In this paper we address the issue of the role of ideology and political preferences of publically engaged economists … and contribute to the debate on consensus in economics. To do so, we conduct a social network analysis on the signatories … of economist petitions, which we identify as one channel for economists to exert public influence. We base our analysis …

light on Robbins' overarching interest on the interplay of economics as a science and political economy as a broader field … Robbins' approach to economics. Specifically, some elements that would resurface in Robbins' later works are identified, and … purpose of illuminating the extent to which the science of economics could serve as an important tool – necessary, though not …

happened to political economy ever since, and how far economics has diverged from Robbins' agenda. Our main claim is that these … topics appeared on the second edition of the Essay because Robbins saw them as fundamental if economics (as a science) were … to achieve its goal of being a useful tool for political economy, following the English Classical economists' distinction …

This year we celebrate 130 years since the birth of Victor Slăvescu, one of the most prominent Romanian economists. His …

university, particularly Ivy League universities, MIT welcomed Jewish economists …

Has the global financial crisis of 2007ff had a visible impact on the economics profession? To answer this question we … changes in contemporary economics, although the topic of financial instability received increased attention after the crisis. …

university, particularly Ivy League universities, MIT welcomed Jewish economists. …

Economics as a scholarly discipline in Latin America was transformed during the 1960s and 1970s, when many countries in … place in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, and elsewhere. In Brazil, the restructuring of economics derived much of its strength … of Chicago left a lasting mark on Chilean economics, Vanderbilt also became a pervasive point of reference for the future …

It is 50 years since the first Nobel Prize in economics was awarded to Jan Tinbergen and Ragnar Frisch. This article … various subfields in economics. It is demonstrated that Frisch was responsible for the theoretical breakthroughs, which were … remembered for helping to turn into economics into a quantitative empirical science, it is demonstrated in this article that …

in economics research, in the first twenty years since its inception more than seventy years ago in 1947 it was almost … established to showcase the expertise of economists to other scientists, policy makers, and the wider public. While earlier awards … were given to theorists, in later years empirical and policy-oriented economists gained ground reflecting how such research …