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Centre for the History and Methodology of Economic Science

Publications
Working paper
Methodology of Classical Political Economy:Interpretation from 19th Century Russia

Galeev A.

Economics/EC. WP BRP. Высшая школа экономики, 2024. No. 270/EC/2024.

Article
Between capitalism and socialism: Tugan-Baranovsky on cooperatives

Boianovsky M., Denis Melnik.

Cambridge Journal of Economics. 2024. Vol. 48. No. 4. P. 589-616.

Book
Economists and COVID-19: Ideas, Theories and Policies During the Pandemic

Edited by: Andres Lazzarini, Denis Melnik.

Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

Our Centre brings together people professionally engaged in studies of the history and methodology of economics. Intellectual history moves in a peculiar way. The factors that affect approaches to understanding and solving economic challenges and problems are extremely diverse. Some of them may have a decisive influence on changes in economic thought and economic policy, while others may not. The vested interests here can be inextricably intertwined with pragmatic considerations by policymakers and the inertia of long-established theories and beliefs.

The issues long discussed in this field are as important today as they were decades ago. To name just a few:

  • Does science reflect reality, and if so, in which way?
  • Should we blame economics for failures in economic policy?
  • What is the revolution in economics?
  • Which are the peculiarities of economics compared to other social disciplines?

If you are also interested in such questions, we look forward to addressing them together.

News

The head of the Centre for the History and Methodology of Economic Science was awarded the Professor of the Year prize in the Economic Sciences category. The award ceremony was held at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics Congress Center as part of the 7th Professorial Forum.
November 14, 2024
The work "Methodology of Classical Political Economy: Interpretation from 19th Century Russia" was published as a preprint of the Fundamental Research Program in the "Economics" series.
November 01, 2024
Kirill Safonov (University College London) presented a paper titled "The Impact of Railways on the Economy of the Russian Empire in the Late 19th Century" on September 12, 2024. 
September 12, 2024
A joint paper by the Deputy Head of the Centre and Mauro Bojanovsky, "Between capitalism and socialism: Tugan-Baranovsky on cooperatives", was published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics.
July 17, 2024
The paper "The Fate of "Grand Theories" in Economics" is published in the journal "Social Sciences".
July 02, 2024
Ilya Voskoboinikov (HSE University, Expert Institute, Center for Productivity Research, Department of Applied Economics) presented the paper "Bank Operations During the Revolution and the Civil War. Materials of the Chita branch of the Moscow People's Bank, 1916–1922" on June 28, 2024. 
June 28, 2024
Oleg Ananyin (HSE University, IE RAS) presented the first Russian translation of "Essay on the Nature of Trade in General" by Richard Cantillon on March 27, 2024.
March 27, 2024
Danila Raskov (University of Helsinki, Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies) presented the paper "Baroque and Early Political Economy: Some Analogies" on March 14, 2024.
March 14, 2024
Center for the History and Methodology of Economic Science held an international conference on February 29 and March 1, 2024. 
March 01, 2024
Andrey Belykh (INS RANEPA) presented a paper "L.D. Trotsky on the Economics of Building Socialism" on February 21, 2024.
February 21, 2024
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