IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/aoq/ekonom/y2024i2p155-177.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

The contribution of the history of economic thought and economic history to the development of economics in the Third Polish Republic. A concise overview of academic centres, research output, and international impact

Author

Listed:
  • Rafał Matera
  • Janusz Skodlarski

Abstract

Economic history and history of economic thought have had to contend with a crisis of a didactic and scientific nature since the beginning of the shift from a command economy to a free-market system in Poland, and the accompanying legal and constitutional changes have compounded these difficulties. The Law on Higher Education and Science reclassified academic fields and disciplines, with the result that history was placed in the humanities and economics and finance were placed in the social sciences. This paper aims to show the contribution of these two subdisciplines to the development of economics in Poland over the last 30 years. The present authors contend that the waning didactic significance of these two sub-disciplines at economics and history faculties, and the subsequent liquidation or absorption of many university departments devoted to them, has not impeded valuable research in these fields in Poland. The article not only presents the teaching, research and publishing activities of the existing academic institutions and faculties, but also shows the international influence of academicians and their teaching work, and examines the market for textbooks and synthetic works.

Suggested Citation

  • Rafał Matera & Janusz Skodlarski, 2024. "The contribution of the history of economic thought and economic history to the development of economics in the Third Polish Republic. A concise overview of academic centres, research output, and inte," Ekonomista, Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne, issue 2, pages 155-177.
    • Handle: RePEc:aoq:ekonom:y:2024:i:2:p:155-177
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://ekonomista.pte.pl/pdf-188077-111886
    File Function: Full text
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Mikołaj Szołtysek & Bartosz Ogórek & Siegfried Gruber & Francisco J. Beltrán Tapia, 2022. "Inferring “missing girls” from child sex ratios in historical census data," Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(2), pages 98-121, April.
    2. Lukasz Hardt, 2016. "The Recent Critique of Theoretical Economics: A Methodologically Informed Investigation," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(1), pages 269-287, January.
    3. Piotr Koryś & Maciej Tymiński, 2022. "Economic growth on the periphery: estimates of GDP per capita of the Congress Kingdom of Poland (for years 1870–1912) [The Maddison Project: collaborative research on historical national accounts]," European Review of Economic History, European Historical Economics Society, vol. 26(2), pages 284-301.
    4. Piotr Koryś, 2018. "Poland From Partitions to EU Accession," Springer Books, Springer, number 978-3-319-97126-1, March.
    5. Marcin Wroński, 2023. "Wealth inequality in interwar Poland," Economic History of Developing Regions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(1), pages 1-40, January.
    6. Marek RATAJCZAK, 2021. "Po co nam historia myśli ekonomicznej?," Ekonomista, Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne, issue 6, pages 728-757.
    7. Maciej Bukowski & Piotr Koryś & Cecylia Leszczyńska & Maciej Tymiński & Nikolaus Wolf, 2019. "Urbanization and GDP per capita: New data and results for the Polish lands, 1790–1910," Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(4), pages 213-227, October.
    8. Lukasz, Hardt, 2009. "The history of transaction cost economics and its recent developments," MPRA Paper 17989, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Streb, Jochen & Wallusch, Jacek & Yin, Shuxi, 2007. "Knowledge spill-over from new to old industries: The case of German synthetic dyes and textiles (1878-1913)," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 44(2), pages 203-223, April.
    10. Dawid Piątek & Katarzyna Szarzec & Michał Pilc, 2013. "Economic freedom, democracy and economic growth: a causal investigation in transition countries," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(3), pages 267-288, September.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Maciej Bukowski & Michał Kowalski & Marcin Wroński, 2025. "The Economic Growth and Regional Convergence in Interwar Poland: Detailed Historical National Accounts," Working Papers 2025-03, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
    2. Maciej Bukowski & Michał Kowalski & Marcin Wroński, 2025. "Agriculture in interwar Poland: development in a turbulent time," Working Papers 2025-02, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.
    3. Blessing Atwine & Ibrahim Mike Okumu & John Bosco Nnyanzi, 2023. "What drives the dynamics of employment growth in firms? Evidence from East Africa," Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 12(1), pages 1-25, December.
    4. Maurice Doyon & Stéphane Bergeron & Lota Tamini, 2017. "Policy relevance of applied economist: Examining sensitivity and inferences," CIRANO Working Papers 2017s-12, CIRANO.
    5. Pooja Karnane & Michael A. Quinn, 2019. "Political instability, ethnic fractionalization and economic growth," International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer, vol. 16(2), pages 435-461, April.
    6. Dietmar Harhoff, 2008. "Innovation, Entrepreneurship und Demographie," Perspektiven der Wirtschaftspolitik, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 9(s1), pages 46-72, May.
    7. Osama Sweidan, 2017. "Economic Freedom and the Informal Economy," Global Economy Journal (GEJ), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 17(4), pages 1-10, December.
    8. Kirsten Labuske & Jochen Streb, 2008. "Technological Creativity and Cheap Labour? Explaining the Growing International Competitiveness of German Mechanical Engineering before World War I," German Economic Review, Verein für Socialpolitik, vol. 9(1), pages 65-86, February.
    9. Shandana Shoaib & Bahaudin G. Mujtaba, 2018. "Perverse Incentives and Peccable Behavior in Professionals - A Qualitative Study of the Faculty," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 18(4), pages 441-459, December.
    10. Salahodjaev, Raufhon, 2015. "Democracy and economic growth: the role of intelligence in cross-country regressions," MPRA Paper 65716, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 26 Apr 2015.
    11. Dicharry, Benoit & Nguyen-Van, Phu & Pham, Thi Kim Cuong, 2019. "“The winner takes it all” or a story of the optimal allocation of the European Cohesion Fund," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 385-399.
    12. Lukasz Hardt, 2011. "An inquiry into the explanatory virtues of transaction cost economics," The Journal of Philosophical Economics, Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies, The Journal of Philosophical Economics, vol. 5(1), pages 120-147, November.
    13. Alexander Donges & Felix Selgert, 2019. "Technology transfer via foreign patents in Germany, 1843–77," Economic History Review, Economic History Society, vol. 72(1), pages 182-208, February.
    14. Duarte N. Leite & Sandra T. Silva & Oscar Afonso, 2014. "Institutions, Economics And The Development Quest," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 28(3), pages 491-515, July.
    15. Yilmaz Bayar, 2016. "Impact of Openness and Economic Freedom on Economic Growth in the Transition Economies of the European Union," South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, vol. 14(1), pages 7-19.
    16. repec:bla:germec:v:9:y:2008:i::p:65-86 is not listed on IDEAS
    17. Naib Alakbarov & Yılmaz Bayar, 2018. "Democratization and Economic Growth in Emerging Market Economies," Journal of Finance Letters (Maliye ve Finans Yazıları), Maliye ve Finans Yazıları Yayıncılık Ltd. Şti., vol. 33(109), pages 165-180, April.
    18. Degner, Harald, 2010. "Windows of technological opportunity: do technological booms influence the relationship between firm size and innovativeness?," FZID Discussion Papers 15-2010, University of Hohenheim, Center for Research on Innovation and Services (FZID).
    19. Janusz Myszczyszyn, 2020. "The Long-run Relationships between Number of Patents and Economic Growth," European Research Studies Journal, European Research Studies Journal, vol. 0(3), pages 548-563.
    20. Marta Gancarczyk, 2015. "Proces wzrostu przedsiębiorstwa w świetle podejścia zasobowego i teorii kosztów transakcyjnych," Gospodarka Narodowa. The Polish Journal of Economics, Warsaw School of Economics, issue 5, pages 5-31.
    21. repec:ers:journl:v:xxiv:y:2021:i:2:p:1227-1242 is not listed on IDEAS
    22. Maria-Silvia Sandulescu & Catalin-Nicolae Albu, 2018. "Impression Management in The Letters to Shareholders of Listed Entities: A Romanian Case Study," Journal of Accounting and Management Information Systems, Faculty of Accounting and Management Information Systems, The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, vol. 17(3), pages 353-373, September.

    More about this item

    Keywords

    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;
    ;

    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • A20 - General Economics and Teaching - - Economic Education and Teaching of Economics - - - General
    • B00 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General - - - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches
    • N00 - Economic History - - General - - - General

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:aoq:ekonom:y:2024:i:2:p:155-177. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Tomasz Kwarcinski (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://edirc.repec.org/data/pteeeea.html .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.