The Interdisciplinary Method in Economic Theory: Historical Experience and Perspectives (an Overview of the Discussion that Took Place at a Session of the Academic Council of Moscow State University on the Elaboration of Modern Economic Theory and of the Russian Model of Socio-Economic Development)

The article presents a survey of the main positions presented in the talks delivered by participants in a discussion, taking place at a session of the Academic Council of Moscow State University on 28 November 2019, on the elaboration of modern economic theory and of the Russian model of socio-economic development. The session of the Academic Council took place in the Faculty of Economics of the M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, and was timed to coincide with two anniversary dates: the 215th anniversary of the chair of political economy of Moscow University and the 115th anniversary of the birth of N.A. Tsagolov. The theme of the discussion was: “The interdisciplinary approach — the key to solving the theoretical and practical problems of the modern age”. The panellists discussed questions associated with the role of the interdisciplinary approach in economic theory. Also at the centre of attention were questions of the development of Russian political economy, a topic linked indissolubly with the history of the faculty, as well as questions related to the formation of the academic “Tsagolov school” and to its influence on the development of modern economic science.