Hidden Figures
A New History of the Permanent Income Hypothesis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4298516 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Burns (0000-0001-5112-4052, [email protected], corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | S1 |
| Pages | 43-68 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | History of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2702 • E-ISSN: 1527-1919 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1215/00182702-10085615 |
| OpenAlex | W4291010585 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 20 |
This article uses archival sources to reconstruct an alternate history of Milton Friedman's A Theory of the Consumption Function, spotlighting the contributions of his collaborators Margaret Reid, Dorothy Brady, and Rose Friedman. Although Milton Friedman offered public credit to his wife and their two close friends, none received formal recognition or reward for their contribution to the permanent income hypothesis. The article documents this hypothesis as an example in professional economics of the well-known "Matilda effect," in which women's intellectual contributions are systemically devalued, while arguing it is important to distinguish between formal and informal credit. Further, the article connects the lower status of women's consumption economics to broader shifts in the economics discipline across the twentieth century
Adam smith · Consumption (sociology · Consumption function · Economics · Function (biology · Keynesian economics · Microeconomics · Neoclassical economics · Permanent income hypothesis · Political science · Positive economics · Production (economics · Social science · Sociology · Wife · Economic Theory and Institutions · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · Historical Economic and Social Studies · Law
Theory of the Consumption Function
Studies in Income and Wealth.
Studies in Income and Wealth.
The New Home Economics at Colombia and Chicago
Margaret Gilpin Reid
Margaret G. Reid
The Matthew Matilda Effect in Science
Free to Choose
Dorothy Stahl Brady, 1903–1977
Market Visions
Studies in Income and Wealth
Getting and Spending at the Professional Standard of Living
Social Economists and Reform
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |