Born in Galicia (now in modern [[Poland]]), Menger worked as a journalist until he began to suspect that the classical economics he learned in school did not match the price behavior he observed in the market. He developed a theory of marginality authored ''The Theory of Capital'' (1888) and ''Money'' (1892). | Born in Galicia (now in modern [[Poland]]), Menger worked as a journalist until he began to suspect that the classical economics he learned in school did not match the price behavior he observed in the market. He developed a theory of marginality authored ''The Theory of Capital'' (1888) and ''Money'' (1892). |