Dr Richard van den Berg

About

Trained as a historian and economist, I have worked at Kingston University since 2002. My teaching has included Business Statistics, Research Methods and Economics. I currently teach the Level 4 Economics for Business and Accountant's Business Environment modules and selected sessions on the MSc Research programme.

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.

Currently, for the period 2020-2022, I am the President of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) see https://eshet.net/

Academic responsibilities

Associate Professor

Qualifications

  • PhD Econ
  • MA History
  • PGCertEd (Dutch equivalent)
  • MA Economics

Teaching and learning

Research

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.

Research student supervision

Publications

Number of items: 31.

Article

Van Den berg, Richard (2022) “esclave né de quiconque l’achète”. The multiple histories of economic texts. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, ISSN (print) 0967-2567 (Epub Ahead of Print)

Nishizawa, Tamotsu and van den Berg, Richard (2021) Obituary : Takumi Tsuda (1929–2021). The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 28(6), pp. 1041-1043. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

Van Den berg, Richard and Russell, Daniel (2020) Turgot's calculations on the effects of indirect taxation. European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 27(6), pp. 983-1010. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

Van den Berg, Richard (2019) Circular reasoning : Forbonnais and the intricate history of circular flow analysis in the 1750s. European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 26(6), pp. 1107-1152. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

van den Berg, Richard (2017) 'A judicious and industrious compiler' : Mapping Postlethwayt's 'Dictionary of Commerce'. European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 24(6), pp. 1167-1213. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

van den Berg, Richard (2016) 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. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 23(2), pp. 323-326. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

Van Den Berg, Richard and Steenge, Albert E. (2016) Tableaux and Systemes : Early French contributions to linear production models. Cahiers d'Economie Politique, 71, pp. 11-30. ISSN (print) 0154-8344

Van Den Berg, Richard (2014) Cantillon on profit and interest : new insights from other versions of his writings. History of Political Economy, 46(4), pp. 609-640. ISSN (print) 0018-2702

Rosselli, Annalisa and Van Den Berg, Richard (2014) Introduction. European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 21(6), pp. 947-949. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

Van Den Berg, Richard (2014) Turgot's Valeurs et monnaies: our incomplete knowledge of an incomplete manuscript. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 21(4), pp. 549-582. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

Van Den Berg, Richard (2012) 'Something wonderful and incomprehensible in their oeconomy': The English versions of Richard Cantillon's Essay on the Nature of Trade in General. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 19(6), pp. 868-907. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

Van Den Berg, Richard (2012) Richard Cantillon's Early Monetary Views? Economic Thought, 1(1), pp. 48-79. ISSN (online) 2049-3509

Steenge, Albert E. and Van den Berg, Richard (2007) Transcribing the Tableau économique: input-output analysis à la Quesnay. Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 29(3), pp. 331-358. ISSN (print) 1053-8372

Van Den Berg, R. (2004) "Un état de pleine concurrence": old and new controversies about the physiocratic theory of value. Économies et Sociétes, 38(8/9), pp. 1431-1458. ISSN (print) 0013-0567

Van den Berg, Richard and Dhesi, Gurjeet (2004) "The equilibrium is never perfect": the dynamic analysis of C.-F.-J. d'Auxiron. History of Political Economy, 36(1), pp. 1-29. ISSN (print) 0018-2702

Van Den Berg, Richard and Salvat, Christophe (2001) Scottish subtlety: André Morellet's comments on the Wealth of Nations. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 8(2), pp. 146-185. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

Steenge, Albert E. and Van Den Berg, Richard (2001) Generalising the Tableau Economique: Isnard's Systeme des Richesses. International Journal of Applied Economics & Econometrics, 9(2), pp. 121-146. ISSN (print) 1530-7247

Van den Berg, Richard (2000) Differential rent in the 1760s: two neglected French contributions. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 7(2), pp. 181-207. ISSN (print) 0967-2567

Book

Van Den Berg, Richard [Editor] (2015) Richard Cantillon's essay on the nature of trade in general: a variorum edition. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. 530p. (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) ISBN 9781138014589

Van Den Berg, Richard (2006) At the Origins of Mathematical Economics. The economics of A.N. Isnard (1748-1803). London : Routledge. 480p. (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics, 76) ISBN 9780415306492

Book Section

van den Berg, Richard (2022) A critical examination of Chinese influences on Quesnay. In: Amelung, Iwo 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. (Routledge Studies in the History of Economics) ISBN 9780367434489

Van Den berg, Richard (2021) Sensationism and the moral sentiments : P.L. Roederer's reading of Smith's system of sympathy. In: Forman, Fonna, (ed.) The Adam Smith Review (Vol. 12). Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 248-277. ISBN 9780367521578

van den Berg, Richard (2020) Keynes, Schumpeter, mercantilism and liquidity preference : some reflections on how we do history of economic thought. In: Marcuzzo, Maria Cristina , Deleplace, Ghislain and Paesani, Paolo, (eds.) New perspectives on political economy and its history. Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 323-342. (Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought) ISSN (print) 2662-6578 ISBN 9783030429249

van den Berg, Richard (2016) Achilles-Nicolas Isnard (1748-1803). In: Faccarello, Gilbert 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. 1 ISBN 9781849801102

Van Den Berg, Richard (2010) John Gray's essential principles of the wealth of nations. In: Allington, Nigel F. B. and Thompson, Noel W., (eds.) English, Irish and subversives among the dismal scientists. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald. pp. 37-72. (Research in the history of economic thought and methodology, 28(28)) ISSN (print) 0743-4154 ISBN 9780857240613

Van Den Berg, Richard (2009) The Spence-Mill debate: new thoughts inspired by input-output a la Quesnay. In: Prinz, Aloys , Hospers, Gert-Jan and Bunger, Bjorn, (eds.) Squaring the Circle: essays in honour of Bert Steenge. Berlin, Germany : LitVerlag. pp. 24-49. (Wirtschaft: Forschung und Wissenschaft) ISBN 9783825819743

Van Den Berg, Richard (2007) Economic equilibrium in the French Enlightenment: the case of A.N. Isnard. In: Mosini, Valeria, (ed.) Equilibrium in Economics: Scope and Limits. London : Routledge. pp. 92-113. (Routledge Frontiers of Political Economy) ISBN 9780415391375

Van Den Berg, Richard (2002) Contemporary responses to the Tableau Economique. In: Boehm, Stephan , Gehrke, Christian , Kurz, Heinz D. and Sturn, Richard, (eds.) Is There Progress in Economics? Knowledge, Truth and the History of Economic Thought. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar. pp. 295-316. ISBN 9781840646832

Conference or Workshop Item

Van Den berg, Richard and Russell, Daniel (2019) Turgot’s calculations on the effects of indirect taxation. In: 10th Annual Faculty Research Conference: Contemporary Issues in Business and Social Sciences in a period of uncertainty; 03 - 04 Jun 2019, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Van Den Berg, Richard (2014) The uses of Malachy Postlethwayt's Universal dictionary of trade and commerce in the Early American Republic. In: London and the Americas 1492-1812; 17 - 21 Jul 2014, Kingston Upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Van Den Berg, Richard (2010) In pursuit of the manuscript text of Richard Cantillon's essay on the nature of trade in general. In: Emerging Issues in Business and Law; 22 Jun 2010, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

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