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La théorie des surplus de Maurice Allais et l'histoire de la pensée économique

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  • Alain Alcouffe

    (LIRHE - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire de recherche sur les Ressources Humaines et l'Emploi - UT Capitole - Université Toulouse Capitole - UT - Université de Toulouse - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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Allais pretended that his studies on surplus were "the culmination of over thirty years of reflection on the nature of economic evolution in real terms." He thought it was meant to bring the economy close to the 'boundary between the possible and the impossible. Allais tracked the origin of the concept to Boisguilbert and traced the evolution and use of the surplus by various authors since the 17th century. After a comparison between Walras' and Allais' theory of general economic equilibrium the paper presents Allais' methodological concerns and the emphasis on history of economic thought in his work.

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  • Alain Alcouffe, 2010. "La théorie des surplus de Maurice Allais et l'histoire de la pensée économique," Post-Print halshs-01055082, HAL.
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