In the paper, Edwin B. Wilson's influence on the rise of mathematical economics in America between the 1920s and 1940s … organizational and educational fronts to modernize economics, at this at three levels. First, the paper shows the ways in which … establishing the first program in advanced mathematical and statistical economics at the more local level of Cambridge at Harvard …

's economics, which was not necessarily and systematically mathematically consistent. Second, Wilson influenced certain theoretical … concerns of Samuelson's economics. Particularly, Samuelson adopted Wilson's definition of a stable equilibrium position of a … the discrete in order to translate the mathematics of the continuous of new-classical economics into formulas of discrete …

The aim of this paper is to explain the process of diversification of normative economics by presenting the work of two … economics of happiness and the capability approach. They focused on different concepts of well-being: the "joy" of satisfied …, applications, as well as new concepts of well-being, which are measureable, the capability approach and the economics of happiness …

significant overlap between book reviews and other types of publications in economics, such as encyclopedia entries, prefaces …

This paper conjectures that economics has changed profoundly since the 1970s and that these changes involve a new … understanding of the nature of applied work and hence of economics itself. …

attempts to forge new ways to study the history of contemporary economics, and the role of science studies in providing a …

This article examines the functions of book reviews in economics. Since most book reviews provide a description, an …