Market contracts in the age of Hume

Higgling is a temporary, irrelevant effect in the transition to a market economy, and this is reflected in the economic writings of David Hume. Higgling originated as the process of bargaining in a marketplace, and some economists have expanded it to cover modern institutional systems. However, Hume shows markets involve stable values such as the keeping of promises. Market contracts are a significant aspect of Hume's work, which scholars have overlooked.