Document Type
Discussion Paper
Publication Date
3-1-2011
CFDP Number
1788
CFDP Pages
12
Abstract
While leading figures in the early history of economics conceived of it as inseparable from philosophy and other humanities, there has been movement, especially in recent decades, towards its becoming an essentially technical field with narrowly specialized areas of inquiry. Certainly, specialization has allowed for great progress in economic science. However, recent events surrounding the financial crisis support the arguments of some that economics needs to develop forums for interdisciplinary interaction and to aspire to broader vision.
Recommended Citation
Shiller, Robert J. and Shiller, Virginia M., "Economists as Worldly Philosophers" (2011). Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. 2131.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cowles-discussion-paper-series/2131