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Paul Samuelson’s Historiography: More Wag Than Whig

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  • E. Roy Weintraub

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In this review essay of Medema’s and Waterman’s collection of some of Samuelson’s writings in the history of economics, the author argues that Samuelson’s claim to have written “Whig History” is spurious. Moreover the author argues that Samuelson’s own writings on modern economics are , whether explicit or not, profoundly autobiographical. Samuelson, in constructing a literature ostensibly about c ontemporary economics, was simultaneously constructing a literature in which he and contemporary economics could be jointly considered and appraised.

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  • E. Roy Weintraub, 2015. "Paul Samuelson’s Historiography: More Wag Than Whig," Center for the History of Political Economy Working Paper Series 2015-14, Center for the History of Political Economy.
    • Handle: RePEc:hec:heccee:2015-14
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    Paul A. Samuelson; historiography; Whig History; aut obiography; history of economics;
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    • B2 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925
    • D5 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium

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