[Selections by Humberto Barreto for SHOE list.]





nep-hpe <https://nep.repec.org/nep-hpe.html> New Economics Papers
<https://nep.repec.org/> on History and Philosophy of Economics

Issue of 2024‒02‒26
papers chosen by
Erik Thomson <http://econpapers.repec.org/RAS/pth72.htm>,
University of Manitoba <http://umanitoba.ca/>

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   1. Douglass North, New Institutional Economics, and Complexity Theory
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p1> By Davis,
   John B.
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Davis,%20John%20B.>;
Boianovsky,
   Mauro
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Boianovsky,%20Mauro>;
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=>
   2. Gold Rush vs. War: Keynes on reviving animal spirits in times of
   crisis <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p2>
By Michele
   Bee <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Michele%20Bee>;
Raphaël
   Fèvre
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Rapha%C3%ABl%20F%C3%A8vre>
   3. Ends versus Means: Kantians, Utilitarians, and Moral Decision
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p3> By Roland
   Bénabou
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Roland%20B%C3%A9nabou>
   ; Armin Falk
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Armin%20Falk>; Luca
   Henkel <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Luca%20Henkel>
   4. Axiomatic Marxian Exploitation Theory : a Survey of the Recent
   Literature <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p4>
    By CHINNOCK, Rylan
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=CHINNOCK,%20Rylan>;
VENEZIANI,
   Roberto
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=VENEZIANI,%20Roberto>
   ; YOSHIHARA, Naoki
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=YOSHIHARA,%20Naoki>
   5. The Contributions of Knapp and Innes to the Chartalist Theory of Money
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p5> By Guidorzzi
   Girotto, Vitor
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Guidorzzi%20Girotto,%20Vitor>
   ; Strachman, Eduardo
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Strachman,%20Eduardo>
   6. John von Neumann’s game-theoretic legacy
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p6> By András
   Simonovits
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Andr%C3%A1s%20Simonovits>
   7. Market democracy, rising populism, and contemporary ordoliberalism
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p7> By Dold,
   Malte <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Dold,%20Malte>;
Krieger,
   Tim <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Krieger,%20Tim>
   8. How to measure interdisciplinary research? A systematic, yet
   critical, review
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p8> By Cantone,
   Giulio Giacomo
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Cantone,%20Giulio%20Giacomo>
   9. The Economics of Information in a World of Disinformation: A Survey
   Part 1: Indirect Communication
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p9> By Joseph
   E. Stiglitz
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Joseph%20E.%20Stiglitz>
   ; Andrew Kosenko
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Andrew%20Kosenko>
   10. Douze hommes aux aguets : la Sogenal, observatoire privilégié des
   mutations industrielles de l’Alsace (1945-1982)
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p10> By Thomas
   Grandjean
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Thomas%20Grandjean>
   11. L'utilit\'e de l'\'echelle op\'eratique pour consid\'erer des
   strat\'egies d'intelligence et de guerre \'economique
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p11> By St\'ephane
   Goria
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=St%5C%27ephane%20Goria>
   12. FROM PRICE CONTROL TO COMPETITION: PRICE POLICY IN FRANCE FROM THE
   1940S TO THE 1980S
   <https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#m_-4962094309836515949_p12> By
Michel-Pierre
   Chélini
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Michel-Pierre%20Ch%C3%A9lini>

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   1. Douglass North, New Institutional Economics, and Complexity Theory
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:mrq:wpaper:2024-01>
   By: Davis, John B.
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Davis,%20John%20B.>;
Boianovsky,
   Mauro
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Boianovsky,%20Mauro>;
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=>(Department of
   Economics Marquette University; Department of Economics Marquette
   University)
   Abstract: Douglass North was central to the emergence of New
   Institutional Economics. Less well known are his later writings where he
   became interested in complexity theory. He attended the second economics
   complexity conference at the Santa Fe Institute in 1996 on how the economy
   functions as a complex adaptive system, and in his 2005 Understanding the
   Process of Economic Change incorporated this thinking into his argument
   that market systems depend on how institutions evolve. North also
   emphasized in the 2005 book the role belief played in evolutionary
   processes, and drew on cognitive science, especially the famous
   ‘scaffolding’ idea of cognitive scientist Andy Clark – the idea that
   the brain and the world ‘collaborate’ to address our computational and
   informational needs. This chapter discusses how North’s thinking about
   institutions and change reflected these later investigations. It concludes
   with comments on his late thoughts about the problem of violence.
   Keywords: Douglass North, New Institutional Economics, complexity
   theory, cognitive science, scaffolding, Andy Clark, violence
   JEL: B20 B30 B41 B52
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?jel=B20%20B30%20B41%20B52>
   Date: 2024–01
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:mrq:wpaper:2024-01&r=hpe
   2. Gold Rush vs. War: Keynes on reviving animal spirits in times of
   crisis <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04414654>
   By: Michele Bee
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Michele%20Bee>
(University
   of Salento [Lecce]); Raphaël Fèvre
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Rapha%C3%ABl%20F%C3%A8vre>
(GREDEG
   - Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Economie et Gestion - UNS - Université Nice
   Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche
   Scientifique - UCA - Université Côte d'Azur)
   Abstract: This paper aims to exploit fully the heuristic virtues of
   Keynes' famous ‘old bottles' story, deploying a multi-layered argument and
   drawing out its broadest implications. In essence, we show that through
   this story Keynes was making a very serious point about anti-crisis
   policies: the need for authorities to stimulate animal spirits by relying
   on people's natural impulse to action. Rather than taking the place of
   entrepreneurs and paying people to dig holes, Keynes seems to be arguing
   that public authorities should put entrepreneurs in a situation where they
   are so enthusiastic that they go into debt to dig holes, just like during a
   gold rush. At the same time, it is a question of restoring the banks'
   willingness to lend for these overoptimistic projects in a period of total
   depression. This article explores the conditions that make public
   intervention as effective as possible through the enthusiasm and individual
   initiative that can be generated by an artificial gold rush. Such
   intervention therefore can be as minimal as possible, without having to
   resort to the opposite authoritarian solution of war. Since the gold rush
   builds cities and war destroys them, Keynes spent considerable energy
   convincing his contemporaries that liberal-democratic countries would have
   to take the former path if they wanted to avoid the latter.
   Date: 2024
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04414654&r=hpe
   3. Ends versus Means: Kantians, Utilitarians, and Moral Decision
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:bon:boncrc:crctr224_2024_499>
   By: Roland Bénabou
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Roland%20B%C3%A9nabou>
   ; Armin Falk
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Armin%20Falk>; Luca
   Henkel <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Luca%20Henkel>
   Abstract: Choosing what is morally right can be based on the
   consequences (ends) resulting from the decision – the Consequentialist view
   – or on the conformity of the means involved with some overarching notion
   of duty – the Deontological view. Using a series of experiments, we
   investigate the overall prevalence and the consistency of consequentialist
   and deontological decision-making, when these two moral principles come
   into conflict. Our design includes a real-stakes version of the classical
   trolley dilemma, four novel games that induce ends-versus-means tradeoffs,
   and a rule-following task. These six main games are supplemented with six
   classical self-versus-other choice tasks, allowing us to relate
   consequential/deontological behavior to standard measures of prosociality.
   Across the six main games, we find a sizeable prevalence (20 to 44%) of
   nonconsequentialist choices by subjects, but no evidence of stable
   individual preference types across situations. In particular, trolley
   behavior predicts no other ends-versus-means choices. Instead, which moral
   principle prevails appears to be context-dependent. In contrast, we find a
   substantial level of consistency across self-versus-other decisions, but
   individuals’ degree of prosociality is unrelated to how they choose in
   ends-versus-means tradeoffs
   Keywords: morality, deontological, consequentialist, Kantian,
   ends-versus-means, trolley dilemma, prosocial, altruism, social preferences
   JEL: C91 D01 D64
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?jel=C91%20D01%20D64>
   Date: 2024–01
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:bon:boncrc:crctr224_2024_499&r=hpe
   4. Axiomatic Marxian Exploitation Theory : a Survey of the Recent
   Literature <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:hit:hituec:754>
   By: CHINNOCK, Rylan
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=CHINNOCK,%20Rylan>;
VENEZIANI,
   Roberto
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=VENEZIANI,%20Roberto>
   ; YOSHIHARA, Naoki
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=YOSHIHARA,%20Naoki>
   Abstract: In this paper we review recent developments in axiomatic
   studies of Marxian exploitation theory. First, given the acute controversy
   over the formal definition of exploitation during the 1970-1990s, we review
   the study of the axiomatic framework, which identifies some fundamental
   properties – technically, domain conditions – that any definition of
   exploitation should satisfy. Moreover, we provide a survey on the axiomatic
   studies about the proper measures of exploitation which coherently preserve
   the basic Marxian perceptions represented by two axioms,
   Profit-Exploitation Correspondence Principle and Class-Exploitation
   Correspondence Principle. Finally, we examine the relevance of the labour
   theory of value in these axiomatic studies of the proper measures of
   exploitation.
   Keywords: Axiomatic analysis, Labour Exploitation, Profit-Exploitation
   Correspondence Principle, Class-Exploitation Correspondence Principle,
   Labour Theory of Value
   JEL: D63 D51
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?jel=D63%20D51>
   Date: 2024–01
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hit:hituec:754&r=hpe
   5. The Contributions of Knapp and Innes to the Chartalist Theory of Money
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:pra:mprapa:119866>
   By: Guidorzzi Girotto, Vitor
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Guidorzzi%20Girotto,%20Vitor>
   ; Strachman, Eduardo
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Strachman,%20Eduardo>
   Abstract: The relationship between money and credit is analyzed
   differently between schools of economic thought. Orthodoxy, in general,
   analyzes it using the commodity money approach; heterodoxy, in large part,
   adopts the Chartist approach. The crucial difference between them lies in
   the fact, as put by Schumpeter, that orthodoxy postulates a monetary theory
   of credit; the heterodox, a credit theory of money. For the latter, money
   is, by nature, credit, and it can take different forms, tangible or not.
   The State uses it sovereignty to delimit the monetary system by defining
   what will (or will not) be accepted as money in the payments of
   transactions due to itself. Thus, Knapp’s contribution in structuring a
   theory of state money meets Innes’s credit theory of money and, together,
   these contributions offer a solid theoretical and historical framework for
   the formulation of an alternative theory of money, the Chartist theory.
   Keywords: Money; Chartalism; Credit; Knapp; Innes.
   JEL: E12 E42 E51
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?jel=E12%20E42%20E51>
   Date: 2024–01–16
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:pra:mprapa:119866&r=hpe
   6. John von Neumann’s game-theoretic legacy
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:has:discpr:2401>
   By: András Simonovits
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Andr%C3%A1s%20Simonovits>
(HUN-REN
   Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, BME MI)
   Abstract: John von Neumann (Budapest, 1903–Washington D.C., 1957) was an
   exceptional polymath, who made fundamental contributions to mathematical
   logics, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, game theory, computer
   architecture and automata theory. In this brief paper, I shall review the
   game-theoretic results of von Neumann and their legacy in an informal way.
   Keywords: Keywords: game theory
   JEL: B16 C7 <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?jel=B16%20C7>
   Date: 2024–01
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:has:discpr:2401&r=hpe
   7. Market democracy, rising populism, and contemporary ordoliberalism
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:zbw:wgspdp:281997>
   By: Dold, Malte
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Dold,%20Malte>; Krieger,
   Tim <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Krieger,%20Tim>
   Abstract: For several decades, what has been called the "liberal
   cosmopolitan-minded urban elites" set the political agenda of Western
   democracies (Dold and Krieger 2019a). They aimed at personal freedom and
   upward social mobility by means of a meritocratic system that was
   safeguarded by a combination of a competitive market economy, a liberal and
   open democracy, and the rule of law (Fuest 2018). These elites welcomed the
   opening of the Iron Curtain as the "end point of mankind's ideological
   evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy" (Fukuyama
   1989, 4). However, political realities have challenged this perspective
   severely in recent years (Dold and Krieger 2019a). Around the globe, but
   especially in the liberal Western market democracies - i.e., societies in
   which "markets and democracy have coexisted quite healthily" in the
   post-World War II era (Chua 2000, 289) - populist movements have gained
   prominence in public discourse and in some cases even won elections (e.g.,
   in Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, or Sweden). There is ongoing
   debate over the causes of the rise of populist movements in the early 21st
   century (Gidron and Hall 2017; Guiso et al. 2017; Inglehart and Norris
   2017; Mudde and Kaltwasser 2017). While important, our chapter will touch
   upon this debate only in passing, though, and instead focus on the
   consequences of populism's rise; in particular, we will ask how to deal
   with the populist challenge to the liberal order. We do so in three steps,
   thereby referring to one specific liberal conception, ordoliberalism.
   Considering ordoliberalism is instructive because, on the one hand, it
   strives for a "functioning and humane order of the economy, society, law,
   and the state" (Eucken 1990 [1952], 373; our italics), which is a much
   broader idea of liberalism than pure economic liberalism. On the other
   hand, critics argue that ordoliberalism has failed on following up on its
   own agenda (Dold and Krieger 2019b and 2023). They believe that
   ordoliberalism is the culprit of various misguided developments since the
   Eurozone crisis of 2009, which then provided a breeding ground for populism
   (Algan et al. 2017; Dold and Krieger 2019a). In their view, this is also
   related to ordoliberalism's - alleged - preference of the rule of law and
   economic freedom over democratic decision-making.
   Date: 2024
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:zbw:wgspdp:281997&r=hpe
   8. How to measure interdisciplinary research? A systematic, yet
   critical, review <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:osf:metaar:hva4p>
   By: Cantone, Giulio Giacomo
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Cantone,%20Giulio%20Giacomo>
   Abstract: Interdisciplinary research is defined as a trait of those
   research activities that integrate different disciplinary traditions with
   the aim of reaching novel forms of knowledge that are beyond the reach of a
   singular discipline. From this theory, a plurality of methods has been
   developed to measure IDR of a body of research. These methods lead to
   mutually contradicting results. In this review, the most relevant measures
   of interdisciplinary research are compared under a unified framework
   articulated in three steps: identification of an available stylisation of
   bibliometric facts, elicitation of a formula, and definition of an
   estimator for the collective unit of analysis. In particular, it is
   discussed how the concept of integration can be measured when the unit of
   analysis is an atomic and static entity like a paper, as opposed to
   journals and authors, which are collective and dynamic agents. In the
   conclusive section, an isometric view is shown that combines different
   units of analysis and conceptualisations. A pluralistic yet pragmatic
   approach is advocated for the operational definition of interdisciplinarity.
   Date: 2024–02–07
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:osf:metaar:hva4p&r=hpe
   9. The Economics of Information in a World of Disinformation: A Survey
   Part 1: Indirect Communication
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:nbr:nberwo:32049>
   By: Joseph E. Stiglitz
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Joseph%20E.%20Stiglitz>
   ; Andrew Kosenko
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Andrew%20Kosenko>
   Abstract: We survey aspects of the intellectual development of the
   economics of information from the 1970s to today. We focus here on models
   where information is communicated indirectly through actions. Basic
   results, such as the failure of the fundamental theorems of welfare
   economics, the non-existence of competitive equilibrium, and the dependence
   of the nature of the equilibrium, when it exists, on both what information
   is available, and how information can be acquired, have been shown to be
   robust. Markets create asymmetries of information, even when initially none
   existed. While the earliest literature paid scarce attention to
   misinformation, subsequently it has been shown that governments can improve
   welfare, if disinformation is present, through fraud laws and disclosure
   requirements. Moreover, robust mechanism design enables agents and
   governments to better achieve their objectives, taking into account
   information asymmetries. On the other hand, market reforms that ignored
   their informational consequences may have lowered welfare. Surveying both
   theory and applications, we review the main insights of these literatures,
   and highlight key messages using nontechnical language.
   JEL: D82 D86 D9
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?jel=D82%20D86%20D9>
   Date: 2024–01
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:nbr:nberwo:32049&r=hpe
   10. Douze hommes aux aguets : la Sogenal, observatoire privilégié des
   mutations industrielles de l’Alsace (1945-1982)
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04387991>
   By: Thomas Grandjean
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Thomas%20Grandjean> (DRM
   - Dauphine Recherches en Management - Université Paris Dauphine-PSL - PSL -
   Université Paris sciences et lettres - CNRS - Centre National de la
   Recherche Scientifique)
   Abstract: Between 1945 and 1982, the Alsace region underwent a major
   industrial transformation, characterised by the destruction of its
   traditional production structures (textile industry, mechanical
   engineering) and by the emergence of a new economy driven by foreign
   investment and encouraged by the development of cross-border cooperation.
   Against this backdrop, Sogenal, Société Générale's Rhineland subsidiary
   founded in 1881, established itself as the region's leading corporate bank,
   supporting the growth of new activities. This policy was pursued by a group
   of active administrators who had a fine-grain understanding of the region's
   economic development. Drawing on from a varied corpus of archival material
   (board of directors' files, staff files, economic reports) and focusing on
   an analysis of the views of Sogenal's administrators, this study
   demonstrates the ways in which the bank influenced the region's economic
   activity, while creating a relationship of reciprocal dependence with local
   industrial dynamics.
   Abstract: Entre 1945 et 1982, l'Alsace connaît une grande mutation
   industrielle caractérisée d'une part par une destruction de ses structures
   productives traditionnelles (textile, construction mécanique) et d'autre
   part par l'émergence d'une nouvelle économie portée par des investissements
   exogènes et favorisée par une coopération transfrontalière en construction.
   Dans ce contexte, la Sogenal, filiale rhénane de la Société Générale fondée
   en 1881, s'impose comme la première banque d'entreprise régionale, en
   accompagnant l'essor de nouvelles activités. Cette politique est menée par
   un groupe d'administrateurs actifs, qui disposent d'une vision fine de
   l'évolution économique de la région. À partir d'un corpus d'archives varié
   (dossiers du conseil d'administration, dossiers du personnel, rapports
   économiques) et en privilégiant une analyse des points de vue des
   administrateurs de la Sogenal, cette étude montre de quelles manières la
   banque influence l'activité économique de la région tout en s'inscrivant
   elle-même dans une relation de dépendance réciproque avec les dynamiques
   industrielles locales.
   Date: 2023
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04387991&r=hpe
   11. L'utilit\'e de l'\'echelle op\'eratique pour consid\'erer des
   strat\'egies d'intelligence et de guerre \'economique
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:arx:papers:2401.02963>
   By: St\'ephane Goria
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=St%5C%27ephane%20Goria>
    (Crem)
   Abstract: The 20th century saw the emergence of an intermediate level of
   consideration, situated between the tactical and strategic levels: the
   operational level. This level of scale is that of a large area of
   operations, that is to say coordinated engagements bringing together forces
   belonging to different corps over a considerable geographical distance. In
   this article, we approach operatics and its implementation, called
   operative art or operational art, first from its contributions to military
   thinking, then we transpose what can be transposed beyond this domain. We
   consider operative art as a new point of view generating a particular
   thought and solutions based on agile systems, but which may have reached
   their limits. We will limit ourselves here to the question of the potential
   contributions of the operatic perspective to understand or implement a set
   of actions related to competitive or economic warfare. To do this, we will
   begin by providing some answers to the question of what operatic military
   is in terms of its characteristics. Then, we propose a way to transpose
   them in the context of companies preferably confronted with a context of
   competitive or economic warfare by taking as an example the acquisition of
   the essential activities of the company Alstom by the company General
   Electric (GE).
   Date: 2023–10
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:arx:papers:2401.02963&r=hpe
   12. FROM PRICE CONTROL TO COMPETITION: PRICE POLICY IN FRANCE FROM THE
   1940S TO THE 1980S
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04399936>
   By: Michel-Pierre Chélini
   <http://econpapers.repec.org/scripts/search.pf?aus=Michel-Pierre%20Ch%C3%A9lini>
(CREHS
   - Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes - Histoire et Sociétés - UA - Université
   d'Artois)
   Abstract: Prices are an essential component of markets and incorporate a
   lot of information about the products or services exchanged. From 1940 to
   1986 there existed in France at the Ministry of the Economy and Finance a
   price control administration, the essential justification of which was
   France's propensity for inflation higher than that of its partners: 5.4 %
   on annual average from 1950 to 2000 compared to 4% for the United States or
   2.8% for the FRG. The service was first called Economic Control, then
   evolved in stages until in 1986 it became Directorate-General for
   Competition, Consumption and Fraud Repression, gradually moving from
   vigilant monitoring of prices to their contractual regulation and finishing
   in competition policy
   Abstract: Les prix sont une composante essentielle des marchés et
   intègrent beaucoup d'informations sur les produits ou les services
   échangés. De 1940 à 1986 a existé en France auprès du ministère de
   l'Économie et des Finances une administration d'encadrement des prix, dont
   la justification essentielle était la propension de la France à une
   inflation supérieure à celle de ses partenaires : de 5, 4 % en moyenne
   annuelle de 1950 à 2000 contre 4 % pour les États-Unis ou 2, 8 % pour la
   RFA. Le service s'est d'abord appelé Contrôle économique, puis a évolué par
   étapes jusqu'à devenir en 1986 direction générale de la Concurrence, de la
   Consommation et de la Répression des Fraudes, passant progressivement d'une
   surveillance vigilante des prix à leur régulation contractuelle et
   finissant en politique de la concurrence
   Keywords: Prices regulation, Inflation policy, France 1940-1990
   Date: 2023
   URL: http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04399936&r=hpe

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