In the absence of any short term in common use to represent all desirable things, or things that satisfy human wants, we may use the term Goods for that purpose.

His home Balliol Croft was renamed Marshall House in 1991 in his honour when it was bought by Lucy Cavendish College Cambridge. His health problems had gradually grown worse since the 1880s and in 1908 he retired from the university. Alfred Marshall (26 July 1842 – 13 July 1924) was one of the most influential economists of his time.

His book Principles of Economics (1890) was the dominant economic textbook in England for many years. Alfred Marshall (26 July 1842 – 13 July 1924) was one of the most influential economists of his time. He is known as one of the founders of economics.