TY - JOUR
T1 - Radical scholarship taking on the mainstream
T2 - Murray Rothbard's contribution
AU - Powell, Benjamin W.
AU - Stringham, Edward Peter
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Does one have to make a choice between ideological purity and success as an economist? Many free-market economists believe that one has to choose one or the other. Murray Rothbard (1926-1995) held views on economics and government far outside the accepted mainstream. Nevertheless he was extremely prolific in both mainstream and non-mainstream outlets and his work has influenced many people. This article surveys Rothbard's contributions to top ranked economics journals and discusses some of the attention his work received in those journals and elsewhere. Rothbard left a bold and uncompromising research program in political economy that has inspired many to follow.
AB - Does one have to make a choice between ideological purity and success as an economist? Many free-market economists believe that one has to choose one or the other. Murray Rothbard (1926-1995) held views on economics and government far outside the accepted mainstream. Nevertheless he was extremely prolific in both mainstream and non-mainstream outlets and his work has influenced many people. This article surveys Rothbard's contributions to top ranked economics journals and discusses some of the attention his work received in those journals and elsewhere. Rothbard left a bold and uncompromising research program in political economy that has inspired many to follow.
KW - Austrian school of economics
KW - History of thought
KW - Libertarian political economy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84869508608&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s11138-011-0167-z
DO - 10.1007/s11138-011-0167-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84869508608
SN - 0889-3047
VL - 25
SP - 315
EP - 327
JO - Review of Austrian Economics
JF - Review of Austrian Economics
IS - 4
ER -