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History of Economics Journals in SSCI - a correction
Jun 13, 2012
In a recent post I wrote: “I am sure it will not take long before Journal of the History of Economic Thought (Cambridge Uni. Press) makes that list [Thompson Reuters, Social Science Citation Index].”
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Looking Out For Unknown Unknowns
Jun 12, 2012
Chicago School founder Frank H. Knight had some prescient observations in the early 20th century.
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The Vicious Cycle of Economic Inequality
Jun 11, 2012
The refrain for some time now has been that the economy will decide the upcoming U.S. election. But Joe Stiglitz offers some much needed focus to this discussion.
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Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom Passes Away at 78
Jun 11, 2012
Today the world lost one of its leading economic lights, as Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom passed away at the age of 78.
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Between science and history
Jun 11, 2012
Last Friday, philosophers from the University of Leiden hosted the symposium ‘Between Science and History,’ in an attempt to figure out what the differences are between practicing scientists’ use of history and historians use of history.
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FT Alphaville asks: Is the Renminbi overvalued?
Jun 10, 2012
“A chronic trend of this sort would indicate that the yuan was now overvalued versus the dollar,”
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Swexit - When will Switzerland exit the euro?
Jun 6, 2012
Since September 2011, the Swiss National Bank has held a floor of 1.20 francs per euro.
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The Big Bet in Europe
Jun 4, 2012
It’s crunch time in Europe.
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Joe Stiglitz on the 1%'s Problem and the Price of Inequality
Jun 3, 2012
Inequality isn’t just a problem for the 99%.
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Three questions to Ivan Moscati: Historicizing Choice Theory
May 31, 2012
Ivan Moscati is one of the most exciting voices in the historiography of decision theory.
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Let Us Praise Famous Men, or why we must praise them...
May 30, 2012
Steven Shapin is visiting the UK. For those unfamiliar with the history and sociology of science, he is one of the giants of the field.
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A challenge to dollar domination?
May 26, 2012
FT Alphaville uses a Lord of the Rings metaphor to describe the state of global currencies.
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Stephen Kinsella: A “nutter in a balloon” gives you perspective
May 24, 2012
Stephen Kinsella has some advice for economists: “Sometimes, all you need is a nutter in a balloon to change your perspective. And perspective is everything.”
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Sen Warns of Europe’s Well-Meaning Mistakes
May 23, 2012
If proof were needed of the maxim that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, the economic crisis in Europe provides it
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Contextualizing one and other @ ESHET 2012
May 21, 2012
My attempt at a double riddle. “I find familiar faces only in unfamiliar places. Who am I? And whom are the faces?” The answer to the first is, I am an academic, to the second, my conference buddies.