Clément Colson and the Development of the Mathematical Economics and Statistics in France
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: Revue d’histoire de la pensée économique
2018 – 2, n° 6. varia - Author: De Paoli (Joachim)
- Pages: 141 to 168
- Journal: Journal of the History of Economic Thought
The aim of the paper is to analyse the role of Clement Colson in the development of economic calculus in France. First of all this study demonstrates that he is one of the few French liberal economists of the early 20th century to use mathematics. Then this article shows that he is one of the pioneers of the use of statistics in economics. Finally, his simultaneous use of statistics and mathematics allows to consider him as an author facilitating the first project of econometrics diffusion in France.
- CLIL theme: 3340 -- SCIENCES ÉCONOMIQUES -- Histoire économique
- ISBN: 978-2-406-08759-5
- EAN: 9782406087595
- ISSN: 2495-8670
- DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-08759-5.p.0141
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 12-05-2018
- Periodicity: Biannual
- Language: French
- Keyword: Colson, economists engineers, history of economic calculus, history of national accounting, history of econometrics
