Political Economists and Political Scientists - What Are the Benefits to Economists From Closer Interaction

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ID6384187
AuthorsReiner Eichenberger (0000-0003-4603-2887, University of Fribourg, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume11
Issue4
Pages269-280
Publication date2005-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSwiss Political Science Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1424-7755 • E-ISSN: 1662-6370
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1662-6370.2005.tb00379.x
OpenAlexW1978005026
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited6

This paper discusses how a closer interaction with Political Scientists could impact on Swiss Political Economists by concentrating on four specific hypotheses. The first thesis evaluates how increased interdisciplinary interaction affects the incentives of Swiss Political Economists. It somewhat pessimistically posits that interdisciplinary interaction does not necessarily inseminate the work of Political Economists. The second thesis is more optimistic and discusses some aspects of the politico-economic process which have been neglected so far in Political Economics but could be integrated thanks to the interaction with Political Scientists. The third thesis proposes that Swiss Political Economists should learn from Political Scientists to be more critical of present Swiss institutions. The fourth thesis proposes that Political Economists and Political Scientists should not only discuss the application of economic reasoning to politics. They should also investigate which governance mechanisms can be transferred from the polity to the economy

American political science · Corporate governance · Economics · Incentive · International political economy · Market economy · Political economy · Political methodology · Political science · Politics · Polity · Positive economics · Systems theory in political science · Voting · Voting behavior · Work (physics · Economic Theory and Institutions · Law

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