Abstract
Gustav von Schmoller (1838–1917) was a German economist. As the leader of the younger historical school, he was a very influential academic in Imperial Germany. This entry describes Schmoller’s life and career, his particular approach to economics, as well as two important methodological disputes that he participated in.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Learn about institutional subscriptionsReferences
Backhaus JG (1993) Gustav Schmoller and the problems of today. Hist Econ Ideas 1:3–25
Backhaus JG (ed) (1997) Essays on social security and taxation: Gustav von Schmoller and Adolph Wagner reconsidered. Metropolis, Marburg
Balabkins NW (1988) Not by theory alone... The economics of Gustav von Schmoller and its legacy to America. Duncker & Humblot, Berlin
Caldwell B (2004) Hayek’s challenge: an intellectual biography of F. A. Hayek. University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Ebner A (2000) Schumpeter and the “Schmollerprogramm”: integrating theory and history in the analysis of economic development. J Evol Econ 10:355–372
Goldschmidt N, Grimmer-Solem E, Zweynert J (2016) On the purpose and aims of the journal of contextual economics. Schmollers Jahrbuch J Context Econ 136:1–14
Grimmer-Solem E (2003) The rise of historical economics and social reform in Germany, 1864–1894. Clarendon Press, Oxford
Hagemann H (2001) The Verein für Sozialpolitik from its foundation until World War I. In: Augello MM, Guidi MEL (eds) The spread of political economy and the professionalisation of economists: economic societies in Europe, America and Japan in the nineteenth century. Routledge, London, pp 152–175
Hodgson GM (2001) How economics forgot history: the problem of historical specificity in social science. Routledge, London
Pribram K (1983) A history of economic reasoning. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
Richter R (1996) Bridging old and new institutional economics: Gustav Schmoller, the leader of the younger German historical school, seen with neoinstitutionalists’ eyes. J Inst Theor Econ 152:567–592
Schumpeter JA (1926) Gustav v. Schmoller und die Probleme von heute. Schmollers Jahrbuch für Gesetzgebung. Verwaltung und Volkswirtschaft 50:337–388
Senn PR (1993) Gustav von Schmoller in English: how has he fared? Hist Econ Ideas 1:267–329
Weber M (1949) “Objectivity” in social science and social policy. In: The methodology of the social sciences. Free Press, New York, pp 49–112
Winkel H (1989) Gustav von Schmoller (1838–1917). In: Starbatty J (ed) Klassiker des ökonomischen Denkens, vol 2. C. H. Beck, Munich, pp 97–118
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
About this entry
Cite this entry
Nientiedt, D. (2019). Schmoller, Gustav Von. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G.B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_426
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7753-2_426
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-1-4614-7752-5
Online ISBN: 978-1-4614-7753-2
eBook Packages: Economics and FinanceReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences