Walter Bagehot,  1826-1877

English journalist, closely associated with the English institutionalist-historicist tradition, One of the early editors of the famous and influential "Manchester School" newspaper The Economist.  Bagehot was not avidly opposed to contemporary Classical economics, but he stressed the need for more institutional content - especially cultural and social factors. He was one of the first economists to discuss the concept of the business cycle. Bagehot also developed a distinct theory of central banking.

Major Works of Walter Bagehot

• "Review of Mill's Principles of Political Economy", 1848, Prospective Review
• Estimates of Some Englishmen and Scotchmen, 1858.
• The English Constitution, 1867.
• Physics and Politics, 1872 (zip)
• Lombard Street: A description of the money market , 1873.
• "A New Standard of Value", 1875, The Economist
• Literary Studies, 1879.
• Economic Studies , 1880.
• Biographical Studies, 1881.
• The Postulates of English Political Economy, 1885.
• The Works of Walter Bagehot, 1889.

Resources on Walter Bagehot

• The Economist Newspaper.
• Bagehot Philosophy Page
• Creative Quotations of Bagehot
• Image of Bagehot at Duke.
• Bagehot Page at McMaster
• Bagehot Page at Akamac
• Companion to Lombard Street
• Bagehot Page at Victorian Literature pages