From Cambridge Keynesian to institutional economist: the unnoticed contributions of Robert Neild

Geoffrey Hodgson (), Francesca Gagliardi and David Gindis

Journal of Institutional Economics, 2018, vol. 14, issue 4, 767-786

Abstract: Robert Neild (born 1924) has made a major contribution to economics and to peace studies. This paper provides a brief sketch of Neild's life and work. While noting his research in economic policy and peace studies, this essay devotes more attention to his largely unnoticed contributions to institutional and evolutionary economics since 1984. These are important in their own right, but they are especially notable because Cambridge heterodox economists have been devoted mainly to other approaches, including Marxism and post-Keynesianism. Neild's distinctive contribution is partly explained by his closeness to both Nicholas Kaldor and Gunnar Myrdal. Myrdal made explicit his adherence to the original American institutionalism: Neild extended that link to Cambridge.

Date: 2018
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