Economics

In Memoriam: Allan H. Meltzer, Economist and Monetary Policy Expert

Simply Charly, as well as the world of academia, have lost a friend, colleague, and influential economist on May 8…

11 months ago

Adam Smith: His Life, Thought, and Legacy

Adam Smith: Life, Thought and Legacy is an expansive work about one of history’s most important thinkers and political economists.…

1 year ago

Keynes: The Twentieth Century’s Most Influential Economist

Ever since the current financial crisis began in 2007, one name started reappearing in the newspapers. Not that John Maynard…

2 years ago

The Cambridge Companion to Keynes

John Maynard Keynes is so often called the “most influential economist of the twentieth century” that it has become a…

2 years ago

“Bound by The World Order in Which He Lived”: Gavin Kennedy on Why Adam Smith Was a Realist, Not an Ideologue

The author of what is widely considered to be “the Bible of capitalism,” Adam Smith (1723–1790) was a Scottish philosopher and economist…

5 years ago

Adam Smith: A Moral Philosopher and His Political Economy

By re-examining Adam Smith’s theories as they were originally articulated, Gavin Kennedy, Emeritus Professor at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, aims at nothing…

5 years ago

Keen on Keynes: The Long-Dead Economist is Still Making News

Although he died over 70 years ago, the ideas of British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) remain relevant to this…

6 years ago

The Key to Keynes: Peter Temin Analyzes John Maynard Keynes’ “Sophisticated and Innovative Economics”

John Maynard Keynes (1883–1946) was an influential British economist whose ideas on government intervention in the economy were considered to…

6 years ago

Home Improvement: Adam Smith’s House Gets a Facelift

During his lifetime, Scottish political economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith (1723–1790) had lived in many houses, including his childhood…

7 years ago

Obama Versus Marx: Waging a War on Wages

Though Karl Marx  (1818–1883) died over 130 years ago, his doctrines are continuing to fuel many political, economic, and social…

7 years ago