Browsing Faculty of Arts and Sciences by Keyword "history of economic thought"
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Economics: A Moral Inquiry with Religious Origins
(American Economic Association, 2011)In contrast to the standard interpretation of the origins of economics out of the secular European Enlightenment of the 18th century, the transition in thinking that we rightly identify with Adam Smith and his contemporaries ... -
Upon Daedalian Wings of Paper Money: Adam Smith, Free Banking, and the Financial Crisis of 1772
(2014-06-06)From 1716 to 1845, the Scottish financial system functioned with no official central bank or lender of last resort, no public (or private) monopoly on currency issuance, no legal reserve requirements, and no formal limits ...