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„Ekonomista”2021,nr2
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AleksanderSulejewicz
economics,andadvanceahypothesisthatfewifanyofthefactorslistedbyMäki,
incaseof(mainstreamagents,modellingGFC,maybeadducedtoexplainit.
Wearepuzzledbythevisiblediscrepancybetweenthesophisticated,realistic
economicknowledgeKaleckileftus,thehighreputationhisworkenjoysamong
professionals,thegrowingnumbersofneo-Kaleckianeconomistsdevelopinghis
approachtothestudyofcapitalistdynamicsandhisrelativeabsenceinthecore
mainstreamresearchandcurricula.Weproposetousethe(BigMäk,asatoolof
historyofeconomicthoughtforasummaryofKalecki,seconomicviewsandthus
provideanaccountofpossiblereasonsforKalecki,smixof(successandfailures,
aspostulatedbyamainstreamphilosopherofmainstreameconomics.
2.MichałKalecki’seconomicmodelling:successandfailure
Whatisattemptedbelowisanappraisaloffactorslikelytobepartoftheexpla-
nationforthesuccessand/orfailureofthemodellingworkoftheMichałKalecki
(Kalecki1990–1997:vols.I–VIIeditedadmirablybyJerzyOsiatyński).Theen-
tireopusofKaleckiistakenintoaccountand,givenspacelimitations,theassess-
mentofhisscientificpracticeisinevitablycursory.Ratherthanposingepistemic
questions,weusetheextendedmodel((BigMäk,)toposeandanswerquestions
ofpragmaticandinstitutionalcharacterrenderingitusefulinthehistoryofeco-
nomicthought.
Agent(A)(economist)
MichałKalecki,s4primaryeducationwasinterruptedbyWWIandPrussianoccu-
pationbuthepersistedinlearningandmanagedtostudyindividually(advanced)
mathematics.FormalhighereducationofKaleckiconsistedofoneyearofmath-
ematics(atthedepartmentofphilosophyoftheWarsawUniversityin1920)and
twoyearsof(probably)constructionengineeringatGdańskPolytechnic.Hehad
notgraduated(onlyreceivedacertificate)5andsubsequentlyhenever,apart
fromtemporaryjobs,practicedtheengineeringprofession.
Hisfamilybeingindireeconomicsituation,6themathematicalandstatistical
skillsallowedhimtoentertheGconsultingmarket”,consistinginengineering
andstatisticalcalculationsaswellasbusinessaccounting.Itiseasytosuppose
thattheyoungman,stemperamentenrichedbymathematicalthinkingaswellas
earlyexperiencemadeKaleckilookatthesocialworldfromthepointofviewof
anengineerwhocherishedbeingcreativewithacalculablemathematicalmodel
ofhisown.
4MaindatesandfactsinKalecki,slife,see:CollectedWorks,vol.VII,pp.586–605.
5HeinterruptedhisGdańskstudiesbecausehisfatherhadlostthejob;hehadtolookforworkto
maintainhimselfandhisparents.
6Hisfatherhadownedasmallscalespinningworkshopbutin1913wentbankrupt,beingavictimof
technicalprogressandhisownGsocialresponsibilityofbusiness”(simply,hepaidhisdebts).
