exchange value

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theory of Menger

  • Menger, detail of a drawing by F. Schmutzer, 1910.
    In Carl Menger

    …disprove the Aristotelian view that exchange involves a transaction of equal value for equal value. In exchange, Menger pointed out, people will give up what they value less in return for what they value more, which is why both sides can gain from an exchange. That led him to the…

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