Name the economists who developed: Marginal utility theory - _____________, and Indifference curve theory - ___________.
A
Marshall; Hicks
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B
Hicks; Marshall
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C
Marshall; Samuelson
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D
Robbins: Hicks
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Solution
The correct option is A Marshall; Hicks
Alfred Marshall was a British economist who developed most of the modern economic theory including utility analysis.
John Hicks was a British economist who criticized the utility theory and developed a newer theory on consumer behaviour known as the indifference curve theory.