François Divisia in between rational economics and the establishment of the Econometric Society

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ID21604591
AuthorsRosana Louro (Universidade Federal do Paraná), Victor Cruz-E-Silva (Universidade Federal do Paraná), Victor Cruz‐e‐silva (0000-0002-2504-5980, Universidade Federal do Paraná, corresponding author), Felipe Almeida (0000-0002-3792-793X, Universidade Federal do Paraná)
Year2025
Volume32
Issue1
Pages14-34
Publication date2025-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Journal of the History of Economic Thought (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0967-2567 • E-ISSN: 1469-5936
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09672567.2024.2384887
OpenAlexW4401782312
LanguageEN
References cited30

The goal of this paper is to recover François Divisia’s economic thought and role in the foundation of the Econometric Society. This paper relies on historiographical material and on the correspondence between Divisia and Ragnar Frisch. The paper shows that Divisia was one of the masterminds behind the idea to form a group of thinkers interested in the quantitative progress of economics. Later, as the society’s first vice-president, Divisia also took part in its consolidation. Furthermore, Divisia championed an initial standalone scientific meeting for the society, and was central to the debate regarding its membership, advocating a diplomatic, welcoming ethos

Divisia index · Econometric model · Econometrics · Economics · Keynesian economics · Macroeconomics · Mathematical economics · Neoclassical economics · Statistics · Economic Theory and Institutions · Economic Theory and Policy · Mathematics · Political Economy and Marxism

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