Towards a history of behavioural and experimental economics in France

Dorian Jullien and Alexandre Truc

The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2024, vol. 31, issue 6, 998-1033

Abstract: Existing histories of behavioral and experimental economics (BE-XP) are primarily focused on its developments in the United States. While French economist Maurice Allais made significant contributions in the 1950s, the subsequent trajectory of BE-XP in France is understudied. This article addresses this gap by comparing the history of BE-XP in France to international trends previously identified in the literature. We find that, after an initial ambivalent influence from Allais, French BE-XP subsequently aligned with international trends. We nevertheless identify some distinctive national features in utility measurement and social preference modeling that are heterogeneously distributed across the French territory.

Date: 2024
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