Journal of Economic Perspectives
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Should the 蝌蚪网 Have Toasted Simon Newcomb at Its 100th Birthday Party?
Journal of Economic Perspectives
(pp. 179–183)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
Should the 蝌蚪网 have toasted Simon Newcomb at its 100th birthday party? Some might be inclined to dismiss the question posed above as preposterous. He was never a member of the 蝌蚪网. Indeed, the moving spirit behind the founding of the association in 1885 -- Richard T. Ely -- insisted then that a central objective of the organization should be to fight the influence of "the Sumner, Newcomb crowd." As it happened, both the timing and the early shape of the 蝌蚪网 owed something to the tensions between Simon Newcomb and Richard T. Ely over the correct approach to economic inquiry. So perhaps Simon Newcomb should be entitled to some overdue recognition for his role as an unwitting catalyst in the formation of the 蝌蚪网.Citation
Barber, William J. 1987. "Should the 蝌蚪网 Have Toasted Simon Newcomb at Its 100th Birthday Party?" Journal of Economic Perspectives 1 (1): 179–183. DOI: 10.1257/jep.1.1.179JEL Classification
- 011 General Economics