Glimpses of a non-linear biography

Authors

  • K.W. ROTHSCHILD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13133/2037-3643/10933

Keywords:

Kurt W. Rothschild, Autobiographical notes

Abstract

Some people consider that economics has undergone something of a crisis in recent years and that it has promised more than it can live up to. In this article, Kurt W. Rothschild presents his view on the state of a subject that he has studied since 1934. His methodological position is that economics cannot be a hard science and that ‘exactness’ outside of the realm of ‘logical’ models is futile. A multi-paradigmatic approach is necessary, and we should remember that all sorts of methods, both orthodox and unorthodox, have contributed to new insights and theories. The article is a contribution to a series of recollections and reflections on the professional experiences of distinguished economists which the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review started in 1979.


JEL: B31

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Published

2013-10-22

How to Cite

ROTHSCHILD, K. (2013). Glimpses of a non-linear biography. PSL Quarterly Review, 44(176). https://doi.org/10.13133/2037-3643/10933

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 176 (1991)

Section

Editorial

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