17 days ago by Naked Keynes

The concept of vulgar economics, developed by Karl Marx, is often cited, but seldom properly used or understood. In the preface to the second German edition to Capital Marx said that: "[The] period, from 1820 to 1830, was notable in England for scientific activity in the domain of Political Economy. ...

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24 days ago by Andrew Jackson

There is a special, free on line, issue of the Cambridge Journal of Economics with what look to be very interesting contributions from the progressive side of the spectrum.

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62 days ago by Marc Lee

In June 2012, the PEF will be awarding the third John Kenneth Galbraith Prize in Economics. Nominations are now open to all PEF members in good standing (if you are a lapsed member or want to join for the first time, click here), and the window for nominations will stay open until January 31, 2012. ...

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62 days ago by Matías Vernengo

All these papers were published this year in the U's working paper series. A holiday treat; enjoy! Working Paper 2011_07 Title: The Veblenian Roots of Institutional Political Economy Author: Kirsten Ford Download PDF (221 KB) Working Paper 2011_08 Title: An Aristotelian View of Marx’s Method Author: ...

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67 days ago by David Havyatt

I have spent the last two days at the conference of the Australian Society of Heterodox Economists. The conference re-established a core point - the heterodox are united by what they stand against rather than what they stand for. What they stand against is the dominant paradigm of the neo-classical ...

Anything Goes - davidhavyatt.blogspot.com · 6 references

68 days ago by Andrew Jackson

Here is the first newsletter of what promises to be a very worthwhile initiative.

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98 days ago by Anastasia

A while back one of my comrades lit the fire for the Anti Mankiw Movement. It's now come into fruition, with some great chapter critiques of Mankiw's book here. And now introducing... The Anti Mankiw Blog, starting with a post concerning the recent Harvard OWS solidarity walkout of Mankiw's EC 10 cl ...

Memoirs of an Economics ... - econmemoirs.blogspot.com · 3 references

104 days ago by Andrew Jackson

The just-released 2011 ILO World of Work Report is a must read for progressive economists. Released on the eve of the G-20 meetings, the report underlines the gravity of the current global employment situation and warns of the need to put job creation first if we are to avoid a very extended period ...

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117 days ago by Matías Vernengo

(1930-2011) Last weekend Pierangelo Garegnani passed away in Rome. He was the main disciple of Piero Sraffa, and one of the most important heterodox critics of the mainstream marginalist (neoclassical) approach. A full account of his contributions to economics is well beyond what I can offer in this ...

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128 days ago by Matthijs Krul

In his recently published The Puzzle of Modern Economics: Science or Ideology? (1), the historian of economics Roger Backhouse discusses the question of orthodoxy and pluralism in the economics profession. (It’s an interesting fact that economists love calling their field a ‘profession’; one rarely ...

Notes & Commentaries - mccaine.org · 2 references