Thorstein Veblen has made an immeasurable impact on the development of economics. His legacy has been to challenge orthodox thinking and inspire the institutionalist and evolutionary school of thought. In this book, a distinguished group of contributors analyses the impact, a century later, of...

In this collection of autobiographical essays, 26 prominent scholars detail their professional development, while offering insight into their lives and philosophies. With candor and humor they relate how they came to the field of economics, as well as how their views have evolved over the years.

The terms of reference of this report are to indicate the "impact of alternative foreseeable population trends upon economic development prospects and assistance needs of less developed countries". In it we consider the effects of varying the rate of natural increase of population on a "less...

European and American authors discuss the European Community's 1985 far-reaching design for regional integration.

Prof. Mark Perlman, Initiator und erster Herausgeber des berühmten amerikanischen "Journal of Economic Literature" hielt im Juni im ifo Institut einen Vortrag über "The uses of authority in economics". Er ging vor allem der Frage nach, was das wissenschaftliche Denken der Ökonomen in der...