Introduction to the Symposium on the Contributions of Business to Economics
介绍了一场关于商业人士如何影响经济学思想形成的研讨会，并记录了与会者对研究挑战、关键议题和历史趋势的反思。
This essay introduces the symposium and records some reflections from symposium participants on the role of businesses in the formation of economic ideas. What are some specific challenges in researching the contributions of businesspersons to economics? Which topics or events involving the role of businesspersons in economics are most in need of scholarly analysis? What are some of the key historical trends that can be discerned in how businesspersons have contributed to the development of economic thought? Have the historical trends in how businesspersons contributed to the development of economics changed over time or remained constant, or some combination of both?