Migration and Americanization: The special case of Belgian economics*

Maes, Ivo; Buyst, Erik

doi:10.1080/0967256042000338041

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“…In this process of internationalisation of European economics, a Belgian research centre-the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE)had held a leading role well before the creation of the CEQC (Maes and Buyst, 2005;Düppe, 2017). The CORE was established by Jacques Drèze in 1966 at Université Catholique de Louvain, on the model of the Cowles Commission and the Carnegie Institute of Technology, which Drèze visited in the 1950s (Düppe, 2017).…”

Section: The Isom and European Economicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

European Economics and the Early Years of the 'International Seminar on Macroeconomics'

2019

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The International Seminar on Macroeconomics (ISoM) is an annual conference, which was co-sponsored, during 15 years (1978-1993) by the French EHESS and the NBER. This article uncovers the scientific and institutional dynamics unrolling from this cooperation. The ISoM, we argue, constituted a decisive step towards the making of a European network of economists, sharing a distinctive style of economics, insofar that the Seminar gathered macroeconomists who were leading the development of this European network. We illustrate how the ISoM stands at the crossroad of two types of 'internationalisation' of economics: on the one hand, the integration of European national communities; on the other hand, the process of 'Americanisation' of economics. While existing literature on 'internationalisation' focuses on the national level, our contribution investigates its European level. Moreover, we unveils the key role played in this process by macroeconomics-and more specifically, large-scale macroeconometric modelling on the one hand, and the disequilibrium theory on the other hand. These two approaches provided a common research agenda and shared scientific standards for the emerging network.

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Section: The Isom and European Economicsmentioning

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European Economics and the Early Years of the 'International Seminar on Macroeconomics'

2019

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“…The First World War provided the impetus for important changes in Belgian academic life (Maes and Buyst 2005). In order to save Belgium from starvation during the German occupation, the United States established the Commission for Relief in Belgium (CRB).…”

Section: Van Zeeland's Formationmentioning

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Paul van Zeeland and the First Decade of the US Federal Reserve System: the Analysis from a European Central Banker who was a Student of Kemmerer

Maes

Betancourt

2019

History of Economic Thought and Policy

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The purpose of these working papers is to promote the circulation of research results (Research Series) and analytical studies (Documents Series) made within the National Bank of Belgium or presented by external economists in seminars, conferences and conventions organised by the Bank. The aim is therefore to provide a platform for discussion. The opinions expressed are strictly those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bank of Belgium.

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“…Huebner (1906) and Butler (1920) describe Americanization as the process of immigrants' integration into the society, assimilation and transformation into Americans. Maes and Buyst (2005) have found some signs of Americanization in interwar Belgium and associated it with migration to the U.S. in the 1920s. Due to the expansion of American corporations to Europe at that time, some of the European researchers have seen Americanization as a threat to their customs and cultural values (Bonin & de Goery, 2009;von Mahs, 2011).…”

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“…Americanization refers to cultural transfer (Kuisel, 2001). Belgian economists Maes and Buyst (2005) claim that Americanization, as internalization, is neither entirely satisfactory nor entirely avoidable. Later, Americanization has been defined as the form of modernization (Tipps, 1973) and a specific type of globalization (Craig et al, 2008).…”

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Americanization in Lithuania as a driving force for globalization

Šimelytė

Korsakienė

Ščeulovs

2017

Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity

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Purpose: The purpose of the article is to analyze Americanization patterns in Lithuania by exploring socio-economic and cultural factors and to determine the impact of Americanization on the level of globalization of the country and its economy. Design/ methodology: The research employs both qualitative and quantitative methods by using primary and secondary data. Further descriptive statistics, correlation regression, and factor analysis is applied. Carrying out the survey has collected primary data. Secondary data was drawn from the Statistics Lithuania, Premiercapital, and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. Findings/ outcomes: The obtained and analyzed information on the spread of foreign capital, culture and their impact on social and cultural life in the host country which results in emigration and brain drain problems. On the other hand, the research allows us to examining the behavior of Lithuanians and their abilities to accept new culture and social life on the basis of own wealth. The results show that Americanization has much significant impact on economic growth rather than on globalization in Lithuania. Originality/ value: It is an interdisciplinary research, which covers three scientific areas: sociology, economics and mathematics. It is unique as it extends to the theory of globalization and synthesizes both understandings of Americanization: cultural assimilation and Americanization as the form of internationalization.

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Migration and Americanization: The special case of Belgian economics*

Cited by 24 publications

References 21 publications

European Economics and the Early Years of the 'International Seminar on Macroeconomics'

European Economics and the Early Years of the 'International Seminar on Macroeconomics'

Paul van Zeeland and the First Decade of the US Federal Reserve System: the Analysis from a European Central Banker who was a Student of Kemmerer

Americanization in Lithuania as a driving force for globalization

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