Goulven Rubin's 2012 HOPE article, "Don Patinkin's PhD Dissertation as the Prehistory of Disequilibrium Theories," has won the Edmond Malinvaud Prize for the best scientific paper in economics written by a scholar under the age of forty. The prize, which was granted by the Association Française de Science Economique, was announced this week. The article appears in the summer 2012 issue of HOPE (vol. 44, no. 2). Goulven is a professor of economics at the University of Lille 2 Law and Health. read more about Goulven Rubin's 2012 HOPE Article Wins Prize »
Hansjoerg Klausinger has edited to publication volumes 7 and 8 of Hayek's Collected Works. The two volumes, Business Cycles: Part 1 and Business Cycles: Part 2, were published in 2012 by the University of Chicago Press. The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek is under the general editorship of Bruce Caldwell, the director of the HOPE Center. Hansjoerg has also been assigned to edit two volumes on Hayek's monetary and business cycle theory in the German-language edition of Hayek's… read more about Volumes 7 and 8 of Hayek's Collected Writings, Edited by Hansjoerg Klausinger, Now Published »
Bruce Caldwell, the director of the HOPE Center, will present a paper to the Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Economics (HPPE) seminar at the London School of Economics on May 15. The title of Bruce's presentation is "F. A. Hayek and the 'Economic Calculus.'" By bringing together scholars from different disciplines, the HPPE provides a platform for discussing the historical evolution of economic thinking and its philosophical implications. read more about Bruce Caldwell to Present at HPPE Seminar »
Rob Van Horn, along with Monica Van Horn, has published a very interesting article on the uses of music in teaching the history of economics. The article appears in volume 44, number 1, of the Journal of Economic Education. Rob, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Rhode Island, has been a frequent visitor at the Center and is a coeditor of Building Chicago Economics: New Perspectives on the History of America’s Most Powerful Economics Program (Cambridge University Press, 2011). read more about Rob Van Horn Publishes Article on Music as a Pedagogical Tool »
Scott Scheall, a PhD student in philosophy at Arizona State University and a participant in the 2012 Summer Institute, has successfully defended his dissertation, "Slaves of the Defunct: The Epistemic Intractability of the Hayek-Keynes Debate." Scott will be presenting a paper on Hayek and aprorism at the 2013 HES conference in June in Vancouver. He will spend the 2013–14 academic year as a fellow of the HOPE Center. read more about Scott Scheall, 2012 Summer Institute Participant, Defends Dissertation on the Hayek-Keynes Debate »
He Li, a participant in the 2010 Summer Institute, has a new edited volume out titled The Chinese Labyrinth: Exploring China's Model of Development (Lanham, Md.: Lexington Books, 2012). He will spend the 2013–14 academic year on a Henry Luce Resident Fellowship at the School for Advanced Research in Santa Fe, New Mexico. read more about He Li's New Book Explores Development, China Style »
Evelyn Forget has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal for her work in social welfare. The medal, which was awarded by the Canadian government, honors Her Majesty for her service to Canada and recognizes significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. read more about Evelyn Forget Awarded Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal »
Tiago Mata, a HOPE Center fellow in 2010–11, is well into the first year of a five-year research project that examines journalism and economics. Titled "Economics in the Public Sphere," the project is studying “economic journalism” as a site for the production of public economic knowledge. "The project is running at full speed," Tiago reports, with two workshops scheduled for this year: "Interrogating Economics in the Public Sphere" (April 18–19) and "Economic Reason: Intellectuals and Think Tanks in the Late Twentieth… read more about Tiago Mata Leading Research Program that Examines Journalism and Economics »
Roger E. Backhouse and Mauro Boianovsky have published Transforming Modern Macroeconomics: Searching for Disequilibrium Foundations, 1956–2003 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press). According to the publisher's website, "This book tells the story of the search for disequilibrium micro-foundations for macroeconomic theory, from the disequilibrium theories of Patinkin, Clower, and Leijonhufvud to recent dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models with imperfect competition. Placing this search against the… read more about Roger Backhouse and Mauro Boianovsky Look at Modern Macroeconomics in a New Book »
José Edwards, a fellow of the Center in 2010–11, has published two new papers. "Consumer Power and Market Control: Exploring Consumer Behaviour in Affluent Contexts (1946–1980)" will appear in the European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. The paper explores the emergence and decline of two postwar, unorthodox views of consumer behavior: the view of the powerful consumer and the view of market control by producers. "The History of the Use of Self-Reports and the Methodology of Economics" appears… read more about Jose Edwards Publishes Two New Papers »
Elizabeth Victor, a student in the 2010 Summer Institute, was awarded her PhD in philosophy this past August from the University of South Florida. She is currently a visiting instructor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she is developing an interdisciplinary Business and Society course that will have as a basis much of the history of economics she learned at the Summer Institute. Elizabeth will teach the course in the spring 2013 semester. read more about Elizabeth Victor, 2010 Summer Institute Student, Awarded PhD, Is Developing HIstory-Based Course »
Catherine Herfeld, who is a 2012–13 Fellow of the HOPE Center, has been awarded a three-year postdoctoral appointment in the Department of Philosophy at Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich. The appoinment will begin on May 1, 2013. read more about Catherine Herfeld, Current Fellow of the Center, Chosen for Postdoc Appointment »
Simon Halliday, a student in the 2012 Summer Institute, successfully defended his PhD dissertation in September at the University of Siena. He is currently a lecturer in economics at Royal Holloway, University of London. read more about Simon Halliday Successfully Defends PhD Thesis »
Dr. Mark Wilson presented a paper entitled “The Value of Archival Research in Economics” at the Kentucky Economic Association’s 2012 Annual Meeting. The meeting was held in Georgetown, Kentucky, on October 26. Mark's work is an extension of Roy Weintraub’s paper “Archiving the History of Economics” (with Meardon, Gayer, and Banzhaf, Journal of Economic Literature, 1998). Mark is an associate professor of economics at West Virginia University Tech. He attended Duke’s 2010 History of Economic Thought Summer… read more about Mark Wilson Presented Paper on Archival Research at the Kentucky Economic Association Meetings »
Konstantin Kucheryavyy, a participant in the 2012 Summer Institute, has published a paper in the November 2012 issue of Economics Letters. The paper, which is titled "Continuity of a Model with a Nested CES Utility Function and Bertrand Competition," can be read here on the publisher's website. read more about Konstantin Kucheryavyy Publishes Paper in Economics Letters »
James Bailey, a participant in the 2011 and 2012 Summer Institute at the Center for the History of Political Economy, is scheduled to teach a course in the history of economics at Temple University in the spring of 2013. It will be the first time a history of economics course has been offered at Temple since Ingrid Rima retired two years ago. read more about James Bailey Revives the History of Economics Course at Temple University »
Crystal Wong, a participant in the 2011 Summer Institute, is one of the recipients of the 2012 Warren J. and Sylvia J. Samuels Young Scholars prize. The Young Scholars program, started in 2000 as an initiative from Professor Sandra Peart, is designed to support and highlight research by PhD candidates and scholars who have obtained their PhDs within the last two years. Selected participants are given the opportunity to present their work in a special Young Scholars session at the annual HES conference. At the… read more about Crystal Wong Awarded Warren J. and Sylvia J. Samuels Young Scholars prize »
Eddie Nik-Khah and Robert Van Horn have published a paper in the most recent issue of the Journal of Economic Methodology. The paper is titled "Inland Empire: Economics Imperialism as an Imperative of Chicago Neoliberalism," and it appears in a special issue of the journal on "economics made fun." read more about Nik-Khah and Van Horn Publish Paper on Economics Imperialism »
Stefan Kolev, a 2010-11 HOPE Center Visiting Scholar, was appointed Managing Director of the Wilhelm-Röpke-Institute in Erfurt, Germany. The Institute was founded in 2007 with the goal to contribute to the revitalization of ordoliberal thinking in academia and in the public sphere. Among other activities, it organizes an annual Wilhelm Röpke Lecture, an annual Young Scholars Colloquium on History of Economic Thought, and conferences and seminars on the further development of Constitutional Economics (Ordnungsökonomik). In… read more about Stefan Kolev, 2010-11 Visitor, Appointed Managing Director of the Wilhelm-Röpke-Institute »
Amy Offner, a visiting scholar in the spring of 2010, was hired this fall by the University of Pennsylvania as an assistant professor. During her visit to the Center, Amy worked on the papers of Lauchlin Currie, which are part of the Economists' Papers Project. She completed her dissertation at Columbia University in 2012. read more about Amy Offner, New Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania »
Eddie Nik-Khah, a 2011-12 Research Fellow of the Center, presented in October a paper, "Intellectual Origins of Pharamaceutical Ignorance," at Utrecht University and at the conference of the Society for the Social Studies of Science, which was held in Copenhagen. The paper is part of Eddie's project exploring agnotology, or the cultural production of ignorance. read more about Eddie Nik-Khah Presents Paper on Ignorance to Copenhagen Conference »
Dan Hirschman, a participant in the 2011 and 2012 Summer Institutes, has been awarded a National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant from the foundation's Science, Technology, and Society program. A PhD candidate in sociology at the University of Michigan, Dan is writing a dissertation tentatively titled "Inventing the Economy: Or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the GDP." read more about Dan Hirschman Awarded NSF Grant »
Till Dueppe, a HOPE Center Visitor in 2011–12, is organizing a workshop titled "Mathematics and the Transformation of Economics after 1945." The one-day event will take place on November 9 at Humbolt-University Berlin. For more information, including a link to the program, please visit the website of the Economic History department at Humbolt-University Berlin. Till's recent paper on Gerard Debreu, "Gerard Debreu's Secrecy: His Life in Order and Silence," appears in the fall 2012 issue of HOPE. read more about Till Dueppe to Organize Berlin Workshop on Mathematics and Postwar Economics »
The Center for the History of Political Economy has been selected as one of the two 2012 winners for a Templeton Freedom Award in the Special Achievement by a University Based Center category. This award includes a $10,000 prize and a travel grant to attend our Liberty Forum and Freedom Dinner event on October 3rd-4th in New York City. The Templeton Award, named after the investor and philanthropist Sir John Templeton (1912–2008), is given annually by the Atlas Network for contributions to the understanding of… read more about HOPE Center Receives Templeton Award »
Pedro Duarte, along with his colleague Gilberto Tadeu Lima, is the editor of a new collection of articles on the interplay between macroeconomics and microeconomics. Titled Microfoundations Reconsidered: The Relationship of Micro and Macroeconomics in Historical Perspective, the volume contains essays by many current and former CHOPE visitors and faculty: Kevin D. Hoover, Robert Leonard, D. Wade Hands, Philip Mirowski, and Michel De Vroey. Microfoundations Reconsidered was published by Edward Elgar and can… read more about Pedro Duarte editor of new collection of essays »
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has generously agreed to contribute $16,000 toward the funding of the 2013 HOPE conference. The conference, which is being organized by E. Roy Weintraub (Duke University), will examine MIT and the transformation of American economics. A selection of the conference papers will be published as a supplemental issue of History of Political Economy. The conference will take place April 26-28 on the Duke University campus. read more about Sloan Foundation Grant to Fund 2013 HOPE Conference »
Marcel Boumans has been appointed to the staff of the Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics as an associate professor of the history and methodology of economics. He will be a visiting faculty member in the Department of Economics at Duke University in the fall of 2012. Marcel, along with Ariane Dupont-Kieffer and Duo Qin, was the editor of the 2011 HOPE supplement, Histories on Econometrics, published by Duke University Press. read more about Marcel Boumans joins staff at Erasmus Institute »
Aiko Ikeo will present a paper titled "The Americans on Tanzan Ishibashi and His Keynesianism" at the annual conference of Japan's Society for Monetary Economics in Tokyo. The conference takes place in May 2012. She is also organizing a seminar series on Japanese economic history; the main theme for 2012-2013 will be Japanese energy policy thought. The first seminar will take place on May 26. read more about Catching up with Aiko Ikeo »
Matthieu Ballandonne, a student in the 2011 Summer Institute and a recent HOPE Center visitor, has received the Warren and Sylvia Samuels Young Scholars Award. The award provides funds to attend and present a paper at the next History of Economics Society meeting. Matthieu has also received a Young Scholars Grant from the European Society for the History of Economic Thought and a three-month grant to do research at the Center for Interdisciplinary Research on Science and Technology, which is at the University of… read more about Matthieu Ballandonne receives Warren and Sylvia Samuels award, other honors »
An interview with Gary Becker conducted by Catherine Herfeld will be published in a forthcoming issue of the Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics. Catherine will be a Research Fellow of the Center in 2012–13. Harro Maas, a 2011–12 Senior Research Fellow, has published "The Photographic Lens: Graphs and the Changing Practices of Victorian Economists" in The Victorian World, edited by Martin Hewitt and published by Routledge in 2012. Alain Marciano has published two articles in the March 2012 issue… read more about New publications by HOPE Center Fellows and Visitors »