The paper presents a review of selected definitional issues, theoretical concepts and most recent empirical evidence related to the phenomenon of immigrant self-employment. Based on the appraisal of gathered material it also points to possible areas of development of future research in the field.

Le libéralisme, comme nouvelle orientation théorique et pratique, a pris forme graduellement; il n’est pas uniquement une doctrine qui repose sur une politique économique et sociale libérale. Au XVIIIe st XIXe siècles, le libéralisme s’est manifesté dans sa forme classique, qui...

This paper surveys the monetarist position on various aspects of American monetary policy in an informal way and provides the personal reactions of a participant observer in this debate. It emphasizes the intellectual milieu in which monetarism emerged, the background factors that facilitated...

From Walras to Debreu, the history of general equilibrium analysis went through three major episodes, each linked to a different place. In Lausanne, Walras builds the first general equilibrium equations as an element of a global social science. In Vienna, in the early 1930s, Wald is the first to...

We study how the concept and measurement of correlation has been transformed as econometrics methodology was introduced. They were first imported from British biometrics studied at the turn of the century, then played a major part in the building of the economic barometers in the twenties, until...

This paper examines what economic policy has learned from the contemporary developments in economic research and which lessons have been drawn from them for the formulation and the implementation of French economic policy. Advances in research are grouped under three headings: the intertemporal...

Optimum growth, endogeneous growth theories, real business cycles models find strong support, and partly its very origin on maximum principle which seems specially suited for economic analysis. The comparison with Ramsey model emphasizes how introduction of Maximum Principle did help to clarify...

Shorter undergraduate studies, increasing specialization and the priority of applied research in Economics represent threats for the History of Economic Thought (HET) as an integral part of the training of young economists. There are mostly sociological arguments to reduce or eliminate HET...

The article is part of the special issue of the journal on Charles P. Kindleberger (CPK). By reviewing CPKÕs works the authors investigates the analytical content of Kindleberger's historical contributions. In particular, KindlebergerÕs reformulation and development of Engel's law is analyzed,...

The recycling problem is general, and is not confined to a multicurrency setting: whenever there are surplus and deficit units—that is, everywhere-adjustment in real terms can be either upward or downward. The question is, Which? An attempt is made to formulate the problem in terms of the...