{"id":2329,"date":"2017-05-15T16:40:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T14:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/esspace\/?p=2329"},"modified":"2017-05-16T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-16T09:48:10","slug":"the-metaphorical-characterization-of-equilibrium-economic-crises-and-business-cycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/esspace\/2017\/05\/the-metaphorical-characterization-of-equilibrium-economic-crises-and-business-cycles\/","title":{"rendered":"The metaphorical characterization of equilibrium, economic crises, and business cycles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>\u00ab\u00a0All businesses fluctuate. The wise man swings on the pendulum of trade; the fool knocks his head against it.\u00a0\u00bb<\/em> (Anon, 1894)<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/esspace\/files\/2014\/04\/Baranzini_Overstone-cycle-of-trade-wide_square.gif\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2313 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/esspace\/files\/2014\/04\/Baranzini_Overstone-cycle-of-trade-wide_square.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" \/><\/a>Depuis ses premi\u00e8res occurrences et jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 la litt\u00e9rature r\u00e9cente sur les <em>subprimes<\/em>, les crises sont souvent d\u00e9crites \u00e0 l\u2019aide de m\u00e9taphores\u00a0: relatives aux catastrophes naturelles (tremblements de terre, temp\u00eates entra\u00eenant les acteurs dans leurs tourbillons), m\u00e9dicales (maladies du syst\u00e8me \u00e9conomique), physiques (oscillations d\u2019un pendule) sont les plus fr\u00e9quentes.<\/p>\n<p>Les m\u00e9taphores (et d\u2019autres figures rh\u00e9toriques) sont beaucoup plus que de simples embellissements textuels\u00a0: elles sont des moyens pour penser les objets, des outils de recherche en ce qu&rsquo;elles aident le th\u00e9oricien \u00e0 comprendre un objet (la crise, dans ce cas) par les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s d&rsquo;autres objets qui sont mieux connus. Parfois, les m\u00e9taphores r\u00e9v\u00e8lent \u00e9galement des hypoth\u00e8ses cach\u00e9es ou des points de vue qui ne sont plus explicit\u00e9s dans les mod\u00e8les.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0The metaphorical characterization of equilibrium, economic crises, and business cycles\u00a0\u00bb est un projet financ\u00e9 par le Fonds National Suisse pour la Recherche. Ce projet est dirig\u00e9 par le prof. Roberto Baranzini avec la collaboration du prof. Harro Maas, du Dr Daniele Besomi et de deux doctorants. Cette recherche vise \u00e0 explorer comment l&rsquo;utilisation des m\u00e9taphores a marqu\u00e9 la nature et le d\u00e9veloppement des th\u00e9ories des crises vers la fin du XIXe si\u00e8cle, au moment de la naissance de l&rsquo;\u00e9conomie moderne. Les m\u00e9taphores ont commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 \u00e9voluer en concepts et th\u00e9ories des cycles \u00e9conomiques, en m\u00eame temps que les th\u00e9ories de l&rsquo;\u00e9quilibre commen\u00e7aient \u00e0 \u00eatre formul\u00e9es en termes modernes.<\/p>\n<p>Le but est de comprendre l&rsquo;\u00e9quilibre et les crises (les crises \u00e9tant la <em>n\u00e9m\u00e9sis<\/em> de l&rsquo;\u00e9quilibre) dans leur relation au moment de leur consolidation conceptuelle, mais \u00e9galement de contribuer d\u00e9bats publics et professionnels actuels sur les crises, un sujet trop souvent couvert de technicit\u00e9s, mais dont l&rsquo;essence est pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e au moyen d&rsquo;images semblables \u00e0 celles utilis\u00e9es il y a un si\u00e8cle\u00a0: peut-\u00eatre que les probl\u00e8mes \u00e9conomiques fondamentaux sont rest\u00e9s les m\u00eames\u00a0?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Illustration\u00a0: J. Johnston,\u00a0<em>The Money Bag. Literature, Politics,\u00a0Finance<\/em>\u00a0( London : Oakley, 1858 ).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00ab\u00a0All businesses fluctuate. 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