Why do we do economics the way we do? How did we get here? We have all heard the names of Adam Smith, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek, but what did they really say, think, and do?
The Duke Summer Institute on the History of Economics has convened annually since 2010 to answer those sorts of questions and more. The Summer Institute brings top faculty in the field together with graduate students selected from a diverse pool of national and international applicants to explore various aspects of the history of economics.
Recently the Institute format has altered between a nine-day intensive review of the history of economics, with the goal of providing attendees with the tools to teach their own undergraduate course, and shorter research-oriented Institutes, where attendees present papers before a panel of specialists which are then work-shopped by the group.
There is a competitive application procedure, and successful candidates will be provided with complimentary on campus housing and a travel stipend.
We hope you will join us at future Summer Institute.