A Perilous Progress: Economists and Public Purpose in Twentieth-Century America

By M. A. Bernstein. 2001

178 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Information Systems and Management, Marketing

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In Economics and Econometrics

1. Eli Berman
2. Daniel Hirschman
3. M. Fourcade
4. Rakesh Khurana
5. Benjamin Braun

In Information Systems and Management

1. M. Fourcade
2. Rakesh Khurana
3. Eli Berman
4. Daniel Hirschman

In Marketing

1. M. Fourcade
2. Rakesh Khurana
3. Eli Berman
4. Daniel Hirschman

Citations in the corpus

• Do economists make policies? On the political effects of economics (2014, background): “Conversely, and in line with the political science literature, the more overtly politicized an issue is, the less likely economists will independently influence policy outcomes, since incentives to challenge expert recommendations will be high (Bernstein, 2001).”
• From social control to financial economics: the linked ecologies of economics and business in twentieth century America (2009, background): “…rise in prominence of business schools within universities also had powerful consequences for the linked discipline of economics, reorienting it away from its “ public purpose ” missions (Bernstein 2001) and increasingly toward the needs and concerns of private firms and markets (Fourcade 2009).”