From Social to Mathematical Science: Transforming Economics at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, 1956–85
研究了法国社会科学高等研究院（EHESS）经济学从经验、跨学科方法向数学模型化、国际化标准的转变过程，揭示了地方制度安排如何塑造了经济学方法的变革。
Abstract Within the French academic landscape, the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) stands out as the only institution exclusively devoted to the social sciences. Since its creation in 1947, it has claimed a scientific agenda based on interdisciplinary approaches. Originally, economists had a prominent place within the institution. The so-called realist economists endorsed an empirical and interdisciplinary approach and rejected mathematical and abstract approaches. Yet, in the past fifty years or so, most EHESS economists have conducted model-oriented research and adopted international standards. That transformation was accomplished despite strong opposition from noneconomist social scientists. This article follows the chaotic journey of economics at the EHESS and shows that local institutional configurations shaped the shift in economic methods.