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La question de la spéculation chez les économistes libéraux français (1850-1914)

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  • Joachim De Paoli

    (UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon, Iaelyon - Iaelyon School of Management - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon, Laboratoire de Recherche Magellan - UJML - Université Jean Moulin - Lyon 3 - Université de Lyon - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Lyon)

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This paper focuses on the analysis of speculation by French economists from the second half of the 19th century to 1914. We will first explain that the starting point of the analysis is a controversy about the nature of speculation. For some economists, it can be assimilated to gambling, while for others, it is simply a stock market operation and therefore appears to be reasoned. It is this vision that will gradually impose itself and that will lead economists to insist on the benefits of speculation. This will allow us to demonstrate that economists agree that speculation has a positive effect in terms of economic stability by allowing a smoothing of prices. Finally, we will see that the different authors recognise the need for a futures market so that speculation can fully realise its positive effects by transferring the risk from actors with the ideas and capital necessary to develop a country's productive capacity to actors willing to bear the risk.

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  • Joachim De Paoli, 2022. "La question de la spéculation chez les économistes libéraux français (1850-1914)," Post-Print hal-04546600, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04546600
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