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on History and Philosophy of Economics |
| By: | Tena Camporesi, Alberto |
| Abstract: | Este artículo reconstruye la génesis historiográfica de la lectura que convirtió a los escolásticos españoles del siglo XVI en precursores de la Escuela Austriaca de Economía. Con la categoría de tradiciones electivas (Fernández Sebastián, 2021) sigue dos cadenas de mediación entre 1943 y 1995, la que va de la historiografía nacionalcatólica de Larraz a Rothbard, pasando por Dempsey, Schumpeter, Grice-Hutchinson y Hayek, y la que llevó de Popescu y la Universidad Católica Argentina a Chafuen. Las lecturas sucesivas de Juan de Mariana muestran la maleabilidad política de los textos escolásticos. La conexión no fue una herencia de la propia escuela sino una reelaboración paulatina durante todo el siglo XX que responde a los propios debates políticos y doctrinarios de los diferentes contextos. This article reconstructs the genesis of the reading that turned sixteenth-century Spanish scholastics into precursors of the Austrian School. Using the category of elective traditions (Fernández Sebastián, 2021), it follows two chains between 1943 and 1995, one running from Larraz's national-Catholic historiography to Rothbard, through Dempsey, Schumpeter, Grice-Hutchinson and Hayek, and another running from Popescu and the Universidad Católica Argentina to Chafuen. The successive readings of Juan de Mariana show the political malleability of scholastic texts. The connection was not an inheritance within the school but a gradual reworking across the twentieth century, answering to the political and doctrinal debates of each context. |
| Keywords: | Escuela de Salamanca; Escuela Austriaca; historia del pensamiento económico; tradiciones electivas; historiografía; School of Salamanca; Austrian School; history of economic thought; elective traditions; historiography |
| JEL: | B11 B25 |
| Date: | 2026–10–19 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:131607 |
| By: | Andrea Borsato (UniBg - Università degli Studi di Bergamo = University of Bergamo, BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - AgroParisTech - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) - Université de Haute-Alsace (UHA) Mulhouse - Colmar - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement); Valentina Erasmo (UNITO - Università degli studi di Torino = University of Turin) |
| Abstract: | This paper offers a qualitative discussion about the possibility of achieving a more balanced relationship between excellence (via meritocracy) and pluralism (via diversity) in the allocation of public funding in economic research. The historical and methodological transformations that have shaped the discipline call for abandoning a strict meritocratic approach to funding in favour of supporting more varied research projects that still meet high standards of scientific research. Such an approach would help avoid distorting the endogenous evolution of economics, encouraging the development of new alternative research programs and fields alongside the traditional mainstream orthodox neoclassical perspective. Accordingly, we argue that the historical and methodological evolution of a discipline should be considered among the possible criteria policymakers adopt for funding research allocation. To support this argument, we first examine how mainstream pluralism has progressively counterbalanced economic imperialism, thus calling for a more inclusive definition of meritocracy that fosters major diversity also in funding allocation. We then offer a Schumpeterian interpretation of advantages and limitations of both strict meritocratic and pluralistic approaches to funding. The paper concludes with some policy recommendations to promote diversity in research funding as a means to reduce inequalities in academic contexts, particularly within the so-called "dismal science". |
| Keywords: | Pluralism, Research funding, Schumpeter, Meritocracy, Diversity |
| Date: | 2026–03–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05840835 |
| By: | Júnior, Silvio Moreira Alves |
| Abstract: | The Theory of Human Centrality (TCH), originally formulated in Portuguese as the Teoria da Centralidade Humana, is proposed as a general theory of law organized around a distinction between normative autonomy and epistemic self-sufficiency. Law retains authority to define validity, rights, duties, competences, responsibilities and legal consequences, yet that authority does not entail exclusive capacity to explain the human phenomena on which legal decisions depend. TCH places the person at the integrating center of fact, value, norm, interpretation, decision and consequence and from that premise develops a system composed of epistemic insufficiency, human antecedence of the fact, necessary scientific integration, correspondence between power and cognition, human consequences, continuity of state responsibility and the TCH Test of Epistemic Necessity. The test uses relevance, reliability, materiality, necessity and proportionality to determine when external scientific knowledge ceases to be optional enrichment and becomes part of a legally responsible duty of cognition. The theory does not transfer normative authority to experts, does not equate explanation with exculpation and does not authorize unlimited state inquiry. It instead seeks a controlled form of epistemic openness capable of reducing decisions founded on hidden intuition, misunderstood science, or insufficient factual premises. This foundational preprint reconstructs the intellectual problem addressed by TCH, presents its architecture and principal mechanisms, distinguishes it from generic interdisciplinarity and neighboring approaches, specifies limits and rival explanations and proposes pathways for comparative and empirical testing across adjudication, legislation, public policy and algorithmic decision-making. |
| Date: | 2026–10–05 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:lawarc:wd7u9_v1 |
| By: | Pierre Le Masne (LéP [Poitiers] - Laboratoire d'économie de Poitiers [UR 13822] = Economics Laboratory of Poitiers - UP - Université de Poitiers = University of Poitiers) |
| Abstract: | L'article compare les approches du commerce extérieur de François Quesnay, Charles Richard de Butré (Butré), et Adam Smith sous l'angle des relations agriculture-industrie, sur une période brève, 1756-1776. Ces 3 économistes, qui sont contre le mercantilisme et pour le libre-échange, considèrent néanmoins que le commerce extérieur n'est pas neutre vis-à-vis de l'activité et de la consommation. Ils envisagent les relations entre la production nationale, les importations et les exportations de diverses manières et mettent en avant des stratégies de commerce extérieur différentes quant aux interactions agriculture-industrie. Les physiocrates sont souvent considérés comme accordant peu d'importance au commerce extérieur, qui n'apparait pas directement dans le Tableau. Ce n'est pas vrai et les échanges extérieurs sont même présents dans le Tableau économique de façon indirecte (Dupuy, Le Masne et Roman 2026). De Quesnay à Butré, tous deux physiocrates, des changements importants interviennent. Butré revalorise le rôle de l'industrie, notamment pour l'exportation. Smith assume au contraire une rupture avec les physiocrates, du fait de l'accent mis sur l'industrie et du peu d'intérêt porté l'agriculture. La première partie s'attache à Quesnay, la seconde à Butré et la troisième à Smith. . Les éléments relatifs à Butré proviennent de ses manuscrits économiques, notamment les Éléments d'Économie Politique (ÉÉP , déjà évoqués par Loïc Charles et Christine Théré (2016 a, b)), et reproduits dans un ouvrage à paraître (Butré 2027). |
| Date: | 2026–07–02 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05801480 |
| By: | Drydakis, Nick |
| Abstract: | This study examines whether pluralistic teaching is associated with students' learning dispositions. The data are drawn from an economic inequality course delivered at an English university between 2016 and 2025. A new scale capturing pluralistic knowledge of economic inequality is developed around six principles: structural and relational ontology; epistemic pluralism and situated knowledge; intersectional and decolonial analysis; normative commitment to justice, equity and transformation; methodological diversity and grounded inquiry; and engaged scholarship and evidence-informed policymaking. The results show that, after completing the course, students reported higher levels of pluralistic knowledge of economic inequality and stronger learning dispositions relating to critical thinking, epistemic curiosity, civic engagement, self-efficacy and social justice. Pluralistic knowledge of economic inequality is also positively associated with these learning dispositions. In addition, both pluralistic knowledge and learning dispositions are positively associated with academic performance in course assessments. These findings are relevant to educators, curriculum designers and policymakers seeking to strengthen students' analytical, ethical and civic capacities in engaging with socio-economic phenomena. |
| Keywords: | Pluralism, Pluralistic teaching, Economics education, Economic inequality, Critical thinking, Civic engagement, Epistemic curiosity, Social justice orientation, Curriculum design, Grades |
| JEL: | A20 A23 B50 D63 I24 I28 Z13 |
| Date: | 2026 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:glodps:1853 |
| By: | Paloma Lotito (Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana. Buenos Aires, Argentina. CONICET – Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.); Marcelo Rougier (Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana. Buenos Aires, Argentina. CONICET – Universidad de Buenos Aires. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Buenos Aires, Argentina.) |
| Abstract: | El trabajo examina las transformaciones en el debate sobre el desarrollo económico en Argentina entre 1967 y 1976 mediante el análisis socio-discursivo de la revista Competencia. En una época marcada por el agotamiento de la industrialización por sustitución de importaciones y por una severa inestabilidad macroeconómica, esta publicación funcionó como un canal clave para articular proyectos, ideas y demandas de sectores empresariales, académicos y estatales. Inicialmente, las preocupaciones y los debates en torno al desarrollo giraron en torno a los límites del modelo sustitutivo, la extranjerización de la industria y la falta de financiamiento, baja productividad y dependencia tecnológica. A partir de 1970, con la articulación de planes de desarrollo de largo plazo, las discusiones viraron hacia las condiciones necesaria para construir un “capitalismo nacional”: desde los planes del CONADE y la gestión de Aldo Ferrer, orientados a canalizar el ahorro interno y promover la industria pesada, al Pacto Social de José Ber Gelbard y los esfuerzos por diversificar las exportaciones industriales. La discusión sobre la viabilidad de un capitalismo nacional no quedó confinada al ámbito académico, sino que buscó consolidar un consenso social. De este modo, el trabajo posiciona a la revista como una fuente fundamental para comprender los proyectos de desarrollo en disputa y los límites estructurales de la Argentina de los años sesenta y setenta. |
| Keywords: | Desarrollo económico; Historia de las ideas económicas; Revistas especializadas |
| JEL: | B2 B29 L52 F63 N66 |
| Date: | 2026–09 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ake:iiepdt:2026-127 |
| By: | Manstetten, Reiner; Faber, Malte |
| Abstract: | Der Beitrag untersucht die Bedeutung von Vertrauen und Dankbarkeit für den Nachhaltigkeitsdiskurs. Ausgangspunkt ist die These, dass ökologische und soziale Krisen nicht allein durch politische, institutionelle oder ökonomische Maßnahmen bewältigt werden können, sondern auch mit der Weise zusammenhängen, wie Menschen Natur, Gesellschaft und sich selbst wahrnehmen. Vertrauen wird dabei weder mit Optimismus noch mit der Verdrängung von Gefahren gleichgesetzt. Es gewinnt seine besondere Bedeutung angesichts von Unwissen: Wo Zukunft nicht vollständig vorhersehbar und kontrollierbar ist, kann Vertrauen die Bereitschaft eröffnen, trotz Unsicherheit zu handeln und neue Möglichkeiten wahrzunehmen. Dankbarkeit beruht auf einer Wahrnehmungsweise, in der Natur, gesellschaftliche Institutionen und menschliche Leistungen nicht als selbstverständlich oder lediglich als Gegenstände von Ansprüchen erscheinen, sondern als Gaben und Vor-Gaben. Dem steht das Menschenbild des Homo oeconomicus gegenüber, dessen berechnende und nutzenmaximierende Wahrnehmungsweise ökologische und soziale Krisen verstärken kann. Als Gegenbild wird der Homo donator vorgestellt: ein Mensch, der dankbar ist für das, was er ohne eigene Leistung empfängt, und seinerseits geben kann, ohne stets auf Gegenleistung zu rechnen. |
| Keywords: | Nachhaltigkeit; Ökologische Ökonomie; Unwissen; Vertrauenm Dankbarkeit; Glaube; Homo oeconomicus; Homo donator; Laudato si’ |
| Date: | 2026–11–04 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:awi:wpaper:0773 |
| By: | Oussama Chaib (Innovation, Responsabilités et Développement Durable (INREDD) - UCA - Université Cadi Ayyad = Cadi Ayyad University [Marrakech]); Mustapha Ziky (Innovation, Responsabilités et Développement Durable (INREDD) - UCA - Université Cadi Ayyad = Cadi Ayyad University [Marrakech]) |
| Abstract: | This paper provides a bibliometric analysis of resilience in the public finance field, covering the period from 2008 to February 2026. Using a sample of 656 papers collected from Scopus database, and following the PRISMA reporting protocol, the study employs Bibliometrix package and VOSviewer as analytical and processing tools to produce a science map of the literature. The analysis examines publication trends, leading authors, institutions, and countries, as well as the thematic evolution over time. Results reveal three distinct phases of development. The first phase (2008-2019) was primarily focused on the theoretical conceptualization of the concept, with the financial vulnerability and the regional urban economic resilience. The second phase (2019-2022) was dominated by research on the COVID-19 shock and its effects on public finance resilience, alongside the emergence of governance as a central theme. The third and recent phase (2023-2026) notes the emergence of new themes, including digital finance, risk management, and artificial intelligence, reflecting a broader and more interdisciplinary analysis of public finance resilience. The study identifies key research gaps, including the geographical concentration of contributions and collaborations, the absence of anticipatory analysis and preventive dimensions of resilience, and the limited cross-country comparative work between highly and low-resilience contexts. |
| Keywords: | Public finance Resilience Bibliometric analysis Science mapping Scopus, Public finance, Resilience, Bibliometric analysis, Science mapping, Scopus |
| Date: | 2026 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05743080 |
| By: | Aicha Ahnach (Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]); Khalid Bouifoulen (Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]); Lahoussine Rachidi (Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]) |
| Abstract: | Cet article analyse le cadre conceptuel et les fondements théoriques de l'économie sociale et solidaire (ESS), désormais reconnue comme un paradigme central du développement inclusif et durable. En mobilisant une approche à la fois historique et analytique, l'étude retrace l'évolution de la pensée relative à l'ESS, depuis les théoriciens classiques du XIXᵉ siècle, tels que Walras, Gide, Owen et Fourier jusqu'aux approches contemporaines développées par Desroche, Vienney, Laville, Lévesque et Mendell. L'analyse met en évidence les principes fondamentaux qui distinguent l'ESS de l'économie marchande traditionnelle : la gouvernance démocratique, la primauté de la finalité sociale sur le capital et la solidarité collective. Dans le contexte marocain, l'article situe l'institutionnalisation de l'ESS au cœur des politiques publiques, notamment à travers l'Initiative Nationale pour le Développement Humain (2005) et le Nouveau Modèle de Développement (2021). Les résultats révèlent le caractère hybride et pluriel de l'ESS, à l'intersection des logiques marchande, non marchande et non monétaire, ainsi que sa capacité à promouvoir l'innovation sociale et l'inclusion économique. En définitive, cette recherche contribue à une meilleure compréhension de l'ESS en tant que modèle alternatif susceptible de concilier performance économique, justice sociale et durabilité. |
| Keywords: | democratic governance, sustainability, inclusive development, social innovation, Social and Solidarity Economy, Morocco., Maroc., durabilité, développement inclusif, innovation sociale, gouvernance démocratique, économie sociale et solidaire, économie sociale et solidaire gouvernance démocratique innovation sociale développement inclusif durabilité Maroc. Classification JEL : L31 O35 Z13 P13 Social and Solidarity Economy democratic governance social innovation inclusive development sustainability Morocco. JEL Classification: L31 O35 Z13 P13 |
| Date: | 2026–07–31 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05709141 |
| By: | Luca Papi (Universita' Politecnica delle Marche, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali, MoFiR) |
| Abstract: | A century after the Italian banking reforms of 1926, this article reassesses them as a decisive but incomplete stage in the making of the Banca d'Italia as a modern central bank. Drawing on legislation, the Bank's annual reports, published correspondence, and archive-based scholarship, it distinguishes three processes that advanced at different speeds. Monetary centralization was immediate: the May 1926 decree ended the issuing rights of the Banco di Napoli and Banco di Sicilia more than four years before their scheduled expiry and gave the Banca d?Italia control of interbank clearing. Legal centralization converted long-standing functional dominance into monopoly through a "managed" process, negotiated in Naples and contested in Palermo. Informational centralization (registration, reporting, authorization, and inspection) was gradual and uneven, and the largest mixed banks escaped early on-site scrutiny. Issue unification also created the consolidated balance sheet on which the parity and reserve rule of December 1927 were imposed, without conferring monetary-policy autonomy. Two propositions are advanced as hypotheses for archival testing: that external financial negotiations precipitated the timing of unification, and that the Bank's own credit exposures shaped supervisory forbearance. |
| Keywords: | Central banking; note issue; bank supervision; Banca d'Italia. |
| JEL: | E58 N14 N24 |
| Date: | 2026–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:anc:wpaper:511 |