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The Austrian school in Bulgaria: A history

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  • Nikolay Nenovsky

    (University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France)

  • Pencho Penchev

    (University of National and World Economy, Sofia, Bulgaria)

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The main goal of this study is to highlight the acceptance, dissemination, interpretation, criticism and make some attempts at contributing to Austrian economics made in Bulgaria during the last 120 years. We consider some of the main characteristics of the Austrian school, such as subjectivism and marginalism, as basic components of the economic thought in Bulgaria and as incentives for the development of some original theoretical contributions. Even during the first few years of Communist regime (1944–1989), with its Marxist monopoly over intellectual life, the Austrian school had some impact on the economic thought in the country. Subsequent to the collapse of Communism, there was a sort of a Renaissance and rediscovery of this school. Another contribution of our study is that it illustrates the adaptability and spontaneous evolution of ideas in a different and sometimes hostile environment.

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  • Nikolay Nenovsky & Pencho Penchev, 2018. "The Austrian school in Bulgaria: A history," Russian Journal of Economics, ARPHA Platform, vol. 4(1), pages 44-64, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:arh:jrujec:v:4:y:2018:i:1:p:44-64
    DOI: 10.3897/j.ruje.4.26005
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    Keywords

    history of economic thought; dissemination of economic ideas; Austrian school; Bulgaria;
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    JEL classification:

    • B00 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General - - - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches
    • B13 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Neoclassical through 1925 (Austrian, Marshallian, Walrasian, Wicksellian)
    • B30 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - General
    • B41 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - Economic Methodology

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