Alex M. Thomas
@alexmthomas.bsky.social
History of economic thought || Associate Professor of Economics @ Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, 🇮🇳 || Macroeconomics (CUP, 2021) || Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET)
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The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
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CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
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CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
"Orthodoxy, the acceptance of authoritative theories and opinions, apart from their intrinsic truth or value, is an attitude of mental and social security, a disposition to swim with the tide and to enjoy the benefits of respectability." (Hobson 1938, p. 90)
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Orthodoxy, the acceptance of authoritative theories and opinions, apart from their intrinsic truth or value, is an attitude of mental and social security, a disposition to swim with the tide and to enjoy the benefits of respectability." (Hobson 1938, p. 90)
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Very very happy to see my book in econ syllabi at King's College London & University of London. 🌳
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November 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Very very happy to see my book in econ syllabi at King's College London & University of London. 🌳
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
Very very happy to see my book in econ syllabi at King's College London & University of London. 🌳
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Very very happy to see my book in econ syllabi at King's College London & University of London. 🌳
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
I'll be talking on 'The Politics of Microeconomics' at ISEC this Monday.
Based on my EPW article: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Based on my EPW article: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'll be talking on 'The Politics of Microeconomics' at ISEC this Monday.
Based on my EPW article: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Based on my EPW article: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Last Monday, I spoke about growth theories at Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru Regional Office. After providing a brief overview of SS-side & DD-led growth theories, I discussed some policy implications for India.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Last Monday, I spoke about growth theories at Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru Regional Office. After providing a brief overview of SS-side & DD-led growth theories, I discussed some policy implications for India.
Last Monday, I spoke about growth theories at Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru Regional Office. After providing a brief overview of SS-side & DD-led growth theories, I discussed some policy implications for India.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Last Monday, I spoke about growth theories at Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru Regional Office. After providing a brief overview of SS-side & DD-led growth theories, I discussed some policy implications for India.
Reposted by Alex M. Thomas
The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
Our introduction to the special issue on HET in the RDC journal is currently the most read!
In case you haven't read it yet, it is freely available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In case you haven't read it yet, it is freely available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Our introduction to the special issue on HET in the RDC journal is currently the most read!
In case you haven't read it yet, it is freely available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In case you haven't read it yet, it is freely available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on consumption' now published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics! 😇
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October 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on consumption' now published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics! 😇
academic.oup.com/cje/advance-...
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My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on consumption' now published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics! 😇
academic.oup.com/cje/advance-...
@shoet.bsky.social @rethinkecon.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
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October 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on consumption' now published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics! 😇
academic.oup.com/cje/advance-...
@shoet.bsky.social @rethinkecon.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
academic.oup.com/cje/advance-...
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Article: Keynes and Ricardo on consumption, by Alex M Thomas
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Article: Keynes and Ricardo on consumption, by Alex M Thomas
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
3 days of exciting talks on history of economic thought coming up in Delhi @ JNU & IIT-Delhi later this week. 🪻
Close to 100 papers will be presented at #ISHET2025 on Indian Economic Thought, Teaching HET, Macroeconomics, Sraffa, Ambedkar, Smith, Khaldun & more.
@shoet.bsky.social
Close to 100 papers will be presented at #ISHET2025 on Indian Economic Thought, Teaching HET, Macroeconomics, Sraffa, Ambedkar, Smith, Khaldun & more.
@shoet.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
3 days of exciting talks on history of economic thought coming up in Delhi @ JNU & IIT-Delhi later this week. 🪻
Close to 100 papers will be presented at #ISHET2025 on Indian Economic Thought, Teaching HET, Macroeconomics, Sraffa, Ambedkar, Smith, Khaldun & more.
@shoet.bsky.social
Close to 100 papers will be presented at #ISHET2025 on Indian Economic Thought, Teaching HET, Macroeconomics, Sraffa, Ambedkar, Smith, Khaldun & more.
@shoet.bsky.social
It is that time of the year when I grade the book reviews submitted by my students in the MA HET course--an elective for MA Economics students.
& along with Economic History & Political Economy, HET is compulsory for BA Economics students. ✨
& along with Economic History & Political Economy, HET is compulsory for BA Economics students. ✨
September 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It is that time of the year when I grade the book reviews submitted by my students in the MA HET course--an elective for MA Economics students.
& along with Economic History & Political Economy, HET is compulsory for BA Economics students. ✨
& along with Economic History & Political Economy, HET is compulsory for BA Economics students. ✨
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Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists by Maria Bach" by Alex M. Thomas. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists by Maria Bach
(Forthcoming Article)
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September 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists by Maria Bach" by Alex M. Thomas. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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With the customary couple of months of delay (🙄), issue 1-2025 of HEI - History of Economic Ideas has been published.
TOC is in the image below.
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TOC is in the image below.
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July 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
With the customary couple of months of delay (🙄), issue 1-2025 of HEI - History of Economic Ideas has been published.
TOC is in the image below.
hei.scholasticahq.com
www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=61
@shoet.bsky.social
TOC is in the image below.
hei.scholasticahq.com
www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=61
@shoet.bsky.social
This paper has been in the making for a very long time, and am glad it has finally found its place in EPW. A special note of gratitude to SAU colleagues & students.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This paper has been in the making for a very long time, and am glad it has finally found its place in EPW. A special note of gratitude to SAU colleagues & students.
www.epw.in/journal/comm...
If you do not have access, please DM me.
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If you do not have access, please DM me.
"The strength that Macroeconomics: An Introduction has in comparison to existing textbooks on macroeconomics is in its examples taken from the real world, both from India and across the globe." @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
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Book Review: Macroeconomics: An Introduction by Alex M. Thomas - LSE Review of Books
Kaibalyapati Mishra reviews Macroeconomics by Alex M. Thomas, which offers a new introduction to macroeconomics, set in the context of the Indian economy.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"The strength that Macroeconomics: An Introduction has in comparison to existing textbooks on macroeconomics is in its examples taken from the real world, both from India and across the globe." @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
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More than 100 Years of Ambedkar’s The Problem of the Rupee: Insights, ideas and intellectual rigour still awaiting discovery developingeconomics.org/2025/07/08/m...
More than 100 Years of Ambedkar’s The Problem of the Rupee: Insights, ideas and intellectual rigour still awaiting discovery
It has been more than a century since Ambedkar’s second disquisition in the discipline of economics was published; The problem of the rupee: its origin and its solution was published in the year 19…
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July 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
More than 100 Years of Ambedkar’s The Problem of the Rupee: Insights, ideas and intellectual rigour still awaiting discovery developingeconomics.org/2025/07/08/m...
We have already received over 100 abstract submissions & close to 50 applications for the YSI pre-conference workshop.
The submissions close at midnight today (IST).
The submissions close at midnight today (IST).
The deadline for submitting abstracts to ISHET 2025 at IIT Delhi is 2 weeks away. All papers on HET are welcome.
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 7:52 AM
We have already received over 100 abstract submissions & close to 50 applications for the YSI pre-conference workshop.
The submissions close at midnight today (IST).
The submissions close at midnight today (IST).
Reposted by Alex M. Thomas
The deadline for submitting abstracts to ISHET 2025 at IIT Delhi is 2 weeks away. All papers on HET are welcome.
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The deadline for submitting abstracts to ISHET 2025 at IIT Delhi is 2 weeks away. All papers on HET are welcome.
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
The deadline for submitting abstracts to ISHET 2025 at IIT Delhi is 2 weeks away. All papers on HET are welcome.
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The deadline for submitting abstracts to ISHET 2025 at IIT Delhi is 2 weeks away. All papers on HET are welcome.
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
A YSI pre-conference workshop is scheduled on 10th October at JNU.
Submit here: www.economiga.org/ishet-2025
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social @hopecenter.bsky.social
Pleased to announce this upcoming online lecture series by Chirashree Das Gupta, organised by the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET).
To know more about ISHET: sites.google.com/view/ishet/h...
Register now 👇🏾
To know more about ISHET: sites.google.com/view/ishet/h...
Register now 👇🏾
June 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pleased to announce this upcoming online lecture series by Chirashree Das Gupta, organised by the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET).
To know more about ISHET: sites.google.com/view/ishet/h...
Register now 👇🏾
To know more about ISHET: sites.google.com/view/ishet/h...
Register now 👇🏾
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Only came to know recently that my @cambridgeup.bsky.social macroeconomics book was listed in the @aeajournals.bsky.social Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)!
www.jstor.org/stable/27183...
www.jstor.org/stable/27183...
June 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Only came to know recently that my @cambridgeup.bsky.social macroeconomics book was listed in the @aeajournals.bsky.social Journal of Economic Literature (JEL)!
www.jstor.org/stable/27183...
www.jstor.org/stable/27183...