Dr Richard van den Berg
Faculties, departments and locations
- Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- Department of Accounting, Finance and Informatics
- Ȧ Business School
- Ȧ Hill
Associate Professor
- Email:
- [email protected]
About
Trained as a historian and economist, I have worked at Ȧ since 2002. My teaching has included Business Statistics, Research Methods and Economics. I currently teach the Level 4 Accountant's Business Environment module and Data Analysis for Business at levels 5 and 6.
Most of my research is in the area of history of economic thought. I specialise in the economic thought of France and Britain in the 18th century.
I am a past President of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) see https://eshet.net/ and currently I am the chair of The History of Economic Thought Society The History of Economic Thought Society (thets.org.uk) in the UK.
Qualifications
- PhD Econ
- MA History
- PGCertEd (Dutch equivalent)
- MA Economics
Domains
Most of my research is in the area of history of economic thought. I specialise in the economic thought of France and Britain in the 18th century.
Publications
Richard Cantillon's essay on the nature of trade in general: a variorum edition
Van Den Berg, Richard (2015). Abingdon, U.K.: (Routledge)
At the Origins of Mathematical Economics. The economics of A.N. Isnard (1748-1803).
Van Den Berg, Richard (2006). London: (Routledge)
Introduction
Clerc, Pierrick, van den Berg, Richard and Trautwein, Hans-Michael, 2024, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (31), 6, pp 873-876
Turgot's missing manuscripts - partially recovered
Van den berg, Richard, 2023, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
“esclave né de quiconque l’achète”. The multiple histories of economic texts
Van Den berg, Richard, 2022, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought
Obituary : Takumi Tsuda (1929–2021)
Nishizawa, Tamotsu and van den Berg, Richard, 2021, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (28), 6, pp 1041-1043
Turgot's calculations on the effects of indirect taxation
Van Den berg, Richard and Russell, Daniel, 2020, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (27), 6, pp 983-1010
Circular reasoning : Forbonnais and the intricate history of circular flow analysis in the 1750s
Van den Berg, Richard, 2019, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (26), 6, pp 1107-1152
'A judicious and industrious compiler' : Mapping Postlethwayt's 'Dictionary of Commerce'
van den Berg, Richard, 2017, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (24), 6, pp 1167-1213
Book Review of: 'Economics and other branches – in the shade of the oak tree: essays in honour of Pascal Bridel' edited by Roberto Baranzini and François Allison
van den Berg, Richard, 2016, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (23), 2, pp 323-326
Tableaux and Systemes : Early French contributions to linear production models
Van Den Berg, Richard and Steenge, Albert E., 2016, Cahiers d'Economie Politique (71), pp 11-30
Cantillon on profit and interest : new insights from other versions of his writings
Van Den Berg, Richard, 2014, History of Political Economy (46), 4, pp 609-640
Introduction
Rosselli, Annalisa and Van Den Berg, Richard, 2014, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (21), 6, pp 947-949
Turgot's Valeurs et monnaies: our incomplete knowledge of an incomplete manuscript
Van Den Berg, Richard, 2014, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (21), 4, pp 549-582
'Something wonderful and incomprehensible in their oeconomy': The English versions of Richard Cantillon's Essay on the Nature of Trade in General
Van Den Berg, Richard, 2012, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (19), 6, pp 868-907
Richard Cantillon's Early Monetary Views?
Van Den Berg, Richard, 2012, Economic Thought (1), 1, pp 48-79
Transcribing the Tableau économique: input-output analysis à la Quesnay
Steenge, Albert E. and Van den Berg, Richard, 2007, Journal of the History of Economic Thought (29), 3, pp 331-358
"Un état de pleine concurrence": old and new controversies about the physiocratic theory of value
Van Den Berg, R., 2004, Économies et Sociétes (38), 8/9, pp 1431-1458
"The equilibrium is never perfect": the dynamic analysis of C.-F.-J. d'Auxiron
Van den Berg, Richard and Dhesi, Gurjeet, 2004, History of Political Economy (36), 1, pp 1-29
Scottish subtlety: André Morellet's comments on the Wealth of Nations
Van Den Berg, Richard and Salvat, Christophe, 2001, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (8), 2, pp 146-185
Generalising the Tableau Economique: Isnard's Systeme des Richesses
Steenge, Albert E. and Van Den Berg, Richard, 2001, (9), 2, pp 121-146
Differential rent in the 1760s: two neglected French contributions
Van den Berg, Richard, 2000, The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought (7), 2, pp 181-207
A critical examination of Chinese influences on Quesnay
van den Berg, Richard (2022). In: Amelung, Iwo, (eds.) and Schefold, Bertram, (eds.), European and Chinese Histories of Economic Thought. Theories and Images of Good Governance. London and New York: Routledge, pp 215-229
Sensationism and the moral sentiments : P.L. Roederer's reading of Smith's system of sympathy
Van Den berg, Richard (2021). In: Forman, Fonna, (ed.), The Adam Smith Review (Vol. 12). Abingdon, U.K.: Routledge, pp 248-277
Keynes, Schumpeter, mercantilism and liquidity preference : some reflections on how we do history of economic thought
van den Berg, Richard (2020). In: Marcuzzo, Maria Cristina, (eds.), Deleplace, Ghislain, (eds.) and Paesani, Paolo, (eds.), New perspectives on political economy and its history. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp 323-342
Achilles-Nicolas Isnard (1748-1803)
van den Berg, Richard (2016). In: Faccarello, Gilbert, (eds.) and Kurz, Heinz D., (eds.), Handbook on the history of economic analysis: great economists since Petty and Boisguilbert. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, pp 101-103
John Gray's essential principles of the wealth of nations
Van Den Berg, Richard (2010). In: Allington, Nigel F. B., (eds.) and Thompson, Noel W., (eds.), English, Irish and subversives among the dismal scientists. Bingley, U.K.: Emerald, pp 37-72
The Spence-Mill debate: new thoughts inspired by input-output a la Quesnay
Van Den Berg, Richard (2009). In: Prinz, Aloys, (eds.), Hospers, Gert-Jan, (eds.) and Bunger, Bjorn, (eds.), Squaring the Circle: essays in honour of Bert Steenge. Berlin, Germany: LitVerlag, pp 24-49
Economic equilibrium in the French Enlightenment: the case of A.N. Isnard
Van Den Berg, Richard (2007). In: Mosini, Valeria, (ed.), Equilibrium in Economics: Scope and Limits. London: Routledge, pp 92-113
Contemporary responses to the Tableau Economique
Van Den Berg, Richard (2002). In: Boehm, Stephan, (eds.), Gehrke, Christian, (eds.), Kurz, Heinz D., (eds.) and Sturn, Richard, (eds.), Is There Progress in Economics? Knowledge, Truth and the History of Economic Thought. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, pp 295-316
Turgot’s calculations on the effects of indirect taxation
Van Den berg, Richard and Russell, Daniel(2019). In: 10th Annual Faculty Research Conference: Contemporary Issues in Business and Social Sciences in a period of uncertainty, 03 - 04 Jun 2019 :Ȧ upon Thames, U.K.
The uses of Malachy Postlethwayt's Universal dictionary of trade and commerce in the Early American Republic
Van Den Berg, Richard(2014). In: London and the Americas 1492-1812, 17 - 21 Jul 2014 :Ȧ Upon Thames, U.K.
In pursuit of the manuscript text of Richard Cantillon's essay on the nature of trade in general
Van Den Berg, Richard(2010). In: Emerging Issues in Business and Law, 22 Jun 2010 :Ȧ upon Thames, U.K.