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Hes Presidential Address: The Coase Theorem Lessons For The Study Of The History Of Economic Thought

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The Coase theorem has occupied a prominent place in economic discourse for the last half-century. The debate over the theorem and the uses to which it has been put are important moments in the history of modern economics, and the analysis of them by the historians of economics sheds light on certain of the tensions in contemporary historiography. This article discusses several aspects of the intellectual history of the Coase theorem, arguing that the study of this history illustrates the necessity of a pluralistic approach, and that attempts to write history from a singular historiographic perspective leave us with histories that are both misleading and incomplete.

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  • Medema, Steven G., 2011. "Hes Presidential Address: The Coase Theorem Lessons For The Study Of The History Of Economic Thought," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 33(1), pages 1-18, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jhisec:v:33:y:2011:i:01:p:1-18_00
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    1. Nathalie Berta, 2016. "On the definition of externality as a missing market," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-01277990, HAL.
    2. Elodie Bertrand, 2019. "Much ado about nothing? The controversy over the validity of the Coase theorem," Post-Print hal-03479468, HAL.
    3. Nathalie Berta, 2017. "On the definition of externality as a missing market," Post-Print hal-02095696, HAL.
    4. Nathalie Berta, 2016. "On the definition of externality as a missing market," Post-Print halshs-01277990, HAL.
    5. Marcuzzo, Maria Cristina & Zacchia, Giulia, 2024. "The History Of Economic Thought From The Viewpoint Of Hes Presidential Addresses," SocArXiv wt9rp, Center for Open Science.
    6. Nathalie Berta, 2016. "On the definition of externality as a missing market," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 16007, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.

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