“The laws of economics.” Economic devices, economics, economists, and the making of the economy

Olivier Godechot (1)

1 OSC - Observatoire sociologique du changement (Sciences Po, CNRS)

Twenty years ago, Michel Callon edited The Laws of the Markets, a groundbreaking volume that substantially redefined economic sociology by resetting the relationship between sociology and economics (Callon 1998). Many articles in economic sociology at that time started (and still do today) with sharp criticism of neoclassical economics. The latter was censured for being overly simplistic and complex, overly reductionist and irrelevant. [First lines]

Keywords: Laws of economics; Economic devices; Economics; Economists; Making of the economy

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Economics and Finance

Olivier Godechot. “The laws of economics.” Economic devices, economics, economists, and the making of the economy. 2018, pp.1 - 3. ⟨hal-03393082⟩