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Maurice Potron and his times: state, catholicism and economic modelling

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  • Christian Bidard

    (Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, EconomiX)

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Maurice Potron (1872-1942) is a French Jesuit and a talented mathematician. A recent rediscovery of his economic model, which was left unnoticed in his times, lets Potron appear as a pioneer, both for the framework he conceived and the mathematical methods he used. Moreover, there are hints that his model was inspired by the social doctrine of the Church, as modernized by the encyclical Rerum Novarum. The present study on Potron’s life shows that his family and himself, who lived in a time of tensions between the Church and the French Republic, were involved in the new forms of action inspired by or following the encyclical. The biography follows the steps of the rediscovery of his works.

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  • Christian Bidard, 2014. "Maurice Potron and his times: state, catholicism and economic modelling," Rivista Internazionale di Scienze Sociali, Vita e Pensiero, Pubblicazioni dell'Universita' Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, vol. 122(2), pages 139-160.
    • Handle: RePEc:vep:journl:y:2014:v:122:i:2:p:139-160
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    1. Clouse, Candi & Thorvaldson, Jenny & Jolley, G. Jason, 2023. "Impact Factors: Methodological Standards for Applied Input-Output Analysis," Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, vol. 53(2), September.
    2. Ana María Gómez-Bezares & Fernando Gómez-Bezares, 2020. "Catholic Social Thought and Sustainability. Ethical and Economic Alignment," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-22, December.

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    Keywords

    Maurice Potron; Social doctrine of the Church; Rerum Novarum;
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    JEL classification:

    • B16 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Quantitative and Mathematical
    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals

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