From Beginning Until the World War I

In the Central European region, political economy–related writings emerged from around the sixteenth century. First, we briefly introduce the early works mentioning authors as Wernherus, Lyczei, Copernicus, Gotomski, and others. In more detail, we present Martinus Szent-Ivany, especially a section of his book Curiosiora et Selectiora on the political economy. Next, we portray literature of the eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries. We shortly mention Fryderyk Skarbek, Michal Baludjanski, and others. We present the life and work of Mátyas Bél, Gregorius Berzeviczy, Marton Schwartner. In the last section, we present works till the beginning of World War One, especially of Gyula Kautz, Béla Földes, Albín Bráf. We close with a short treatise on the early impact of Adam Smith and the Austrian school in Central Europe.