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In search of full empirical reality: historical political economy, 1870-1900

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  • Erik Grimmer-Solem
  • Roberto Romani

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The notion of a 'Historical School' is burdened with numerous vague associations and overlapping uses leaving it wanting as a useful rubric of more specific research. To overcome this state of affairs, the article seeks to define and characterize the specific attributes of a historical political economy which arose in Europe between roughly 1870 and 1900. Authors from four countries are considered: Germany, Britain, France and Italy. We focus specifically on the relaionship and tension between empirical history and economic theory, thereby illustrating the resulting approach to policy. We contend that our characterization provides a useful illustration of the achievements and shortcomings of historical empiricism, inductivism, and pragmatism in economics.

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  • Erik Grimmer-Solem & Roberto Romani, 1999. "In search of full empirical reality: historical political economy, 1870-1900," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(3), pages 333-364.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eujhet:v:6:y:1999:i:3:p:333-364
    DOI: 10.1080/10427719900000071
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