Ludwig Lachmann: A subjectivist institutionalist, but not a nihilist

The legacy of Ludwig Lachmann within the Austrian School of Economics is subject to several interpretations in the literature: though he clearly considered himself a member of the school and he influenced many Austrian economists, his particular methodological claims prompted Murray Rothbard to disa...

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Main Author: Krzysztof Turowski
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Published: Copernicus Center Press 2024-12-01
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Online Access:https://zfn.edu.pl/index.php/zfn/article/view/674
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description The legacy of Ludwig Lachmann within the Austrian School of Economics is subject to several interpretations in the literature: though he clearly considered himself a member of the school and he influenced many Austrian economists, his particular methodological claims prompted Murray Rothbard to disavow him as a nihilist. In this article, we defend Lachmann by arguing that in order to defend his methodological stance he invoked extra-Austrian influences (Max Weber, G.L.S. Shackle). This way, he championed subjectivist institutionalism consistently both in theory and in practice. His approach leaves a peculiar, unorthodox, yet positive legacy for contemporary Austrian economics, not so far from the orthodox Misesian stance as it is broadly understood.
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Ludwig Lachmann: A subjectivist institutionalist, but not a nihilist
Zagadnienia Filozoficzne w Nauce
subjectivism
institutionalism
methodology of economics
financial markets
austrian school of economics
ludwig lachmann
title Ludwig Lachmann: A subjectivist institutionalist, but not a nihilist
title_full Ludwig Lachmann: A subjectivist institutionalist, but not a nihilist
title_fullStr Ludwig Lachmann: A subjectivist institutionalist, but not a nihilist
title_full_unstemmed Ludwig Lachmann: A subjectivist institutionalist, but not a nihilist
title_short Ludwig Lachmann: A subjectivist institutionalist, but not a nihilist
title_sort ludwig lachmann a subjectivist institutionalist but not a nihilist
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methodology of economics
financial markets
austrian school of economics
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