<https://mises.org/wire/carl-menger-and-sesquicentennial-founding-austrian-school> - Joseph T. Salerno, “Carl Menger (1840 - 1921)” Mises.org (June 20, 2014) <https://mises.org/profile/carl-menger>
Major works:
- Grundsätze der Volkswirthschaftslehre. (Wien: Braumüller, 1871).
- Untersuchungen über die Methode der Socialwissenschaften und der politischen Oekonomie insbesondere. (Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humboldt, 1883).
- Die Irrthümer des Historismus in der deutschen Nationalökonomie. (Wienb: Hölder, 1884).
- „Zur Kritik der politischen Oekonomie“, Zeitschrift für das Privat- und öffentliche Recht der Gegenwart, Band 14, 1887, S. 555–585. GW, Band 3, S. 99–131.
- “Zur Theorie des Kapitals,” in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Band 17, 1888, S. 1–49, GW, Band 3, S. 135–183.
- “Grundzüge einer Klassifikation der Wirtschaftswissenschaften,” in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, N.F. Band 19, 1889, S. 1–32, GW Band 3, S. 187–218.
A fuller list of his works: <https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Menger#Werke_und_Schriften_in_chronologischer_Reihenfolge[34]>
A four volume Collected Works of Carl Menger (in German) published by the London School of Economics and edited by F.A. Hayek (1933-36). Available online from the Mises Institute.
About the Texts
Not all texts are available in all formats. The "foundation text" is the facsimile PDF of the original book. Many of these are available in HTML, the early version of which was fairly simple. Current versions are available in "enhanced HTML" which includes the original page numbers and the "citation tool" and is in a more readable format for viewing online. A selection of the more important texts are part of the "Guillaumin Collection" of the great books about liberty and are also available in a variety of eBook formats, such as HTML, PDF, and ePub.
Clicking on the headings "DATE", and "TITLE" will sort the table accordingly. A second click will reverse the order.
Texts in the Collection
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Grundsätze der Volkswirthschaftslehre Carl Menger, Grundsätze der Volkswirthschaftslehre. (Wien: Braumüller, 1871). This book is available in various formats:
See the English translation at the Mises Institute [PDF and ePub]: Carl Menger, Principles of Economics. Foreword By Peter G. Klein. Introduction by F.A. Hayek. Translated By James Dingwall and Bert F. Hoselitz (Instituter for Human Studies (1976) and Ludwig von Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, 2007).
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Untersuchungen über die Methode der Socialwissenschaften Carl Menger, Untersuchungen über die Methode der Socialwissenschaften und der politischen Oekonomie insbesondere (Leipzig: Verlag von Duncker & Humboldt, 1883). This book is available in various formats:
See the English translation at the Mises Institute [PDF and ePub]: Carl Menger, Investigations into the Method of the Social Sciences with Special Reference to Economics. With a new Introduction by Lawrence H. White. Edited by Louis Schneider. Translated by Francis J. Nock (New York University Press New York and London 1985). |
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Irrthümer des Historismus Carl Menger, Die Irrthümer des Historismus in der deutschen Nationalökonomie. (Wien: Hölder, 1884). This book is available in various formats:
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Kritik der politischen Oekonomie Carl Menger, „Zur Kritik der politischen Oekonomie“, Zeitschrift für das Privat- und öffentliche Recht der Gegenwart, Band 14, 1887, S. 555–585. This book is available in various formats:
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Theorie des Kapitals Carl Menger, “Zur Theorie des Kapitals,” in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Band 17, 1888, S. 1–49. This book is available in:
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Grundzüge einer Klassifikation der Wirtschaftswissenschaften Carl Menger, “Grundzüge einer Klassifikation der Wirtschaftswissenschaften,” in: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, N.F. Band 19, 1889, S. 1–32 This book is available in:
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