From the Correspondence between V. I. Bortkiewicz and L. Walras: Chapters of Lausanne School’s History
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The translation from French of eight selective letters (1887–1893) from the correspondence of Leon Walras — by that time a well-known economist — and a young scholar Vladislav Bortkiewicz are published for the first time. Letters show that the two economists separated by 34 years were very close in applying mathematical methods to political economy and in their normative visions. From the letters, it becomes clear how actively Walras was ready to participate in supporting Bortkiewicz, regarding him as his successor in Lausanne. In the article preceding the publication some details of their biographies and the context of the correspondence were reconstructed.
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Walras, Bortkiewicz, history of mathematical economics, scientific correspondence
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