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on Sociology of Economics |
| By: | Furnas, Alexander C; Wang, Dashun |
| Abstract: | This study offers the first systematic analysis of scientific papers cited in both Republican and Democratic policy documents. Using data from Overton and Dimensions, we examine congressional reports, hearings, and think tank publications. We find that bipartisan citations, while rare, highlight papers of exceptional scientific influence. Policy documents citing these papers also receive more citations, amplifying their policy impact. Yet bipartisan-cited science is unevenly distributed—concentrated in monetary policy and healthcare, but notably absent in climate, inequality, and race and gender. These results show that bipartisan engagement, though limited, marks a uniquely influential core of science in both research and policy. |
| Date: | 2025–10–15 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:socarx:w4tzb_v1 |
| By: | Lukas Baeurle (Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria; Socio-Ecological Transformation Lab, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria; Department of Socioeconomics, University of Hamburg, Germany); Sabine Maasen (Department of Socioeconomics, University of Hamburg, Germany) |
| Abstract: | Contemporary societies face a persistent polycrisis in which socioeconomic, ecological, technological, and geopolitical challenges intersect and reinforce each other. This volatility exposes the limitations of linear, mono-paradigmatic responses and places new demands on the production and circulation of knowledge. This is also true for economic matters, policies and rationales: While mainstream economics remains characterised by abstraction, disciplinary closure, and expertocratic policy advisory, an alternative ecosystem has emerged, also in the German-speaking world: the New Economy Space (NES). This article reconstructs the NES as a boundary-spanning dispositif of knowledge production that combines critical resources from pluralist economics with broader societal trends towards transdisciplinarity and impact orientation. Drawing on interviews, organisational documents, and observations of networking events, the study identifies three defining features of NES knowledge production: the continuous establishment of agile addresses, a pronounced orientation towards political impact, and the organisation of transversality across fields. NES think tanks thereby translate heterogeneous knowledges and normative positions into strategically crafted interventions for policymakers, media, and civil society. The article situates NES practices in contrast to academic economics and highlights their potential to reshape the epistemic and institutional foundations of economic expertise. It concludes by reflecting on the implications of this emerging model for the future of economics as a science and as a mode of public intervention. |
| Date: | 2025–10 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ico:wpaper:170 |
| By: | Mariano Arana (Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana. Buenos Aires, Argentina.) |
| Abstract: | La investigación examina los orígenes y primeras dos décadas de la AAEP, su evolución organizacional y perfil teórico‑político, aportando una reinterpretación histórica a partir de nuevas fuentes. |
| Keywords: | Asociación Argentina de Economía Política; Historia del pensamiento económico; Economía argentina |
| JEL: | A11 A14 B20 |
| Date: | 2025–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ake:iiepdt:2025-99 |
| By: | Mariano Arana (Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas. Instituto Interdisciplinario de Economía Política (IIEP). Centro de Estudios de Historia Económica Argentina y Latinoamericana (CEHEAL). Buenos Aires, Argentina.) |
| Abstract: | Este trabajo describe el Programa de Desarrollo de la Escuela de Economía en la FCE-UBA durante la década de 1960, en asociación con la Fundación Ford, y analiza su impacto en la educación económica en Argentina, sus tensiones y resultados. |
| Keywords: | Economistas; Fundación Ford; Desarrollo económico; Universidad de Buenos Aires; Ciencias Económicas |
| JEL: | A11 A14 A23 |
| Date: | 2024–06 |
| URL: | https://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:ake:iiepdt:2024-91 |