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undercoverhist.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Un nouveau séminaire d'histoire des idées et pratiques des économistes et de leur place dans la société: Aurélien Saïdi et moi organisons le WEED (Workshop on the Evolution of Economic iDeas), séminaire mensuel qui aura lieu le mardi de 10h00 à 12h00 Programme:

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

In response to the complacency of some in the face of the risks that AI poses to our shared culture of writing and counting, I wrote a short piece revisiting Adam Smith's warning about the consequences of the division of labour desmarais-tremblay.com/2026/09/25/a...

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In Defence of the Culture of Writing

OpenAI’s announcement landed like a bombshell in the mathematics community. On 8 September, 10,000 AI agents reportedly managed, in the space of 88 hours, to solve a 90-year-old problem by pr…

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

HES crowd and session at the HETSA-JSHET conference in Kyoto :)

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

How should we write the history of economic thought? Various perspectives are contrasted in the new issue of EJHET. Over 300 p., the case is made for the history of economic analysis, social history, global history, network analysis, quantitative history, and more www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3...

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 17/09/2026

In fairness, the current Swedish 🇸🇪 gov't have accomplished two things very efficiently: (1) they've made people born abroad feel unwelcome and unappreciated, and (2) they've enriched themselves and their friends in the welfare-industrial complex. Priorities, amirite.

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The first episode of the HES webinar series "Being Historians of Economic Thought: Past, Present, and Future" is out. Valentina Erasmo, host of the webinar series and HES Digital Information Manager, interviewed the HES President, Cristina Marcuzzo.

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Concurrences at Linnaeus University @lnuccon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This week! Film screening of Blood Berries, a documentary telling the story of workers trafficked to the berry forest of Finland & Sweden. 11 Sept, 2026 15.15-17.30 M1088 in Växjö, or on zoom - see below for details www.lnu.se/en/meet-linn... #Academicsky

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 19/08/2026

"When a classmate was deported, I stopped studying Swedish … I no longer see a future for myself here." | As a result of its restrictive, arbitrary, and capricious migration policy, international talent no longer consider Sweden an attractive destination: www.tn.se/arbetsmarkna...

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Därför väljer internationella talanger bort Sverige – ”Har skrämt många”

Migrationsverkets allt hårdare granskningar, indragna visum under pågående studier och nya begränsningar av studenters rätt att arbeta får masterstudenter vid Karolinska Institutet att söka sig till a...

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New book: Everyman: The Untold Story of Economics, by Antara Haldar amzn.to/4frCfhp

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Nicolas Brisset @nbrisset.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/20... Courte note sur l'ouvrage collectif dirigé par Alain Trannoy et Arundhati Virmani, Économistes et historiens. Un dialogue de sourds ? De manière générale, je trouve que cet ouvrage est une occasion manquée de faire le point sur des désaccords structurants.

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Alain Trannoy et Arundhati Virmani (dir.), Économistes et historien...

En 2023 était publié dans l’American Economic Review un article au titre intrigant : « Heroes and Villains: The Effects of Heroism on Autocratic Values and Nazi Collaboration in France » (Cagé et a...

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Alex M. Thomas @alexmthomas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

My macroeconomics textbook now has a Marathi edition. Buy here: amzn.in/d/00Tc3hH3

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

75 years ago, Musgrave and students estimated the distribution of the US tax burden by income groups, concluding it was not as progressive as generally considered. The paper generated excitement and controversies, notably on the def of the income basis and the incidence of the corp income tax

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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 16/07/2026

”Bevara Sverige Svenskt” är tydligen SD:s officiella linje 🤷

Broschyr i brevlådan: ”Sverige ska vara tryggt, fritt och svenskt.”

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jhetjournal.bsky.social @jhetjournal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The editorial statement of the new team consisting of Catherine Herfeld, Alexandre Mendes Cunha, Harro Maas, Erwin Dekker, and Christina Laskaridis is now online.

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SOME WORDS FROM THE NEW EDITORIAL TEAM | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core

SOME WORDS FROM THE NEW EDITORIAL TEAM

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Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche @cleocz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Learn a lot from Marianne Johnson’s presentation on Kate Holladay Claghorn’s work on statistics and in policy, especially her criticism of intelligence tests as culturally biased and opposing Commons’ political views #eshethes2026

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Nicolas Brisset @nbrisset.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

@vhalsmayer.bsky.social gave a magnificent Blanqui Lecture: precise, compelling, and historiographically original.

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Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche @cleocz.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Amazing conversations on *Conversations on Rational Choice* by Catherine Herfeld at #eshethes2026

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Lucie Rondeau du Noyer @lucienoyer.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

1. Today at #eshethes2026, G. Serra convened a panel on the histories of African economic thought and gave a fascinating presentation about an upcoming online database of African academic journals that will open research perspectives for all scholars interested in decolonising economic knowledge.

Gerardo Serra is showing all the titles that will be included in an upcoming database of African social sciences publications.

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Nicolas Brisset @nbrisset.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Past and Present, under Pressure. Opening remarks at the joint conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought and the History of Economics Society, delivered by Raphaël Fèvre and myself, on the topic "Economists under Pressure: The Political Limits to Economics" :

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Nicolas Brisset @nbrisset.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The program for the 1st joint conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought and the History of Economics Society is now online. I wouldn’t say putting it together was a walk in the park... From May 26 to 29, more than 400 researchers. eshet-conference.net/joint-eshet-...

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

New book reviews in EJHET highlight the increasing global conversation in the history of 19th and 20th century economics from Portugal, India, Colombia, Sweden, and beyond www.tandfonline.com/toc/rejh20/3... @jimhurtado.bsky.social @mariabach.bsky.social @denniskoelling.com

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The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

Special Issue on Women and Economics in Italy. Volume 33, Issue 2 of The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought

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Nicolas Brisset @nbrisset.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Huge congrats to Antoine Missemer on receiving the CNRS Bronze Medal! A well-deserved recognition for an outstanding historian of economic thought — rigorous, incredibly hardworking, and genuinely humble. Great news not just for him, but for the whole field. www.inshs.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...

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Antoine Missemer

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Aurélien Goutsmedt @aurelien-goutsmedt.com · 23/03/2026

Happy to launch the new website of the Political Economy Working Group in Belgium! politicaleconomy.be 🔍 Meet the team 📚 Browse publications 🔬 Explore projects 📅 Stay tuned for events The website is built with @rstats and @quarto.org. It is open source: codeberg.org/agoutsmedt/e...

The home page of the website of the Political Economy Working Group in Belgium

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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Was delighted to do an extended interview with the editors at @commongoodmag.bsky.social. This covers many of the major arguments of my @princetonupress.bsky.social book, The Greatest of All Plagues. As I told my PUP editor every time I missed a deadline, it's all still relevant!

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Economic Inequality: The Unequal You Will Always Have | Common Good Magazine

The problem of economic inequality owns a long, frustrated story.

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Maria Bach @mariabach.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Tellement pertinent ! J’ai hâte de la lire

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Hannah Walser @hkpmw.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

This book is riveting and important and you, yes you, should read it! The historical argument is brilliant in itself, and (with apologies for being a presentist philistine!) it changed the way I think about contemporary criminal law, procedure, and policing

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Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🤔 MODEL TRANSFER challenge: This week, we have an intense writing week with the whole ERC team, trying to not only approach a new research topic (at least new for some of us) but also coming up with a first draft of a paper in a collective fashion. So far, its going well ...

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

A new episode of Ceteris Never Paribus features Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind ceterisneverparibus.net

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Maria Bach @mariabach.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Ce livre sort en français à la fin du mars ! 🎉

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Ceteris Never Paribus - the History of Economic Thought Podcast @ceterisnparibus.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Listen to the next episode all about scarcity with Carl Wennerlind and Frederik Albritton Jonsson ceterisneverparibus.net/scarcity-a-h... @mariabach.bsky.social

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

We need better economics education. #teachecon

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Article: Women and economics in interwar Italy: the case of five Italian journals from 1918 to 1939, by Giulia Zacchia & Marcella Corsi doi.org/10.1080/0967...

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Maria Bach @mariabach.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I have question from a colleague about the history of the concept of human capital. Any advice? Literature recommendations? @shoet.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social @cleocz.bsky.social @vhalsmayer.bsky.social

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Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

🎉 Yesterday was the official publication date of my book Conversations on Rational Choice, CUP. So, it really exists and you can order your copy (pic by @maltedold.bsky.social because I still dont own one).

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Ceteris Never Paribus - the History of Economic Thought Podcast @ceterisnparibus.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Check out the latest episode with Dr. Saarang Narayan all about #Swadeshi. Listen here: ceterisneverparibus.net/an-interview... #historyofeconomics #historyofindianeconomics @shoet.bsky.social

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Highly recommended experience for young historian of econ thought!

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Paul Kelleher @paulkelleher.net · 05/02/2026

Tremendous conversation!

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Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

In their great podcast, I try to answer a set of challenging questions asked by Jennifer Jhun and François Allison about my book Conversations on Rational Choice and about how I would classify my work in the disciplinary landscape, among other things: hetpodcast.libsyn.com/episode-nine...

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Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast: Episode Ninety Six

Jennifer and François are joined by our first return guest, Catherine Herfeld, Professor of Philosophy and History of Economics at the Institute of Philosophy at Leibniz University Hannover, Germany. ...

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Catherine Herfeld @cherfeld.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

🔥 My book Conversations on Rational Choice is finally out: Conversation partners include Kenneth Arrow, Gary Becker, C. Bicchieri, D. Kahneman, P. Suppes, Christian List, Vernon Smith, Tom Schelling, L.A.Paul, C. Camerer, Martin Shubik, R. Kranton, and many others. www.cambridge.org/core/books/c...

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Conversations on Rational Choice

Cambridge Core - Economic Thought, Philosophy and Methodology - Conversations on Rational Choice

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Article: Uncovering the hidden value of unpaid work: a global history of marginalized metrics, by Maylis Avaro & Johanna Gautier-Morin doi.org/10.1080/1350...

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Lucie Rondeau du Noyer @lucienoyer.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Le saviez-vous ? Le groupe Theoretical Practice (composé de marxistes britanniques plus althussériens que les Althussériens eux-mêmes - c'est dire s'ils étaient althussériens) poussait la distinction jusqu'à éditer une revue de forme oblongue.

Couverture du 6e numéro de Theoretical Practice (Mai 1972), format oblong, écrit noir sur rouge

"ISSUE 6
MAY 1972
PRICE 35p
THEORETICAL PRACTICE
"Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement. This idea cannot be insisted upon too strongly at a time when the fashionable preaching of opportunism goes hand in hand with an infatuation for the narrowest forms of practical activity.
Lenin"

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Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

For the JHI Blog’s forum on political economy, Ibanca Anand recounts how midcentury US growth economists' influential models of "multi-factor productivity" in agriculture systematically occluded the role of labor and supported narrow, warped criteria of economic health.

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Zvi Griliches and the Productivity Puzzle in Midcentury American Agriculture

by Ibanca Anand This think piece is part of a JHI Blog forum: “The Return of Political Economy in Intellectual History.”

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undercoverhist.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

[HELP NEEDED] Is there any literature assessing whether economists' epistemological preference over structural vs reduced-form methods is gendered? Thanks

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

A review of Miriam Bankovsky's book (Economics and the Family: A Social and Political History), by Virginie Gouverneur doi.org/10.1215/0018...

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

A new issue of HOPE is available now. This is a special issue on 'The History of Economics Unbound' read.dukeupress.edu/hope/issue/5...

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