Economics and Social Science Interdisciplinarity in Times of Uncertainty: Profiles and Perspectives of the AEA Representatives at the SSRC, 1923–1938

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The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) was created in 1923 to foster collaboration across social sciences and promote interdisciplinary knowledge. To achieve this, the Council brought together representatives from various learned societies, ranging from sociology to statistics. Economists, through the American Economic Association (AEA), were no exception. This paper seeks to identify the economists representing the AEA at the SSRC during the 1920s and 1930s and provide a broad overview of their economic perspectives. Additionally, the paper aims to outline a profile for the economists practicing social science interdisciplinarity in the interwar years, based on common features in their thoughts and professional engagements.

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Victor Cruz-e-Silva, Universidade Federal do Paraná

Economics Department, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil.

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2025-01-08

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CRUZ-E-SILVA, V. Economics and Social Science Interdisciplinarity in Times of Uncertainty: Profiles and Perspectives of the AEA Representatives at the SSRC, 1923–1938. Nova Economia, [S. l.], v. 34, n. Especial, p. 1–28, 2025. Disponível em: https://revistas.face.ufmg.br/index.php/novaeconomia/article/view/8533. Acesso em: 25 dec. 2025.

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Vol. 34 No. Especial (2024): The political economy of uncertainty (in memory of Mauro Boianovsky)

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