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An application of econophysics to the history of economic thought: The analysis of texts from the frequency of appearance of key words

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  • Trincado, Estrella
  • Vindel, José María

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This article poses a new methodology applying the statistical analysis to the economic literature. This analysis has never been used in the history of economic thought, albeit it may open up new possibilities and provide us with further explanations so as to reconsider theoretical issues. With that purpose in mind, the article applies the intermittency of the turbulence in different economic texts, and specifically in three important authors: William Stanley Jevons, Adam Smith, and Karl Marx.

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  • Trincado, Estrella & Vindel, José María, 2015. "An application of econophysics to the history of economic thought: The analysis of texts from the frequency of appearance of key words," Economics Discussion Papers 2015-51, Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel).
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    • B16 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - Quantitative and Mathematical
    • B40 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - Economic Methodology - - - General
    • C18 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Methodolical Issues: General
    • Z11 - Other Special Topics - - Cultural Economics - - - Economics of the Arts and Literature

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