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Chapter 5 - Development of the Economic Thought of Aschehoug: Statsøkonomisk Forening and the Socialøkonomik Project

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2014

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Development of Aschehoug's Economic Thought

Although Aschehoug started his academic career in the 1840s, it was not until the 1870s that he concentrated on the formation and development of economic thought in Norway. The picture that is presented in the analysis of Anne-Lise Seip concentrates on his early years up until 1882. The full title of her book and doctoral thesis is Vitenskap og virkelighet: Sosiale, økonomiske og politiske teorier hos T. H. Aschehoug 1845 til 1882 (Science and reality: Social, economic and political theories of T. H. Aschehoug 1845 to 1882). Admittedly, she does not analyse the development in his thought until the publication of Socialøkonomik, and one of the opponents of her doctoral thesis, Francis Sejersted, says that this development is lacking in her analysis. He believes that she does not fully appreciate how Aschehoug's superior knowledge of economics and general experience allowed him to develop a more nuanced and detailed system of thought over time. Sejersted further underlines the importance of SSB and the close connection between its two successive managers, Anders Nicolai Kiær and Nicolai Rygg (1872–1957), and Aschehoug. The Tabellkontoret for statens sentral for innsamling og bearbeiding av statistikk (Office for the Central Collection and Processing of Statistics) was founded in 1861, and both Kiær and Aschehoug actively participated in its foundation. Kiær was also a committed member of the Statsøkonomisk forening. Furthermore, the younger Rygg started his career early and published his first article in Statsøkonomisk tidskrift in 1899.

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Torkel Aschehoug and Norwegian Historical Economic Thought
Reconsidering a Forgotten Norwegian Pioneer Economist
, pp. 67 - 78
Publisher: Anthem Press
Print publication year: 2013

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