This collection explores emerging areas in the history of economics and provides a valuable insight into contemporary research in the field. The papers focus on four areas: * Science and Economics. Authors investigate how science is perceived and how its history is related, details early history of probability and examine 'cyberpunk' - a science fiction genre that draws heavily on modern economic ideas * David Ricardo's contribution to international trade theory. Texts by David Ricardo are re-examined to provide a framework for a more consistent and coherent...
This collection explores emerging areas in the history of economics and provides a valuable insight into contemporary research in the field. The paper...
The Economic mind of America examines: * the concept of 'American' economic thought * reassessment of pioneering American policy analysts such as Irving Fisher, Wesley Mitchell, Harold Moulton and Leo Paslovsky, as well as the theoretical contributions of Herbert Davenport and Frank Knight * Thorstein Veblen's institutional economics and an exploration of the influence of Canadian and European economic thought * analysis of contributions of C. S. Peirce, Alvin Johnson and science fiction author Robert A. Heinlein * American economists' interests in in issues from...
The Economic mind of America examines: * the concept of 'American' economic thought * reassessment of pioneering American policy ana...
