The Rise of Academic Economists before World War I
Published Date
Copyright 2013
ISBN 978-0-226-25661-0
The rise of academic economists to their current prominence in public life did not happen overnight. This chapter describes some aspects of the evolution of the economics profession in the United States and the large role played by academic economists in the design of the welfare state.
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