Talk:Slutsky

Inclusion in Wikitionary

I am new to Wiktionary so I certainly cannot argue whether a word meets, or does not meet, the criteria for inclusion in Wiktionary.

I can state unequivocally that this word is widely used in English-language Economics textbooks as an adjective for the noun 'equation,' Furthermore, in all three of the Microeconomic textbooks I have on the shelf next to me, it was considered sufficiently important to warrant inclusion in the index.

The practical reason for inclusion in Wikipedia is simple: when we use the word in discussion, or when teaching an undergraduate-level econ class, it would be helpful to know if there is a correct way of pronouncing this the adjective in the term "[[wikipedia:Slutsky equation|Slutsky equation."

I have personally heard professors pronounce it two or three different ways. Sl ah tsky, Sl ooot sky, Sl uh tsky. Thanks.

Here is a bit more info on the use of the word Slutsky as a widely used adjective in Economics.

In the book, Microeconomic Theory (1995), by Mas-Colell, Whinston and Green, New York: Oxford Univ. Press, Slutsky is used as an adjective in the index four times. And not all limited to only one noun, to wit:

- Slutsky compensated price changes   (1 page reference)
- Slutsky equation                    (3 page references)
- Slutsky matrix                      (8 page references)
- Slutsky wealth compensation         (2 page references)

Here also are five recent references in refereed journals that use the adjective Slutsky:

Empirical Regularities in South African Consumption Patterns; By Selvanathan, Saroja; Selvanathan, E. A.; Applied Economics, November 2004, v. 36, iss. 20, pp. 2327-33

Generalized Benefit Functions and Measurement of Utility; By Briec, Walter; Garderes, Philippe; Mathematical Methods of Operations Research, September 2004, v. 60, iss. 1, pp. 101-23

Jointly Optimal Taxes and Enforcement Policies in Response to Tax Evasion; By Pestieau, Pierre; Possen, Uri M.; Slutsky, Steven M.; Journal of Public Economic Theory, Special Issue May 2004, v. 6, iss. 2, pp. 337-74

Similarities in the Consumption Patterns of the Five Asian Tigers; By Selvanathan, Eliyathahby Antony; Selvanathan, Saroja; Asian Economic Journal, September 2003, v. 17, iss. 3, pp. 297-323

Stackelberg Mixed Duopoly with a Foreign Competitor; By Matsumura, Toshihiro; Bulletin of Economic Research, July 2003, v. 55, iss. 3, pp. 275-87

Plus one more to a recent article about Eugen Slutsky, the source of this particular epononym:

E. E. Slutsky: Mathematical Statistician, Economist, and Political Economist?; By Barnett, Vincent; Journal of the History of Economic Thought, March 2004, v. 26, iss. 1, pp. 5-18