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: 32.

Article

Van den berg, Richard (2023) Turgot's missing manuscripts - partially recovered. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, ISSN (print) 0967-2567 (Epub Ahead of Print)

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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