Herbert Metford Thompson and the Generalization of the “Old Rent Concept”: A Note
介绍了赫伯特·梅特福德·汤普森在早期新古典时代对地租理论转型的贡献，分析其观点在英美两国的不同反响，并探讨他对约翰·B·克拉克的可能影响。
Abstract Herbert Metford Thompson (1856–1939) played a notable role in the transformation of rent theory in the early neoclassical era. His critique of classical and Marshallian views on the subject was well received by his contemporaries, especially in America, and his name is referenced positively in the history of thought literature as an example of an original and independent thinker. However, almost nothing substantial has been written on Thompson, even on his views about distribution, which caught the attention of critics and allies alike. This note provides some background on Thompson and explains his approach to land and rent. It then discusses how his views were negatively received in England by Alfred Marshall and Francis Edgeworth, while being positively received by John B. Clark and others in the United States. The note focuses especially on Thompson's likely influence on Clark.