An Introduction to the Political Theory of John Maynard Keynes

This brief note explores the possibility of working towards an enlarged self-definition of economics through economists’ study and appreciation of economic sociology. Common ground between economic sociology and heterodox economics is explored, and some of Richard Sennett’s ideas are used as prompts to raise some pertinent and hopefully interesting questions about economics. In particular, the note revisits the question of whether there is a possibility of changing our understanding of what kind of social scientific work falls within the domain of economics proper once we start critically engaging with work conventionally considered to be outside of that domain. In part, the note is intended to offer undergraduate students in economics – and possibly even those further down the road in their education – food for thought about what constitutes economics.

First the global mean is calculated from a matrix of three sets each containing three observations. Then the sum of squares is calculated. Lastly, the concept of degree of freedom is explained.

In Zeiten multipler sozialer, ökologischer und ökonomischer Krisen sieht sich die Ökonomie, insbesondere aber die ökonomische Bildung durch die studentische Kritik an ihrer Weltfremdheit, Abstraktheit und ethischen Unschärfe zur Verantwortung gerufen. Im vorliegenden Beitrag berichten die Autorinnen von ihren Erfahrungen bei der Umsetzung einer dezidiert weltzugewandten ökonomischen Bildung. Diese rückt …

Il est observé depuis plusieurs années, et depuis le passage à l'euro en particulier, que la perception de l'inflation par les citoyens diffère de l'inflation mesurée par les statisticiens de l'INSEE. Cet article explique comment l'indicateur de l'inflation est construit et met en lumière les choix méthodologiques, nécessaires mais non-neutres, qui le sous-tend.