# Historical Economic and Legal Thought

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/historical-economic-and-legal-thought/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 62,290 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the intersection of economic ethics, legal history, and scholastic thought, with a focus on topics such as civil economy, moral regulation, just price, usury, and market irregularities. It delves into the historical perspectives on economics, particularly within the context of medieval economic thought and Catholic social thought. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T13897 |
| Works | 47,057 |

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 16.

- [Andrei Shleifer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/andrei-shleifer/)
- [Douglass C. North](https://scholariq.org/researchers/douglass-c-north/)
- [Paul Milgrom](https://scholariq.org/researchers/paul-milgrom/)
- [Edward L. Glaeser](https://scholariq.org/researchers/edward-l-glaeser/)
- [Jon Elster](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jon-elster/)
- [Albert O. Hirschman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/albert-o-hirschman/)
- [Barry R. Weingast](https://scholariq.org/researchers/barry-r-weingast/)
- [Richard A. Posner](https://scholariq.org/researchers/richard-a-posner/)
- [Ian Hacking](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ian-hacking/)
- [Friedrich A. von Hayek](https://scholariq.org/researchers/friedrich-a-von-hayek/)
- [Charles Whittaker](https://scholariq.org/researchers/charles-whittaker/)
- [T. W. Hutchison](https://scholariq.org/researchers/t-w-hutchison/)

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