Social sciences recently witnessed an increase in multidisciplinary studies. Economists are part of this movement. Do they have an impact on other disciplines? Few studies are concerned with the transfer of knowledge from one discipline to another. Our paper tries to shed some light on this...

In 2010, the Société canadienne de science économique (SCSE) celebrated its 50th anniversary. First association of economists in Canada, it was founded in October 1960 in order to group together French-speaking economists and to promote the advancement of economics as a discipline. This...

The 1920s American alcohol prohibition is notorious but not unique. Quite a few countries went through a vigorous struggle. But it is in Canada in 1898 that the very first national referendum on prohibition in the world took place. In this article, we focus on this rare and neglected event in...