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Father Potron's Early Contributions to Input-Output Analysis

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  • Gilbert Abraham-Frois
  • Emeric Lendjel

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This article introduces an unknown predecessor of Leontief who, at the very beginning of the last century, invented the idea of an input-output table as the basis for finding an economic equilibrium. He gave examples of 'technical coefficients', formulated the idea of a computing office, and was the first to apply Perron-Frobenius's theorems to such Leontief-type models in order to demonstrate the possibility of the existence of an economic equilibrium. As a Jesuit, Potron was largely influenced by the 'social doctrine of justice'. Consequently, he was mainly concerned with social justice and economic efficiency, problems of 'fairness', and the setting of 'fair prices' and 'fair wages'. As a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique with a PhD in mathematics, he applied mathematics to economic analysis, without any training or knowledge of economic methods.

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  • Gilbert Abraham-Frois & Emeric Lendjel, 2006. "Father Potron's Early Contributions to Input-Output Analysis," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(4), pages 357-372.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ecsysr:v:18:y:2006:i:4:p:357-372
    DOI: 10.1080/09535310601020918
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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. Louis de Mesnard, 2024. "Input-output price indexes: forgoing the Leontief and Ghosh models," Economic Systems Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(2), pages 201-225, April.
    3. Kemp-Benedict, Eric, 2014. "The inverted pyramid: A neo-Ricardian view on the economy–environment relationship," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 107(C), pages 230-241.
    4. Kenji Mori, 2008. "Maurice Potron'S Linear Economic Model: A De Facto Proof Of ‘Fundamental Marxian Theorem’," Metroeconomica, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 59(3), pages 511-529, July.
    5. PARYS, Wilfried, 2013. "All but one: How pioneers of linear economics overlooked Perron-Frobenius mathematics," Working Papers 2013030, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics.

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