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Rebirth of the School: Why We Invested in the History of Economic Thought Website
The Institute is proud to welcome the revival of an indispensable resource for those seeking to understand the evolution of economics in context
How the term “mainstream economics” became mainstream: a speculation
From 1958 onward, the back cover of Paul Samuelson’s bestselling textbook, Economics, showed a family-tree of economists. The diagram’s evolution, in particular its use of the term “mainstream economics,” reflected, and, I speculate, influenced how economists came to perceive the structure of their discipline.
The History of Economic Thought website is reborn
I am pleased to announce that the History of Economic Thought Website is back. I am thankful for the assistance of the Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET), which has supported its revival and made it possible.