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Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin and Gunnar Myrdal on the Role of the Economist in Public Debate Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin and Gunnar Myrdal on the Role of the Economist in Public Debate Carlson, Benny; Jonung, Lars Published in: Econ Journal Watch 2006 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Carlson, B., & Jonung, L. (2006). Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin and Gunnar Myrdal on the Role of the Economist in Public Debate. Econ Journal Watch, 3, 511-U4. 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LUND UNIVERSITY PO Box 117 221 00 Lund +46 46-222 00 00 Econ Journal Watch, Volume 3, Number 3, September 2006, pp 511-550. CHARACTER ISSUES Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin and Gunnar Myrdal on the Role of the Economist in Public Debate BENNY CARLSON* AND LARS JONUNG** Abstract WHEN SWEDEN WAS HIT BY A DEEP ECONOMIC CRISIS IN THE fall of 1992 and was forced to abandon the pegged exchange rate, the government appointed a commission of primarily university economists under the chairmanship of Assar Lindbeck, the most well-known economist in the country at the time. The commission was assigned to present an analysis of the problems facing Sweden. Appearing in March 1993, the report had a major impact in the media and in public debate. Several of its 113 proposals eventually served as a source of inspiration for political action.1 * Departmentof Economic History, Lund University ** DG ECFIN, European Commission, Brussels This paper has evolved from a book chapter published in Swedish as "Hur såg de stora nationalekonomerna på sin roll i samhällsdebatten?", chapter 4 in Jonung (1996). It is an updated and revised version of Chapter 3 in Bellet et al (2005). Geoffrey French made the translation from Swedish (including quotations from Swedish language sources). We have benefitted significantly from the views of Michael D. Bordo, Bruno Frey, Torsten Gårdlund, Rolf Henriksson, Christina Jonung, David Laidler and Bo Sandelin. We owe a special debt to Hans Brems and Mats Lundahl for their insightful comments. 1 An English translation of the commission report is available in Lindbeck et al (1994). 511 CARLSON AND JONUNG This event illustrates the strong position of the economics profession in Swedish society—no historians, philosophers, management consultants or former political leaders were considered for this task, as may have been the case in other countries. Economists play a prominent role in public debate in Sweden, many appear on radio and television, write for the daily press, magazines and books, and serve as experts on government inquiries and commissions.2 In Sweden, economists probably have more influence than any other category of social scientists. In other countries there is usually a wider gulf between academically active economists and the world of politics and the media, more so in the United States than in Europe. In Sweden, the high standing of the economics profession has existed for a long time.3 A significant number of Swedish university economists in the twentieth century have been influential participants in the public exchange of opinions. Some have made the move from policy debate into practical politics. The founders of economics as a scholarly discipline at Swedish universities, first of all Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, and Eli Heckscher, addressed the general public as popular educators and debaters. Here we concentrate on five outstanding—and internationally renowned—Swedish professors of economics: Knut Wicksell (1851-1926), Gustav Cassel (1866-1945), Eli Heckscher (1879-1952), Bertil Ohlin (1899- 1979) and Gunnar Myrdal (1898-1987)—with a view to ascertaining how they regarded their own and their profession’s role in public debate.4 These five economists hold a central position in the development of economics in Sweden in the twentieth century, laying the foundations for modern Swedish economics. They represent two generations. The first generation, of Wicksell, Cassel, and Heckscher, with a clear set of values and eager to promote their views and policy recommendations. The second generation, Ohlin and Myrdal, with equally clear values, and critical, at least in Myrdal’s case, of the older generation’s, i.e. their teachers’, lack of clarity in defining the boundary between scholarship (science) and politics, yet 2 One confirmation of this is provided by a postal inquiry addressed to all Swedish professors of economics in 1989. The aim of the survey was to chart their contributions to the daily press, to the journal Ekonomisk Debatt, to SOU (Statens Offentliga Utredningar - Swedish Government Reports) and to similar activities. The postal replies disclosed an extensive external activity according to Jonung (1992: 42). See also Sandelin (2000) on the public activities of Swedish economists in the post-War II period. 3 The word economist refers henceforth to economists employed at universities. 4 We exclude several prominent economists such as David Davidson and Erik Lindahl, active roughly at the same time as Wicksell, Cassel, Heckscher, Ohlin and Myrdal, because they were not as visible in public debate. ECON JOURNAL WATCH 512 SWEDISH ECONOMISTS most willing to move from the world of scholarship into public affairs and politics. A major line of demarcation between older and younger is marked by Myrdal’s book from 1930, Vetenskap och politik i nationalekonomien (The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory). The five represent a broad political spectrum. Taking “liberal” in its European meaning, Cassel was a right-wing liberal with a strong conservative leaning; Heckscher an ultra-liberal deeply influenced by the great British nineteenth century economists, and Wicksell a radical liberal. Each held back from direct party-political commitment. Ohlin was a liberal, classifying himself as a “social liberal” to distinguish him from classical or old liberalism, and Myrdal was a social democrat. Both engaged in party politics; Ohlin as the head of the Liberal Party (1944-67), and Myrdal as Member of Parliament and Cabinet Member (1945-47) for the Social Democratic party. The five were deeply engaged in public debate. They produced a copious stream of books and articles addressed to colleagues, politicians and the public at large, gave lectures and participated in debates. One measure of this high ambition is the number of articles in the daily press: Wicksell published about 450 articles, Cassel about 1,500 in Svenska Dagbladet alone, Heckscher about 300 articles in Dagens Nyheter alone, Ohlin about 2,000 articles, chiefly in Stockholms-Tidningen (a large number of them before he moved into party politics), and Myrdal about fifty articles.5 Between them, the five economists published a round total of 4,300 articles in Swedish daily newspapers, mainly during the first three decades of the twentieth century. This avalanche of words coincided with the establishing of political economy as an academic discipline with a powerful influence on public opinion and politics.6 The five had an important platform in the meetings of the Swedish Economic Association to spread their views to the public. Here they confronted politicians, policy-makers, businessmen, and fellow economists (Henriksson 2001). The proceedings were covered in the press and later published. (Table 1 summarizes some basic information on the quintet.) 5 Svenska Dagbladet, Dagens Nyheter and Stockholms-Tidningen were daily newspapers with wide circulation, published in Stockholm. Data on the number of articles are from Jonung (1991). 6 See Magnusson (1993) for a discussion of the journalistic activities of Swedish economists during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Similarities and differences between the five economists are discussed for example in the introduction and contributions in Jonung (1991). Sandelin (2000) considers why economists in small countries like Sweden tend to get involved in public policy discussion. 513 VOLUME 3, NUMBER 3, SEPTEMBER 2006 CARLSON AND JONUNG Table 1: Profiles of Knut Wicksell, Gustav Cassel, Eli Heckscher, Bertil Ohlin and Gunnar Myrdal Main Major Role in Newspaper Political academic scholarly party articles outlook post works politics Value, Capital, and Knut Lund Rent; Interest ca 450 Radical Wicksell University and Prices; None liberal (1851-1926) 1901-1916 Lectures on Political Economy Nature and Necessity of Gustav Stockholm More than Right- Interest; Cassel University 1,500 wing None Theory of (1866-1945) 1903-1936 liberal Social Economy The Continental Stockholm Eli System; School of More than Classical Heckscher Mercantilism; None Economics 300 liberal
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