Post-Autistic Economics

The movement for Post-Autistic Economics was born through the work of Sorbonne economist Bernard Guerrien. Started in Spring 2000 by group of disaffected French economics students, Post-Autistic Economics first reached a wider audience in June 2000 after an interview in Le Monde.

Related Topics:
Sorbonne - Economist - Bernard Guerrien - Le Monde

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It was supported by the Cambridge Ph.D. students in 2001 with the publication of "Opening Up Economics: A Proposal By Cambridge Students" and is signed by 797 students.

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The term autistic is used in an informal way, synonymous to "closed-minded" or "self-absorbed". It has been criticized for using the term in this way, which could offend people suffering from disorders in the autistic spectrum, for example Asperger syndrome.

Related Topics:
Autistic spectrum - Asperger syndrome

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The movement is best seen as a forum of different groups critical of the current mainstream: from behavioral and heterodox to feminist, green economics and econo-physics.

Related Topics:
Behavioral - Heterodox - Feminist - Green - Econo-physics

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