On science and reform: the parable of the new economics, 1960s–1970s
Roberto Romani
The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2018, vol. 25, issue 2, 295-326
Abstract:
The article considers Paul Samuelson, Robert Solow, James Tobin, Walter Heller, and Arthur Okun qua political economists. The focus is on their combination of a faith in economic science and a passionate public spirit. The article aims to substantiate two related arguments. The first is that these “new economists” were public intellectuals, regularly addressing public opinion, and engaging with the major economic and social issues of the times; the second is that their value judgements gained the upper hand over scientific discourse when they were confronted with the 1970s inflation.
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09672567.2018.1425469
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