Issue 357March 30, 2026webpdfHeterodox Economics Directory
Once upon a time, when I was still young, bold and clueless, I inherited the editorship of the Heterodox Economics from dedicated and well-established researchers like Fred S. Lee or Tae-Hee Jo. Fred and Tae-Hee had compiled a lot of important background material – most notably the Heterodox Economics Directory, which is still updated regularly by the Newsletter’s team – and had also designed a neat system for structuring information into categories, that is, by and large, still in use.
Nonetheless, when setting up a new website in 2013 I found that one thing was missing: a concise, conceptual definition of what heterodox economics is. Back then, sociological definitions referring to specific research communities with ‚self-identifying‘ researchers were somewhat prominent (see here for an example) and, relatedly, negative definitions that tried to define heterodox economics simply as an antipode to the ‚dominant mainstream‘ (see here for an example).
However, for me, this was not satisfactory. While I recognize, appreciate and benefit from the diversity of heterodox thought, there is too much consistency on very general ideas shared across different schools and traditions to reduce ‚heterodox‘ to a mere umbrella term for deviant views. And there are too many commonalities in terms of specific intuitions, convictions, methods or hypotheses to argue convincingly that different schools should be treated as isolated and distinct. Sure, there remain disagreements and cleavages within our community – but at the end of the day, there have to be cleavages as they signify the important difference between science and sect ;-) What is important is that such disagreements can often be discussed with reference to shared conceptual foundations, which point to the important ties between different heterodox schools, that are sometimes overlooked when the focus lies on said cleavages.*
So I came to a conclusion that effectively scared me: I noticed I had to write up a positive definition of what heterodox economics is. I honestly thought this was over my head, but, then again, I was the editor of the Newsletter now, so no one would do it for me. Here is what I came up with back then:
„Heterodox Economics is an umbrella term covering various strands of economic thought as well as a series of interdisciplinary research fields. While heterodox economics is internally highly diversified, most heterodox economists agree on certain conceptual definitions (e.g. doing economics is to study the process of social provisioning in a broad sense), theoretical foundations (e.g. the role of uncertainty in economic action or the importance of the principles of effective demand and endogenous money) and a common epistemological framework, that takes the form of pluralist engagement.
These commonalities imply that heterodox economists do not necessarily reject any analysis based on the "holy trinity" of conventional economics, i.e. scarcity, rationality and equilibrium, but contest that, as in the current state of the economic discipline, economic research should always assume this holy trinity as the only relevant starting point for economic thought. Hence, while heterodox economics is on the one hand simply an open-minded, interested and critical starting point for analyzing economic issues, it also serves as a common denominator for those economic views, which are increasingly marginalized within the economics' profession.“
Looking back on this, I am not too disappointed. Over the years I found myself citing this definition in many lectures trying to explain what heterodox economics is (I also sometimes cite this older editorial, that further develops some aspects of the above). It has aged not too badly, but, in my humble view, still requires an update – not only to increase its accuracy, but also because heterodox economics has changed and developed.
Against this backdrop, my question for you today is: what do you think is missing, should be changed or adapted in the above definition? If you happen to have any input on this core question in heterodox soul-searching, please drop us a message by email. We will make no promises here to include all suggestions, but we would – nonetheless – very much appreciate, if you would share any insights or views you might have on this question. If you – instead or in addition – want to know what I tend to change in this description you can take a peek further below. **
Many thanks and all the best,
Jakob
*It is probably not too much to say, that much of my work is trying to expose, illuminate and exploit these commonalities to produce sensible research. Last week, for instance, I have, together with Jonas Dominy and Jan David Weber, contributed this short talk to the Ergodicity Economics conference 2026. In this talk we map key intuitions between heterodox economics and ergodicity economics to indicate how these perspectives align well in many respects – and where deepening this joint vision could lead to fruitful research agendas.
** To me some core missing components in the above definition are topical: the recognition of planetary boundaries (now much more widely appreciated across schools) is missing as is an emphasis on a shared interest in inequality and structural asymmetries (across class, race, gender et al. but also between countries and their often diverging developmental trajectories). Furthermore, somewhat widely held theoretical intuitions – e.g. on the importance of path-dependence, the social constitution of money or the household as a site of production – could be added. Finally, the more general insight that economic development is driven by interconnected individuals, which effectively renders socio-economic systems into complex systems, that has gained some traction among natural sciences in recent years, is a candidate for inclusion (see also this more recent editorial). The reason is that the underlying intuition is latently present in many heterodox approaches and concepts and, thereby, has long been partially anticipated by arguments on social embeddedness, the paradox of thrift, the endogenous emergence of social hierarchies, the beauty contest or the social emulation of preferences.
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17-18 September, 2026 | Vienna, Austria
The explosive technological change in the past years that spans from personal devices to production facilities, dominates media and expert discussions. While many European governments hope to lift their economies out of recession or near-recession through productivity strategies, the US economy was only kept out of recession by Artificial Intelligence and AI infrastructure investment with most other sectors contracting.
At the same time, the newspaper headline-technologies - AI, blockchains and industrial robots - carry substantial risks of ecological destruction, accelerated resource depletion, deepening inequalities, but also of financial bubbles. Experts also debate their role in undermining democracy by enabling new qualities of misinformation, power concentration and job displacement.
Now is the time to discuss the possibilities and risks of current technological trends for the life of working people and the unemployed, for growth and the ecology, and for inequalities or discrimination.
The Young Economists Conference is a space to discuss these issues from a broad perspective, by not limiting contributions to single technologies or even the topic of technological change, but rather bringing together a broad range of critical research from economics, political sciences, sociology, international relations and the social sciences. We particularly encourage authors to submit contributions employing mixed-methods or qualitative approaches to address the issues outlined above.
Keynote Speakers
Please find more info here.
Submission Deadline: 10 May 2026
22-24 October, 2026 | Berlin, Germany
Conference Theme: Shaping macroeconomics in times of global transformation: 30 years of FMM
In the 1990s, supply-side economics dominated both economic theory and policy worldwide. Government intervention and demand management were widely viewed as outdated, and the United States appeared to be the unquestioned role model for economic success, with the US dollar as the natural global currency. Three decades and several crises later, the global economic landscape has changed profoundly. Free trade is increasingly replaced by trade restrictions and geopolitical rivalries, even among former allies. While this shift undoubtedly creates risks, it may also open opportunities, for example through new alliances focused on climate protection and sustainable development. At the same time, the emergence of a multipolar world is reshaping the international monetary system and may even question the Dollar dominance. During these three decades, the Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM) has provided a platform for discussing post-Keynesian and other critical macroeconomic approaches in the face of changing global challenges and crises, while also supporting the development of new generations of critical researchers. The upcoming FMM Conference focusses on past developments of and current challenges for heterodox economics, 30 years after the foundation of the FMM and 50 years after the formation of post-Keynesian economics. Challenges to be addressed are the North-South conflict, climate change, and escalating geopolitical crises.
The submission of papers in the following areas is particularly encouraged:
The organizers also welcome submissions on the general subjects of the FMM, macroeconomics and macroeconomic policy analysis and modelling. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. The organizers particularly welcome submissions for graduate student sessionsfor PhD students. Those who have already presented a paper at a graduate student session in previous FMM conferences should submit to the regular sessions to improve chances for newcomers.
Introductory lectures for graduate students will take place on 22 October 2026 prior to the opening panel. Hotel costs will be covered for graduate student presenters (max. four nights). Details will be announced in decision letters by mid-August. A limited number of travel stipends for graduate student presenters will be sponsored by INET’s Young Scholar Initiative (YSI). The conference is an in-person event.
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Submission Deadline: 31 May 2026
3-5 January, 2027 | Washington DC, USA
Institutional economics has evolved at the intersection of theory, method, and real-world problems. From its origins, the institutionalist tradition has sought to understand economic life as historically situated, socially embedded, and shaped by power, norms, and collective action. Today, institutional economists confront a set of global challenges; namely, rising inequality, ecological crisis, geopolitical fragmentation, transformations of work and production, and crises of governance and legitimacy that demand renewed analytical tools and methodological creativity.
The theme of the 2027 AFEE conference sessionsinvites contributions that explore the frontiers of institutional economics: conceptual, methodological, empirical, and geographical. We encourage papers that push institutionalist analysis in new directions while engaging enduring questions about economic power, institutional change, social provisioning, and public purpose. Contributions may draw on diverse methods, comparative perspectives, and interdisciplinary approaches, and may address institutions operating at local, national, regional, or global levels.
The aim of the conference is not to define a single frontier, but to provide a space for institutional economists to reflect on how the field can continue to evolve while remaining grounded in realism, historical inquiry, and policy relevance.
Indicative Topics for Proposals:
Without intending to limit the scope of submissions, contributions (as single papers, panels, or co-sponsored sessions) may address themes including, but not limited to:
1. Conceptual and Theoretical Frontiers
2. Methodological Frontiers and Pluralism
3. Global and Comparative Institutional Analysis
4. Institutions, Power, and Contemporary Challenges
Submissions can be done as standalone (individual or co-authored) papers, closed panels (4 to 5 papers), or co-sponsored sessions.
Co-sponsored sessions with other organizations are particularly welcomed. Past joint AFEE sessions include the Association for Social Economics (ASE), the History of Economics Society (HES), the Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE), and the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE).
Panel or sessions proposals that do not account for the usual common sense diversity practices will be required to “revise and resubmit”.
Membership Requirement:
At least one of the authors of any paper and each person participating in a panel must be a current AFEE member.
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Submission Deadline: 22 April 2026
26-27 September, 2026 | Tokyo, Japan
Conference Theme: The Political Dynamics and Economic Theory of Money: The Significance and Challenges of the Theory of Endogenous Money Supply
The JSPE invites proposals for its international sessions -- topics relating to the general theme for the plenary session and reflecting the tradition and analytical perspective of the JSPE, which includes:
Proposals of other topics are also welcome.
Language: International sessions will be held in English.
Session Format: International sessions will be held in two formats:
When submitting your proposal for the International Session A, please include:
When submitting your proposal for the International Session B consisting of three presenters (at least one must be a member of the JSPE), please include:
Notification of acceptance will be sent by June 30.
Submission Procedures and the Deadline Proposals should reach the JSPE International Committee via e-mail.
Submission Deadline: 7 May 2026
21 September, 2026 | Mexico City, Mexico
Conference Theme: Relevance, Crisis, and Transformations of Keynesian Thought
In 2026, a double anniversary of fundamental importance for contemporary economic thought will be marked: the ninetieth anniversary of the publication of The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1936) and the eightieth anniversary of the death of John Maynard Keynes (1946).
Within this framework, the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco Campus, through its Rectoría; the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, through the Office of Special Projects of the Rectoría; and the University Seminar on Contemporary Analysis of Political Economy at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco Campus, invite researchers, faculty members, graduate students, and early-career scholars in the fields of economics and the social sciences worldwide to participate in the international academic event Keynes Year 2026: Relevance, Crisis, and Transformations of Keynesian Thought.
The aim of the event is to critically revisit the legacy of John Maynard Keynes, not only as a historical figure but as a living tradition of economic and political thought, essential for understanding contemporary crises: persistent inequality, economic stagnation, financial fragility, the ecological crisis, democratic tensions, and the reconfiguration of the State. Far from being a purely celebratory commemoration, the event seeks to reactivate Keynesian debates from a plural, critical, and global perspective, engaging with the transformations of twenty-first-century capitalism and approaching them from beyond economic orthodoxy.
Please find more info here.
Submission Deadline: 31 May 2026
MARXISM21, founded in 2004, is a bi-lingual (Korean and English), quarterly academic journal specialized in Marxist studies.
MARXISM21 invites submissions for a special issue on "The current state of heterodox economic theories of money, banking, and finance".
What is the current state of heterodox economic theories of money, banking, and finance? Since the 2008–2010 Global Financial Crisis, mainstream economics has made notable progress in understanding the real-financial nexus by explicitly incorporating banking and financial sectors into macroeconomic analysis, as evidenced by developments in the macro-finance literature. In contrast, various strands of heterodox economic theory—including Post-Keynesian endogenous money theory, the Minskyan Financial Instability Hypothesis, Monetary Circuit Theory, and the Marxian theory of money as the form of appearance of value—have emphasized money and finance as crucial areas of study long before the GFC. More recently, these traditions have been further enriched by Modern Monetary Theory and the literature on financialization.
Rooted in these traditions, what progress has been made in heterodox monetary and financial theories? The macroeconomic turbulence of the 2020s—marked by highly leveraged asset cycles, aggressive monetary tightening, and systemic banking stresses—highlights the continued importance of understanding the real-financial nexus. In analyzing these phenomena, what insights do heterodox economic theories offer that are distinct from those in mainstream theories? With these questions in mind, this special issue aims to present recent developments in heterodox economic theories of money, banking, and finance.
Contributors are invited to submit a short abstract (max. 200 words) outlining the key arguments of their prospective paper to Dong-Min Rieu.
Final papers (max. 12,000 words length) will be expected to be submitted by November 30, 2026 and the journal will be published on February 20, 2027.
Submission Deadline: 30 June 2026
29 June, 2026 | Online
Workshop Theme: (Un)social capital: Reassessing the concept of social capital in turbulent times
The aim of the online workshop is to discuss the transformations that social capital has undergone in the 21st century. In the late 20th century, we witnessed a resurgence of the concept of social capital to capture the importance of networks, cooperation and association in achieving outcomes of personal and social development. Social capital identifies with social norms and networks of collaboration, reciprocity, and trust for the pursuit of shared goals. Neo-Tocquevillian approaches stressed the instrumental role of social capital in ensuring social harmony, while Bourdieusian perspectives noted the differential distribution of social capital, leading to social inequality. International organisations and national governments introduced social capital in development programmes and policies as a conditionality for the approval and distribution of funds, but the impact of these factors is ambiguous, as funds were largely captured by powerful economic and political groups.
In these turbulent times, marked by market dominance, geopolitical uncertainties, and multiple crises, social capital has also taken different forms. On the one hand, alliances among the few powerful economic and political groups promote (un)social goals by pursuing particularised interests against broader social welfare through (un)social means of exclusion, discrimination, oppression, and persecution of voices of dissent and resistance groups. On the other hand, one discovers ample examples across the globe of the mobilisation of social groups, which suggest alternative meanings, subjectivities, and rationalities based on values and institutions of equality, justice, democratic participation and deliberation: grassroots associations, indigenous groups, human rights and ecological movements, civil society organisations, workers’ unions and cooperatives, self-help groups. By addressing current crises and cultivating a sense of belonging, dominant forms of social capital unravel giving way to new, diverse norms and structures of collaboration and trust to determine alternative worldviews and social transformation. Hence, the question is how, when and why social capital becomes a means for serving elite groups and their particular interests or a tool for empowering underprivileged groups to gain strong voices in shaping societal systems.
Consequently, the following questions remain:
The organizers welcome works that derive from various social science disciplines and use different units of analysis (individual, regional, country or cross-country levels), methodologies and techniques (theoretical, empirical, qualitative, and quantitative).
The workshop will be held online with no registration fees to encourage contributions from scholars around the globe conducting research on relevant topics. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by our scientific committee and quality work will be accepted based on relevance, coherence, originality, and interdisciplinarity. Young scholars are especially encouraged to take part and benefit from interactions with others working in the field.
Submission:
Please send the title of your contribution and an abstract (maximum 500 words), along with your name and affiliation, by e-mail to (in the Subject box please indicate SOCIAL CAPITAL WORKSHOP):
Asimina Christoforou, Coordinator of IIPPE Social Capital Working Group, Assistant professor at Panteion University, & Senior Researcher at RDI
Submission Deadline: 30 April 2026
18–19 September, 2026 | Florence, Italy
The Department of Economics and Management (DISEI), University of Florence, invites submissions for the workshop “The Dynamics of Inequality: Long-Term Perspectives,” to be held at the Novoli Campus in Florence on September 18–19, 2026.
This interdisciplinary workshop aims to bring together economists, economic historians, sociologists, demographers, and statisticians working on the long-term evolution of inequality. The goal is to foster dialogue across disciplines, theoretical approaches, empirical strategies, and data sources, with particular attention to historical processes and long-run dynamics.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
The workshop will feature a keynote lecture by Guido Alfani (Bocconi University), contributed paper sessions, and a poster session. Participation is limited to approximately 25 presenters in order to encourage in-depth discussion. Submissions from PhD students and early career researchers are particularly welcome.
Please submit a full paper, draft paper, or extended abstract to: annaelena.valentini@unifi.it
There are no participation fees. Participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.
Submission deadline: April 12, 2026
11 June, 2026 | York, UK
Workshop Theme: In Time and Space
The Department of Economics at the University of York is pleased to invite submissions for the 2nd Workshop in Political Economy and Economic History, which will take place Wednesday 10 to Thursday 11 June 2026 in York.
The organizers welcome paper presentations on all aspects of political economy and economic history. Preference will be given to papers that engage with the conference theme and explore the spatio-temporal dynamics of economic inequality.
Confirmed attendees: Ferdinand Rauch (St. Gallen) and Nikolaus Wolf (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Please submit the title of the paper, along with either a full paper or an extended abstract (approximately 1,000 words), to econ-ehpe-workshop@york.ac.uk.
Submission Deadline: 15 April 2026
17-21 August, 2026 | Beijing, China
Workshop Theme:Macroeconomic futures and development alternatives in a transformed international order
International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs) and Tsinghua University Beijing are organizing a workshop in Beijing “Macroeconomic futures and development alternatives in a transformed international order” for advanced students, research scholars and young academics in economics. The workshop will be followed by an International Conference on “Towards a New Multilateralism: Development Cooperation in a World Without Hegemons” to be held on 19-21 August. Scholars selected to participate in the workshop will be able to participate in this international conference.
The world economy is in the midst of a fundamental structural transformation. One factor contributing to this fundamental change is the distorted development resulting from the speculative forays of unregulated finance that is increasingly untethered from the real economy. The other is the decision of the United States under Trump to stamp out all vestiges of multilateralism and resort to external economic aggression, ostensibly to revive a hegemon on the wane.
This obviously has major implications for people in low- and middle-income economies seeking to cope with the depredations of global finance, the consequences of the neoliberal turn in economic policy, and the fallout of climate change, often without support from their own domestic elites.
To help assess and address these fundamental global shifts IDEAs, a progressive, South-led network of development thinkers and practitioners, and the School of Marxism at Tsinghua University Beijing are jointly organizing a workshop on “Macroeconomic futures and development alternatives in a transformed international order” for advanced students, research scholars and young academics in economics, development studies and related fields. The workshop would seek to trace the factors underlying these shifts at the global level, examine the macroeconomic fallout for low- and middle-income countries, discuss emerging alternatives, and propose new alternatives to cope with this transformation. The workshop’s proceedings will be in English with no simultaneous translation to any other language.
The workshop will be followed by an International Conference on “Towards a New Multilateralism: Development Cooperation in a World Without Hegemons” to be held on 19-21 August. Scholars selected to participate in the workshop will be able to participate in this international conference.
Travel costs will be covered by IDEAs, which will provide full local hospitality for 6 nights (16-21 August).
For further information please click here.
Application Deadline: 14 April 2026
16-17 June, 2026 | Berlin, Germany
Workshop Theme: Global Value Chains, Innovation and Structural Change
The fragmentation of international production has become a defining feature of global trade, with a large share of international exchanges embedded in global value chains (GVCs). These transformations have significant implications for development trajectories, industrial structures, and trade and innovation policies across countries.
The Second IPE–YSI Workshop on the Redefinition of Trade Partners builds on the first edition held at HWR Berlin and hosted by the Institute for International Political Economy, a recognized center for heterodox and interdisciplinary research. The workshop aims to deepen academic exchange between senior scholars and early-career researchers on the evolving role of trade, foreign direct investment, GVCs, and structural change in both high-income and developing economies.
The two-day event will combine keynote sessions with paper presentations by PhD students and young scholars. It also seeks to consolidate collaboration with researchers from the University of Urbino, strengthening transnational networks between Berlin-based scholars and heterodox doctoral programs in international economics.
The event will be focused on trade and international relations. In this regard, the discussion will cover the following topics:
How to apply and funding
Applicants must submit an abstract and relevant personal and academic information through the application form available at the following link. Financial support will be available for selected participants, including accommodation and partial travel funding for students from the region.
Application Deadline: 10 April 2026
31 August - 4 September, 2026 | Nogent-sur-Marne, France
Theme: Environmental Sustainability and Energy Transitions in the History of Economic Thought
The 28th Summer School of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) will be hosted by CIRED – International Research Centre on Environment and Development (CNRS, ENPC-IPP, AgroParisTech-UPSaclay, EHESS, CIRAD) in Nogent-sur-Marne (Paris area, France), from August 31 to September 4, 2026. It will be sponsored by the European Union via the ERC ETRANHET project, and co-organized with PHARE (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) with the support of BETA (University of Strasbourg) and the Gide Association.
The main theme of the 2026 edition will be: “Environmental Sustainability and Energy Transitions in the History of Economic Thought.” Whereas the lectures given by senior scholars will deal with the Summer School’s main theme, there is no specific theme for PhD students’ and young scholars’ presentations. Proposals on any topic in the history of economic thought, economic philosophy, and economic history are eligible. Approximately 20 proposals from PhD students and young scholars (thesis defended after January 1, 2024) will be selected for presentation.
The following guest lecturers have already been confirmed:
Applicants should send an abstract proposal of 750 words written in English, a CV, and a letter of recommendation from a supervisor, to both Antoine Missemer and Louise Villeneuve.
Please find more info here.
Application Deadline: 15 April 2026
18-22 May, 2026 | London, UK
The NUSC Summer School provides opportunities for those both new to network and data science and those who wish to consolidate or expand existing knowledge in the field. Ten distinct courses offer introductions to R and Python, an introduction to social network analysis, organisational network analysis with xUCINET, discourse network analysis, experimental methods, programmatic approaches to text data, and non-coding approaches to text, quantitative and network analysis using Generative AI. The courses will be provided in an in-person, campus environment, in the iconic UNESCO world heritage site of the University of Greenwich, in London.
The courses are aimed to equip postgraduate students, researchers and social science practitioners with skills to apply in practical projects. This is an in-person event only.
Ten distinct courses offer:
Please find more info here.
17-19 June, 2026 | Rome, Italy
Theme: Property, Incentives and Conflicts
Property occupies a surprisingly marginal position in contemporary economic theory, despite its foundational importance to market economies. In traditional neoclassical approaches, property rights are typically assumed rather than analyzed—they constitute part of the background institutional framework that enables exchange, but are rarely treated as objects of inquiry themselves. The price mechanism and market equilibrium take center stage, while the legal and social arrangements that determine who owns what, and what ownership entails, remain largely invisible.
A notable exception is the incomplete contracts literature, which explicitly examines how the allocation of ownership rights affects final allocations. Here, property becomes analytically central: ownership is understood as conferring residual control rights over assets, and the optimal assignment of these rights emerges as a crucial determinant of organizational boundaries and economic outcomes. Yet even this strand of research treats property primarily through the lens of efficiency and incentive alignment, leaving broader questions about the legitimacy, justice, and social meaning of property largely unaddressed.
Beyond economics, property remains a vibrant topic across the social sciences and political philosophy, where a wider range of normative and analytical frameworks come into play. Legal scholars examine how property rights are constructed, enforced, and contested, while sociologists and anthropologists explore the cultural meanings and social practices surrounding ownership in different contexts. In contemporary political philosophy, debates continue between libertarian approaches that treat property rights as natural or pre-political entitlements, liberal egalitarian perspectives that subject property to principles of distributive justice, and traditions that emphasize property's role in enabling domination or fostering solidarity.
This summer school aims to bridge these diverse disciplinary perspectives, bringing together insights from economic theory, legal analysis, history, and political philosophy to develop a richer, more multidimensional understanding of property as both an economic institution and a site of normative contestation.
Application
The organizers expect to accommodate a maximum of seventy participants at the school. Interested participants should apply by filling the registration form. The deadline for applying to the school is April 17th, 2026. Acceptance decisions will be communicated by April 24th, 2026 (non EU-citizens who may need to apply for VISA can contact us if they need an earlier answer).
To ensure effective participation, and to guarantee that the available seats will actually be filled, the school requires a registration fee of 250 euros. However, we are pleased to announce the availability of several scholarships that will guarantee exemption from the tuition for selected applicants.
Please find more info here.
Application Deadline: 17 April 2026
Aspects and implications of EU militarising. Alternatives for a Progressive Agenda
As is customary, EuroMemorandum 2026 draws on the discussions and papers presented at the 31st Annual Conference held in September 2025, organized by the EMG and the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in Athens/Greece.
The 2026 EuroMemorandum is titled ‘Aspects and implications of EU militarising. Alternatives for a Progressive Agenda’. It underlines the persistent trend in the EU towards militarisation and opens the much needed discussion of progressive alternatives.
The first chapter of the Report examines the macroeconomic dynamics of the EU. Chapter 2 argues about the socio-ecological roll-back, while Chapter 3 analyses the strategic reorientation of the EU towards militarisation and presenting the associated changes in the EU budget. Chapter 4 discuss the prerequisites of an alternative project of socio-ecological transformation.
Please find a link to the report here.
hosted by Maria Bach
Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis, by Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind
In this episode, Maria Bach talks to authors of the book Scarcity: A History from the Origins of Capitalism to the Climate Crisis, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson and Carl Wennerlind.
In their book they trace how today’s dominant view—endless desires demanding endless growth—emerged only over centuries of debate and ideological struggle.
Please find a link to the Podcast here.
Since October 2025 the new podcast series Making Sense of Macroeconomics seeks to breaks down big economic ideas into clear, thoughtful conversations.
Hosted by Professor Raghav Srinivas alongside MA Economics students Chavi Mehta D and Wajeeha Hamdani, the series explores foundational macroeconomic concepts and the debates around them. The podcast is distributed via the Azim Prejim University YouTube Channel.
Episode 1: The Problem of Aggregation
Episode 2: Does Supply Create Its Own Demand
Special edition for the International World Women's Day
Whether you're an economics student or just curious about how the big picture fits together, this series aims to make macro make sense.
(1) Postdoctoral Researchers
The Department of Inequality, Transformation and Conflict (ITC), under the direction of Professor Steffen Mau, conducts research in the research areas of social change and transformation, inequality and social structure, social and political conflict and migration and borders. Applicants should have their research focus on at least one of the research areas.
Your tasks:
Your profile:
Our Offer:
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Application Deadline: 20 April 2026
(2) Doctoral Researchers
The Department of Inequality, Transformation and Conflict (ITC), under the direction of Professor Steffen Mau, conducts research in the research areas of social change and transformation, inequality and social structure, social and political conflict and migration and borders. Applicants should have their research focus on at least one of the research areas.
Your tasks:
Your profile:
Our Offer:
Please find more info here.
Application Deadline: 20 April 2026
Job title: Senior Researcher in the field of Political Economy (tenure track)
The purpose of this call is to offer researchers a long-term employment perspective from as early as two to five years after their PhD. Applications are invited from researchers at all career stages who hold an excellent PhD in political science, economics, sociology, economic geography, or a related discipline and have at least two years’ postdoc experience. Excellent English is essential. Further information on the Political Economy Research Area led by Lucio Baccaro can be found on here.
The post is for an initial three-year period in accordance with the German law on temporary employment of academic staff (WissZeitVG). Following positive evaluation, the position can be made permanent.
Pay is according to the German public sector pay agreement (TVöD EG 13; after interim evaluation TVöD EG 14). The successful candidate will have the opportunity to pursue a habilitation and to teach at the International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (IMPRS-SPCE).
The institute offers excellent working conditions in an international research institute. The MPIfG is centrally located in Cologne and easily accessible by public transport. The successful candidate will work predominantly at the Institute so that they can participate fully in its intellectual life and community.
A collaborative and collegial working environment is integral to the MPIfG. Starting from the application process, The institute is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all our employees. The compatibility of career and family is one of our key concerns, as is the employment of people with disabilities. In seeking to increase the number of women in those areas where they are underrepresented, the institute strongly encourages women to apply for this position.
The institute looks forward to receiving your application in English. Please upload the following documents as a single PDF to the online application system: cover letter, CV, copies of certificates, list of publications, a selected journal article, a project proposal of between two and four pages, and the names and addresses of three referees.
Please find more info here.
Application Deadline: 20 April 2026
Job title: Tenure-Track Professorship in Development Economics
Successful candidates will have a strong background in the theories, methodologies, and empirical research of heterodox and development economics. We expect research expertise in at least one of the following fields: postcolonial political economy, feminist economics, critical political economy, inequality, or financialisation and critical macrofinance. We are seeking excellent candidates with proven competencies in qualitative and quantitative methods who have regional field experience in the Global South. We expect an openness to inter- and transdisciplinary collaboration aligned with the research priorities of the faculty and the university.
Research at the department challenges classical and mainstream approaches to ‘development’ and engages with transdisciplinary perspectives, heterodox theoretical concepts and methodological approaches to ‘development’ and global inequalities that go beyond disciplinary boundaries and a simple North-South divide. The complex subject ‘development’ is approached by integrating political, historical, economic, social, feminist and cultural perspectives that allow the analysis of inequalities, multifaceted processes of social change and transformation, and power relations on a global, regional and local level. The department aims at collaborating within the Faculty of Social Sciences and beyond, e.g. the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, the Department of African Studies, the Department of East Asian Studies, as well as with the Vienna University of Economics and Business, and with the BOKU University.
Your academic profile:
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Application Deadline: 22 April 2026
Call for Applications: 1 PhD + 2 postdoc positions in ERC research project ShockAge
ShockAge – “A Global Consensus? The Contested History of Structural Adjustment in the Age of Shock” is a five-year historical research project (February 2026 – January 2031), which is funded by a Staring Grant from the European Research Council and led by Eva-Maria Muschik.
The project is hosted by the Global History section of the Department of Development Studies at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Vienna, which provides a vibrant research environment with approximately 7.700 academic staff members. The Department of Development Studies is committed to interdisciplinary cooperation in order to study global inequalities. In research and teaching, as well as a monthly colloquium series, it brings together scholars trained in political science, economics, sociology, cultural studies, history, geography, regional and gender studies and other disciplines. For many years, Vienna has consistently been ranked as the most livable city in the world in several international rankings.
1) “The Breakdown of the North-South Dialogue and the Turn towards Structural Adjustment” [Postdoctoral Project “G77”]
This subproject will explore the contested politics of the Group of 77 and the Group of 7 in order to understand how and why the North-South dialogue of the late 1970s faltered and culminated in what M. Mazower has called the “real new international economic order” of structural adjustment. The project will examine discussions surrounding five central, yet underexamined episodes in this history: 1) the 1975 Paris “North-South conference”; 2) the 1977 “Brandt Commission”; 3) the 1981 Cancún “North-South Summit”; 4) the 1984 Latin American Economic Conference in Quito and 5) the 1986 South Commission.
The subproject will be based on state and diplomatic records, as well as personal papers and correspondence related to these events and initiatives. Records of debates in the UN General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, and the Conference on Trade and Development – premier fora where the two groups met – and, if possible, oral history interviews with event and commission participants.
2) “The World Bank and the IMF’s Turn toward Structural Adjustment” [Postdoctoral Project: “IMF/World Bank”]
This subproject will approach the IMF and World Bank not as unchanging promoters of neoliberal policy advice, but as institutions in flux. It will explore how bureaucratic pressures, leading and mid-level personnel, intellectual trends, on-the-ground engagement, political pressures from different member states (related to the North- South conflict as well as the Cold War), and inter-agency competition and cooperation shaped policy-making within these institutions in the long 1980s. In order to do that, subproject 2 will examine how structural adjustment was contested within the IMF/World Bank’s Board of Directors, where member countries or constituencies of member countries are represented to discuss and decide Bank policy. Second, it will focus on IMF and Bank staff and experts at the Washington, D.C. headquarters and within country missions. Subproject 2 will be based mainly on the Bank’s and IMF’s archival records, but also personal papers of Bank/IMF staff, oral histories, contemporary media coverage and national records relating to the Bank’s/IMF’s Board of Directors, at, for example, the US national archives.
3) “Choosing and Confronting Radical Structural Adjustment in Bolivia” [PhD Project: “Bolivia”]
Bolivia was one of the first planned recipients of an official structural adjustment loan in 1980, and became (in)famous internationally in 1985, for choosing the so-called shock-therapy approach to structural adjustment: the single-stroke implementation of a comprehensive set of neoliberal policies designed to stop an out-of-control hyperinflation. Economist John Williamson, who later coined the term “Washington Consensus” for a decalogue of neoliberal policy advice, described Bolivia’s choice as a “big bang moment” in a larger campaign to bring structural adjustment to the entire globe. While recent research has shed light on the country’s (post)revolutionary period from different angles, we know comparatively little about its “neoliberal turn” during the long 1980s. The aim of this subproject is to explore how Bolivians – from government officials to various sections of the public – navigated the acute sense of crisis leading up to the 1985 reforms and the politics of structural adjustment in their aftermath and how Bolivia was turned into a global success story of neoliberal reform. The subproject will be based on government records, newspaper and magazine collections, personal papers, and cultural products (television productions, fiction, etc.) from the period. Oral histories and reports dispatched by foreign embassies (e.g., the US) or country missions of international organizations (e.g., the UN) will provide additional insights.
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Application Deadline: 19 April 2026
AFEE CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Celebrating over 50 years of debate and discussion, the Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE) is an international organization of economists and other social scientists devoted to analysis of economies as evolving, socially constructed and politically governed systems. Each year, the organization recognizes outstanding scholarly work and scholarly promise in evolutionary institutional economics, as well as notable service in the field. The AFEE Awards Committee hereby issues a call for award nominations, as per the specifications below. Please note that the nominee, nominator, and those submitting letters of support must be current AFEE members.
2027 Veblen-Commons Award
The Veblen-Commons Award is given annually in recognition of significant contributions to evolutionary institutional economics. Nominations for this award are sought from the membership of AFEE. Nominations should include a statement about the nominee’s contributions and qualifications along with any relevant supporting documents such as letters of support and a curriculum vita.
Nominations for the Veblen-Commons Award should be sent to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Paula Cole, by April 12, 2026: paula.cole@du.edu
2027 Clarence E. Ayres Award
The Clarence E. Ayres Award is for a promising international scholar. Nominees for this award will be asked to submit a paper proposal and an explanation of how attendance at AFEE’s 2027 annual meeting would enhance her/his work in evolutionary-institutional economics. The Clarence E. Ayres Scholar will have the opportunity to present her/his work at AFEE’s 2027 annual meeting, and to publish this work in The Journal of Economic Issues.
Please submit a brief description of your nomination (not to exceed 200 words) and a curriculum vita of the person nominated. No self-nominations will be accepted. The description should address your nominee’s major qualifications as a promising international scholar. Nominations of scholars from Africa or Asia are strongly encouraged.
Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Paula Cole, by April 12, 2026: paula.cole@du.edu
2027 James H. Street Latin American Scholar
AFEE members residing in Latin America and working on institutional and evolutionary analyses of economic issues, are invited to apply for the 2027 James H. Street Latin American Scholarship. Junior scholars are encouraged to apply. The James H. Street Scholar will have the opportunity to present her/his work at AFEE’s 2027 annual meeting, and to publish this work in The Journal of Economic Issues.
Please submit a letter of interest (not to exceed 200 words), an abstract of your proposed paper (not to exceed 200 words) and a curriculum vita.
Nominations should be sent by email to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Paula Cole by April 12, 2026: paula.cole@du.edu
2027 Ruth A. Allen North American Scholar
AFEE members residing in North America working on institutional and evolutionary analyses of economic issues are invited to apply for the 2027 Ruth A. Allen North American Scholarship. Junior scholars are encouraged to apply. The Ruth A. Allen Scholar will have the opportunity to present her/his work at AFEE’s 2027 annual meeting, and to publish this work in The Journal of Economic Issues.
Please submit a letter of interest (not to exceed 200 words), an abstract of your proposed paper (not to exceed 200 words) and a curriculum vita.
Nominations should be sent by email to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Tonia Warnecke by April 12, 2027: paula.cole@du.edu
2027 AFEE Service Award
The AFEE Service Award is in recognition of service activities in aid of organizations and programs that enhance evolutionary institutional economics. Such activities might include but are not limited to: (i) active mentoring, whether directly or by service as a referee for journals or as discussant at meetings; (ii) contributions to the reform of economic education and participation in innovative interdisciplinary projects; (iii) governmental or NGO service in pursuit of evolutionary social control of economies.
Please submit a description of your nomination (not to exceed 200 words) which should explain your nominee’s contribution to service activities that enhance evolutionary institutional economics (see above), and a curriculum vita for your nominee.
Nominations should be sent to the Chair of the Awards Committee, Paula Cole, by April 12, 2026: paula.cole@du.edu
The editors and governing board of Review of the History of Economic Thought and Methodology (RHETM) invite submissions to the 2026 Students’ Work-In-Progress (SWIP) Competition.
The SWIP Competition offers an opportunity for students to work with RHETM’s editors and governing board to bring an in-progress draft to fruition and publish the final manuscript in RHETM.
Only papers authored by students are eligible. Authors with their PhD in hand at time of submission are not eligible. All authors on a co-authored paper must be students. Any and all topics related to economic methodology, the history of economics, or the philosophy of economics, all broadly construed, are eligible.
Papers must be true works-in-progress. The organizers will consider papers that have been presented at conferences. However, papers that have been previously submitted for possible publication in an academic journal are not eligible. Papers cannot have benefitted from a previous round of refereeing.
Submit your works-in-progress here. Select “Research Article” when prompted for article type. Please indicate in a brief accompanying note to the editors that your paper is intended for the 2026 SWIP Competition.
Thanks to the generosity of our publisher, the Open Library of the Humanities, we are delighted to be able to award cash prizes again this year. Up to five qualifying papers will be published in RHETM, and the first-, second-, and third-place winners will respectively receive $1000, $600, and $400.
Submission Deadline: 30 April 2026
Jeff Neilson and Estelle Biénabe: Beyond the chain: Lead firm strategies and sustainability governance in the global coffee sector
Tania Smith Taylor and Sabine O'Hara: GDP alternatives revisited: A systematic review and thematic analysis of barriers to the adoption of alternative measures of economic progress
Steffi Dekegel and others: Managing shade trees, balancing trade-offs: Effects of shade-tree density on economic performance of Brazilian cocoa agroforests
Jigyasa Sandilya and Kishor Goswami: Multilevel drivers of smallholder farmers' coping strategies to climate variability: Insights from Assam, India
Cauê D. Carrilho and others: What influences the effectiveness of forest conservation interventions in tropical regions? A systematic review
Danyang Zhang and others: Assessing the unequal distribution between social benefits and costs across countries along global supply chains
Michael Straub-Mück and others: Recycling matters – The role of secondary production in metal markets
Emma Donnelly and Richard T. Melstrom: The exchange value of ecosystem services from multi-site recreation
Grazia Errichiello and others: Assessing the impact of climate policy uncertainty on lobbying: An empirical analysis of European countries
Emma Jagu Schippers and David Lowing: Fair effort-sharing for climate change mitigation: A normative approach
Jeanne Lazarus: Note from the editor | An intersection that counts: Gender studies and economic sociology
Maud Simonet: “Introduction” to L’imposture du travail: Désandrocenter le travail pour l’émanciper (10/18, 2024)
Marie Trespeuch: Toward a gender-sensitive economic sociology of surrogacy
Isabelle Guérin: What bodies, sex, and love do to finance and the economy
Themed Section: Frontiers in Transdisciplinary and Participatory Research #1
Emilia Nagy and others: Can you have your cake and eat it too? Managing societal and scientific impacts in transdisciplinary research
Lisa Deutsch and others: Scientific and societal relevance in inter- and transdisciplinary research. Navigating tensions, harnessing potentials
Alexandra Lux and others: Coping with dual impact orientation in transdisciplinarity. tdAcademy Brief Reflection Guide #1
Regular Articles
Andreas Novy and Nora R. Dornis: Revisiting Polanyi’s The Great Transformation to understand present-day climate obstruction
Matthias Bürgi and others: Repeat photography. Participatory research methods for sustainability – toolkit #16
Jaïr Campfens and others: The role of participatory modelling techniques in stakeholder engagement in energy scenarios
Lisa von Wittenhorst zu Sonsfeld and others: A retrospective on the first Real-world Lab for the energy transition. Lessons learned on the transdisciplinary approach from SmartQuart
Bernadette Sütterlin and others: Academic sustainability networks between excellence and impact. How can the science bubble become more permeable?
Karl-Heinz Simon: Farming with a future: A recurring theme in human ecological discourse. Reflections and outlooks ahead of the 2026 DGH annual conference
Tim Schrills and others: Strategies for consolidating on-demand ride-pooling
Stefanie Preiml and others: Shaping pathways in higher education teaching. A toolbox as a compass for sustainable transformation
Ben Richardson: Racialized Labour in the Colonial Food Regime: The Whitening of England's Farmworkers
Alex McKendrick: Reservoirs of Fertility: Colonialism and Britain's Turn to ‘Food Security’, 1945–65
Alexander Gavranich: Legitimising the Food Regime in Post‐Socialist Croatia: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Croatia's Agricultural Strategies, 1991 to 2013
Antonio C. Bellisario: Evolution of Land Tenure and Farm Structure Patterns Under Agrarian Restructuring in the Chilean Countryside, 1965–1980
Sunit Arora, Deepak K. Mishra: Agrarian Change and Accumulation in Central India: Revisiting the Agrarian Question of Capital
Paramjit Singh, Mukesh Kumar: Class Dynamics of Tenancy and Accumulation in Capitalist Agriculture in India
Shinu Varkey: Exploitation, Interlinked Transactions and Agrarian Class Relations in Uttar Pradesh, India
Arianna Tozzi, Enid Still: The Ambiguous Ecologies of Agri‐Alternatives: Exploring the Calculus of Social Reproduction in Rural India
Patrick Illien, Helena Pérez Niño: From Theory to the Field and Back Again: Fieldwork‐Based Research on Social Differentiation in Agrarian Studies
Safa Joudeh: Two wheels and two wings: the political economy of Chinese Industrial Park-Ports in the Middle East
Jose Atiles & Asha Sawhney: Dispossession by production: the pharmaceutical industry and COVID-19 resource shortages in India and Puerto Rico
Demet Şahende Dinler: How to abolish the abstract power of capital?
Paul Cammack: The political economy of post-reproduction society
Adina Akbik: Is the grass really greener on the other side? Parliamentary oversight of the European Central Bank and the Fed
Ian Lovering and others: Radical historicism and the uses of history in Marxist IPE
Kubra M. Altaytas: FinTech as a state-orchestrated strategy: redefining financialization of households in Argentina
Emma Dowling and others: Austrian exceptionalism in the financialisation of housing and care: a precarious interplay of bulwarks and conduits
Søren Lund Frandsen: On the ground: the microfoundations of green industrial policy
Ia Eradze: Crypto currencies and development mode in flux: unfolding bitcoin mining in Georgia
Esol Cho: The role of aid bureaucracy heads: evidence from the allocation of Korean aid
Sujin Cha, Jieun Lee, Iain Osgood & Sojun Park: Rapidly innovating firms: patent lifecycle and support for trade and IP enforcement
Sophia Price: Gendering Pan-African trade: exploring the transformational potential of the African continental free trade agreement
Shuaib Jalal-Eddeen: Digital financialization through demonetization: disruption, fintech adoption and everyday endurance in Nigeria
Paasha Mahdavi, Christina J. Schneider & Jennifer L. Tobin: A network model of creditor coordination
Andrew C. McWard & Yumi Park: Play the scramble, avoid the backlash? Partisan dynamics in the negotiation of bilateral investment treaties
Benjamin Daßler, Angelo Gerber-Helm & Mirko Heinzel: Partners and rivals? The AIIB’s cooperation with preexisting multilateral development banks
Stefan Renckens & Christian Elliott: Overlap and fragmentation in the global governance complex of sustainable finance
Julio Galindo-Gutiérrez: Banking against sustainable finance: the effect of the European central bank on green bonds
Francesco Gatti: The challenging construction of a focal organization: lessons from the postwar trade complex (1947–1971)
J. Bradford DeLong:The Godley–Tobin Memorial Lecture
Biagio Bossone: The critical role of ‘conventional beliefs’ in economics
Thomas Palley: Rethinking conflict inflation: the hybrid Keynesian–NAIRU character of the conflict Phillips curve
Thomas R. Michl: Anchored inflation with differential inflation benchmarks
Vinícius da Silva Centeno: Tipping the scales in emerging economies: the role of exports and their drivers within the growth model perspective
Graham White: Autonomous demand, expectations and calibration: simulating demand-led growth
A Symposium in Honour of Luigi Pasinetti
Nadia Garbellini: Introduction to the Symposium in Honour of Luigi Pasinetti
Gabriel Brondino and others: Capital Accumulation and Related Problems: Luigi Pasinetti between Cambridge and Harvard
Davide Gualerzi: Pasinetti’s Structural Dynamics and Institutional Analysis: The End of the Golden Age and the Rise of Neoliberalism
Florencia Sember: Luigi Pasinetti's Discussions on Technical Progress and International Economic Relations: A View from Development Economics
Andrea Salanti: Luigi Pasinetti’s Peculiar Keynesianism: Notes on Some Methodological Issues Beneath It
Andres Lazzarini and Scott Carter: Professor Pasinetti and the Sraffa Papers
Gianmarco Oro and Stefano Perri: Between Sraffa and Marx: Pasinetti and the New Interpretation of the Labour Theory of Value
Maria Savona and Giovanna Vertova: Structural Change, Innovation and Gender Gaps
The Annual STOREP Symposium
Angela Ambrosino and others: Introduction to the Symposium on the 21st STOREP Conference: ‘Why Inequalities Grow: Value and Distribution in the History of Economic Thought’
Bruna Ingrao: Market Economies and Authoritarian Rule. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy in the Twenty-first Century
Felipe Sousa: Monetary Theory of Production: Revolutionary or Not Microfounded?
Mario Cedrini and others: Economics: Pluralism in Times of Fragmentation, and the Chances of Polycentrism
Floating Articles
Jan Schulz and Daniel M. Mayerhoffer: Consumption Emulation and Demand Regimes: An Inclusive Modeling Approach
David A. Spencer: Beyond Full Employment: Keynes and Kalecki on our Economic Future
Léo Charles and Guillaume Vallet: Fast and Curious: ‘The Swiss Development Puzzle’. The Institutional Roots of the Success of Industrialization
Simon Thomsen and others: Macroeconomic Aspects of Unemployment Benefits: Evaluating the Danish Policy
Tanadej Pete Vechsuruck: The Political Economy of Exchange Rates and Export-Led Industrialization in South Korea
Benjamin Ferguson & Katherine Furman: African political economy: contemporary issues
Ernest Alang Wung, Roger Tsafack Nanfosso & Marcel Dama Dié: Do you tip? Tell us how much
Adama Sawadogo, Tibi Didier Zoungrana & Antoine Yerbanga: Fulfillment to social norms of assistance and solidarity and working hours of day laborers in the city of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: theoretical and empirical results
Mounirou Ichaou: Agro-pastoral conflicts in Benin: when policies fall short
Samantha Vice: Iris Murdoch in South Africa: attention and racial privilege
Dominic Burbidge: Social network analysis from the perspective of African political philosophy
Nathan Weis: Electromobility as a State programme?
Sébastien Charles: What Dynamics for the Public Debt-to-GDP Ratio in the Event of Fiscal Austerity? An Assessment of the French Case Using Pasinetti’s Accounting Framework
Jean-Pierre Chanteau: Making sense in science: portrait of regulationists as institutional entrepreneurs
Virginie Monvoisin and others: Post-Keynesianism, Money, and Theoretical Legacy: An Interview with Virginie Monvoisin in Honor of Edwin Le Héron
Guillemette de Larquier and Thomas Lamarche: Economics of Convention: The Requirements of Coordination Uncertainty. Interview with Guillemette de Larquier
Thomas Lamarche: Reading Polanyi and Contributing to Institutionalist Political Economy
Léo Vigny: An institutionalist approach to the Second French Colonial Empire?
Colin Vuilletet: Safe assets, collateral and financial stability, the role of public debt in the financial system
Mohammed Kharbouche: Grenoble-Alpes Metropolis and Its Adaptation to Climate Change: A Study of Three Specific Risk Regimes, Between Flood Risk and Industrialization Ambitions
Clifford W. Cobb: Striving for a Harmonious Society: Leaders in the Georgist Tradition
Wei Xu, Yi Huang and Ling Li: Did Henry George Inspire China's Economic Miracle?
Ziling Wang and others: Sun Yat‐Sen's Adoption and Creative Transformation of Henry George's Economic Thought
Baoqin Meng and others: The Unseen Thread: The Influence of Henry George on Early Chinese Communist Leaders—The Case of Li Dazhao
Fred Harrison: Churchill and the Two Variants of Democracy
Mary Cleveland: How Adam Smith Founded Economics on Enlightenment Values
Edward J. Dodson and David Giesen: Thomas Paine and the Importance of Property
David Giesen: Self‐Financing Highways: Franklin Roosevelt's Land Tax Proposal
David Giesen: Was Theodore Roosevelt a Friend of the Single Taxers?
Alexandra W. Lough: The Single Tax and Progressive Education: Marietta Johnson and the School of Organic Education
Franklin Obeng-Odoom: Progress and Poverty: Walter Rodney's Legacy
Milan Zafirovski: Neoclassical economics’ basis in marginal utility theory reexamined—based on marginal postulates without discussion?
Franck Bailly & Benjamin Dubrion: Reading Edith Penrose through the eyes of a labour economist
Emiliano Brancaccio & Paolo Trabucchi: Competition, experiments and price theory. On a controversial return to the classical economists
Teddy Paikin: French capitalism and the developmental state in the political economy of Michel Chevalier
Leo Steeds: Adam Smith’s stadial history: progress, population, and environment
Peter Rodenburg: Dutch efficiency-engineers and the engineering of the discipline of technical economics, 1920–1940
Nicolas Barbaroux, Enrique Jorge-Sotelo & Dominique Torre: French money doctors in Spain: Rist, Quesnay, and Mitzakis and the stabilisation plans for the peseta 1929–1931
edited by Monika Meireles and others | 2026, Routledge
Highlighting how the financialization-driven economy has played a significant role in exacerbating the climate crisis, particularly in the Global South, this book examines the relationship between the prevailing economic model and its environmental impact.
The chapters in this edited volume focus on two key themes within the Latin American context: the various manifestations of nature’s financialization, particularly through the operations of transnational mining companies, and the consequences of an increasingly financialized neo-extractivism, and the new forms of financial mechanisms for supporting the energy transition. Overall, the book studies the connections between the financial sphere, the constraints on economic-social development, and the preservation of the environment from the perspective of post-Keynesian and Marxist discussions on financialization, the debates of Latin American structuralism around underdevelopment and dependency, and radical political ecology.
This book will be of interest to readers of heterodox perspectives on the economy, environment, and development.
Please find a link to the book here.
by Güney Işıkara and Patrick Mokre | 2026, Routledge
Why do humans produce the things they do, in the way they do it? As this book shows, the classical political economics approach to value and prices has fundamental implications for analyzing the historical trajectory of capitalism.
It demonstrates that the classical political economists’ approach to value and prices, which finds its most advanced formulation in Marx, sheds light on the source of profits, exploitation, whether equivalents are exchanged in trade, dynamics of asymmetric and uneven accumulation, and the relationship of production to non-human natures at large. Understanding these phenomena is key to understanding the economic regularities underlying the key issues facing the world in the twenty-first century: imperialism and ecological breakdown. It argues powerfully that deviations between market prices, production prices, and labor values are central to understanding international value transfers due to differential capital compositions and rates of exploitation, as well as the central role of rent and accumulation in capitalism-induced ecological crisis.
The book is structured to provide an understandable introduction to the classical approach to value and prices, and its modern expression in empirical applications making it of great interest to readers in Economics, Political Economy, Politics and Sociology.
Please find a link to the book here.
by Christopher F. Jones | 2025, Chicago University Press
Most economists believe that growth is the surest path to better lives. This has proven to be one of humanity’s most powerful and dangerous ideas. It shapes policy across the globe, but it fatally undermines the natural ecosystems necessary to sustain human life. How did we get here? In The Invention of Infinite Growth, environmental historian Christopher F. Jones takes us through two hundred and fifty years of economic thinking to examine the ideal of growth, its powerful influence, and the crippling burdens many decisions made in its name have placed on us all. Jones argues that the pursuit of growth has never reflected its costs, because economists downplay environmental degradation. What’s worse, skyrocketing inequality and diminishing improvements in most people’s well-being mean growth too often delivers too little for too many. Jones urges economists to engage more broadly with other ways of thinking, as well as with citizens and governments to recognize and slow infinite growth’s impact on the real world.
Both accessible and eye-opening, The Invention of Infinite Growthoffers hope for the future. Humans have not always believed that economic growth could or should continue, and so it is possible for us to change course. We can still create new ideas about how to promote environmental sustainability, human welfare, and even responsible growth, without killing the planet and ourselves.
Please find a link to the book here.
by Maximilian Kasy | 2025, The University of Chicago Press
AI is inescapable, from its mundane uses online to its increasingly consequential decision-making in courtrooms, job interviews, and wars. The ubiquity of AI is so great that it might produce public resignation—a sense that the technology is our shared fate.
As economist Maximilian Kasy shows in The Means of Prediction, artificial intelligence, far from being an unstoppable force, is irrevocably shaped by human decisions—choices made to date by the ownership class that steers its development and deployment. Kasy shows that the technology of AI is ultimately not that complex. It is insidious, however, in its capacity to steer results to its owners’ wants and ends. Kasy clearly and accessibly explains the fundamental principles on which AI works, and, in doing so, reveals that the real conflict isn’t between humans and machines, but between those who control the machines and the rest of us.
The Means of Prediction offers a powerful vision of the future of AI: a future not shaped by technology, but by the technology’s owners. Amid a deluge of debates about technical details, new possibilities, and social problems, Kasy cuts to the core issue: Who controls AI’s objectives, and how is this control maintained? The answer lies in what he calls “the means of prediction,” or the essential resources required for building AI systems: data, computing power, expertise, and energy. As Kasy shows, in a world already defined by inequality, one of humanity’s most consequential technologies has been and will be steered by those already in power.
Against those stakes, Kasy offers an elegant framework both for understanding AI’s capabilities and for designing its public control. He makes a compelling case for democratic control over AI objectives as the answer to mounting concerns about AI’s risks and harms. The Means of Prediction is a revelation, both an expert undressing of a technology that has masqueraded as more complicated and a compelling call for public oversight of this transformative technology.
Please find a link to the book here.
Economic POlicies for the Global bifurcation (EPOG-JM) is an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in economics, supported by the European Union. It offers a world-class integrated Master's programme on the (digital, socioeconomic, ecological) transition processes with a pluralist approach and interdisciplinary perspectives.
The main objective of the programme is to give birth to a new generation of international experts, able to define and assess economic policies and evolve within different political, social and regional contexts. Towards this objective, the EPOG-JM Master’s programme goes beyond the reach of standard economic theory to include various heterodox/institutionnalist political economy approaches.
The one-year programme corresponds to the opportunity to join the 2nd year of the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (semester 3 and semester 4). The one-year programme is not part of the “Erasmus Mundus” label (which only concerns the 2-year programme). The students selected in the one‑year programme will take the same courses than the Erasmus Mundus students. In particular, students will benefit from the excellence of the programme and the same educational support and supervision. They will have the opportunity to take part of a cohort made of highly selected students from all continents. They will also have the opportunity to spend their last semester at one of the 30 (academic and non-academic) associated partners in Europe and the world.
Students successfully completing the programme receive the Master’s degrees from the French full partners of the EPOG+ programme:
Please find more info here.
Scholarships
The one-year programme does not have dedicated scholarships but you can apply to scholarship schemes dedicated to non-French students, in particular the SFRI mobility scholarships from Sorbonne University Alliance.
The instructions about these scholarships shall be made available soon on the EPOG one-year programme admission page. For SMARTS-UP scholarships, the information shall be released at the beginning of April and the new deadline shall be April 29 too (a separate document has to be filled).
European students can also consider the usual Erasmus+ scholarships and we also recommend students to apply to any national or regional scholarships schemes, foundations… A non exhaustive list is provided by Campus France.
Application Deadline: 22 April 2026
Study in Germany and explore pressing questions of the transnational trade union and labour movement together with fellow students and activists from around the world. The MA Labour Policies and Globalisation (LPG) at the University of Kassel is a one-year, English-language Master’s programme for people with experience in trade unions, labour organisations, or social movements.
The programme focuses on the challenges facing unions and labour movements in times of multiple crises. It combines academic study with practical experience through field trips, case studies, and a six-week internship. Apart from a contribution towards excursions and the regular semester fees, the programme is free of charge. Selected candidates will receive a scholarship.
Key information
Online Information Session
The coordinators are pleased to invite you to an Online Information Session on the international MA programme Labour Policies and Globalisation (LPG) 2026/2027 at the University of Kassel, Germany, on Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 2.00 pm Central European Summer Time(CEST, UTC+2).
In the session, you will learn about:
The session will be hosted by Dr Fabian Georgi (Programme Coordinator) and Dr Tolga Tören (Substitute Professor).
Please find more info here.
Application Deadline: 1 May 2026
The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College, founded in 1986 through the generous support of Bard College trustee Leon Levy, is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization. The Levy Institute is independent of any political or other affiliation, and encourages diversity of opinion in the examination of economic policy issues while striving to transform ideological arguments into informed debate.
The graduate program, established in 2014, features one-year M.A. and two-year M.S. degrees in Economic Theory and Policy. The program is designed to offer a solid foundation in both neoclassical and alternative economic theory, policy, and empirical research methods. Small class sizes and personal interactions with scholars create a close community allowing students to be uniquely embedded and engaged in the internationally cited and recognized research at the Institute.
Master of Science
The two-year MS is designed to prepare students for a career in non-governmental and civil society organizations, academia, government agencies, and financial, non-financial, and multilateral institutions. The program offers unprecedented opportunities to participate in advanced research alongside Institute scholars.
Master of Arts
The one-year MA concentrates on alternative approaches to economic theory, and offers a complement to an advanced degree.
Scholarships:
Please find more info here.
Regular Decision Deadline: 15 April 2026
The editors are delighted to share with you the second issue of the EAEPE newsletter, which is packed with exciting content, including interviews with previous conference awardees, a presentation of the newly elected council and information on upcoming events.
Please find a link to the newsletter here.
After a three-years pause, Challenge has now been brought back to life. For those who may not know it, Challenge is an academic magazine that publishes shorter articles (around 4000 words), often with a policy focus. It is published by Taylor and Francis.
It will now appear five times a year, under the guise of the Review of Political Economy, which will contain in each of its issues a section devoted to Challenge. While contributions will be featured under the Challenge section, all articles will be formally published and referenced as part of the Review of Political Economy.
The first issue of Challenge will be published in October, 2026.
The Editorial team will consist of Louis-Philippe Rochon (Editor-in-Chief), alongside Maria Cristina Barbieri Góes and Sylvio Kappes, as co-editors.
All editorial questions should be sent to either of the editors.
More information to follow soon.
The members of the History of Economic Though Society of Australia (HETSA) are pleased to announce that its new website has launched, which can be accessed here.
HETSA invites you to visit and explore the new site, which will serve as a valuable resource for members and the broader HET community.
Please also note that in the coming weeks, HETSA will also be rolling out a new feature: the ability to renew your HETSA membership directly through the website, which should make membership renewals more convenient. HETSA will provide a further update when this feature is up and running.
HETSA also welcomes any feedback as we continue to develop and improve the site.