This book analyzes the development of economic cycles in the run of history. The focus is on the development of cycle theory, with maximum emphasis upon ideas. Chapter 1 delivers an overview of the debate about cycles before the 1970s. Chapter 2 completes this survey by presenting the main...

[fre] Cet article présente une synthèse détaillée des théories des cycles économiques, des origines à nos jours. Partant des approches traditionnelles, nous abordons successivement l’analyse statistique du cycle économique, les auteurs majeurs, la période des Trente Glorieuses, les...

This article deals with the genesis and dynamics of conventions in Hayek. It uses the theory of evolutionary games to develop a general model of learning by the agents. It also aims at giving an economic interpretation of the process by which the norms are generated and selected.