1st Edition

Economic Thought and History An unresolved relationship

Edited By Monika Poettinger, Gianfranco Tusset Copyright 2016
206 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

220 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Economic Thought and History looks at the relationship between facts and thought in historical economic research, viewing it in the context of periods of economic crisis and providing detailed analyses of methods used in determining the bond between economic history and economic theory. This interdisciplinary collection brings together international researchers in the history of economic... Read more

1. Introduction Monika Poettinger and Gianfranco Tusset  2. History of economic thought and economic history: Who will bring the past to life? Bertram Schefold  3. Economic facts, theoretical believes and the ‘double movement’ Claus Thomasberger  4. Economic knowledge and value judgements Michele Cangiani  5. History and economics: Otto Neurath Monika Poettinger  6. The Freiburg scholars and interwar Germany Anita Pelle  7. When a generally accepted theory fails to meet the facts: the case of RBC theory Jorge Turmo Arnal, Angel Rodriguez and Oscar Vara Crespo  8. The Role of Economic and Psychological Factors in Social Evolution Arturo Hermann  9. Economics and history in Italy in the XX century Piero Roggi  10. Labour as culture: The Lombardo-Venetian School Gianfranco Tusset  11. Sergio Paronetto: An economist in deed, from Alberto Beneduce to Alcide de Gasperi, 1934-1945 Stefano Baietti and Giovanni Farese

Biography

Monika Poettinger is a Contract Professor of Economic History and Thought at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy.

Gianfranco Tusset is an Associate Professor of Economics, University of Padova, Padua, Italy.