history of their discipline. This paper traces the effects of positivism in economics, then argues that the history of … economics is a critical component of both the undergraduate teaching and the graduate training of economists, and that as such …, it should be reintroduced into the economics curriculum. It concludes by documenting some recent hopeful signs of change. …

In this review essay of Medema's and Waterman's collection of some of Samuelson's writings in the history of economics … Samuelson's own writings on modern economics are, whether explicit or not, profoundly autobiographical. Samuelson, in … constructing a literature ostensibly about contemporary economics, was simultaneously constructing a literature in which he and …

theory ; positive economics ; empiricism ; formalism ; bimetallism ; gold standard ; monetarism …

In this review essay of Medema's and Waterman's collection of some of Samuelson's writings in the history of economics … Samuelson's own writings on modern economics are , whether explicit or not, profoundly autobiographical. Samuelson, in … constructing a literature ostensibly about c ontemporary economics, was simultaneously constructing a literature in which he and …