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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 2d

Please also note that this conference will be longer (3 and a half days) than the usual (separate) ESHET and HES conferences to accommodate the larger expected number of attendees and session.
The call for papers will follow soon.

Joint Conference Planning Committee

SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 2d

This adjustment is due to changes in the dates of a major event in Nice at the beginning of June which has made hotels unavailable for that period. Sessions will begin on the afternoon of 26 May, and the conference will close with the gala dinner on the evening of 29 May.

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 2d

ESHET HES 2026
Important notice: change of dates

Please note that the joint conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought and the History of Economics Society will take place from 26 to 29 May 2026 (rather than the originally announced date of 3–6 June).

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Alex M. Thomas @alexmthomas.bsky.social · 2d

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

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 9d

Article: Marshall and the notions of welfare and value in the Cambridge tradition, by Nuno Ornelas Martins
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 11d

Save the date!

Ivan Moscati @ivan-moscati.bsky.social · 11d

Save the Date: JUNE 8–12, 2026.

Fourth Lake Como Summer School in Philosophy of Economics.
Villa del Grumello, Como, Italy.

Sponsored by INEM, the University of Insubria, and the University of Milan.

More information forthcoming.

@catemar.bsky.social
@rseri.me

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 11d

If you wish to send her condolences, her email is [email protected]

Message by Margaret Schabas, SHOE list

SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 11d

His wife has asked me to inform the scholarly community, and this list-serve seems the best forum for that. She will hold a celebration of his life and has asked me to collect statements that could be read aloud at the event. Kindly send them along to me, at [email protected]

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 11d

Malcolm, as most of you know, wrote several important books on twentieth-century American economics, on J.R. Commons, Institutionalism (Old and New), the Chicago School, etc., as well as dozens of articles and book chapters

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 11d

He died yesterday morning in hospital with his wife Margaret Rose by his side. I had planned to see him tomorrow, making the three-hour trip to Victoria. Sarah, his only child who is also an economist, had planned to see him today. It is all too sudden.

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 11d

It is with great sadness that I report the passing of Malcolm Rutherford, on Thursday September 25th. He had recently been diagnosed with leukemia, and was in a quiet spell awaiting his second round of chemotherapy, when he caught pneumonia on Tuesday.

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Aurélien Goutsmedt @aurelien-goutsmedt.com · 16d

Fresh issue of Œconomia online!

In Varia: feminist approaches in history of economics, Medieval Thought & Schumpeter. In Book Reviews: Phelps’s memoirs, Slobodian/Plehwe on Market Civilizations, French and European macro modeling, etc

Full content here 👉 journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/18...

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undercoverhist.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social · 20d

1/n Latest on history of credit feuds in Econ:

Herrade Igersheim ties many existing account of well-known longstanding priority dispute between Duncan Black & Ken Arrow over the median voter theorem with a layer of new archives

[open access] link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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EconomicsInTen @economicsinten.bsky.social · 15d

A Sheaspearian Sonnet (in a roundabout way) inspired by the @the-rsc.bsky.social production of 'Measure For Measure'. Also inspired by a lovely old couple sitting together having a snack during the interval, hence the title.

INTERVAL

Two ageing lovebirds sit for a while
Taking a break from a story retold.
Unwrapping clingfilm they turn and smile
To eat rolls that are much better than gold.
Ham with lettuce and a packet of crisps
Consumed quietly with a fizzy drink.
This pair that walk on replaceable hips
Are equal or so you would like to think.
But behind closed doors who has the power?
Who made the tasty cobs they ate tonight?
Was a request made at a lateish hour
By an old tyrant that tarnished the night?
It’s hard to tell what man within him hide
When we’re all angels on the outward side.

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 15d

The Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought (JSHET) announces the Call for Papers for their annual conference, which will be held at Konan University in Kobe, Japan, on 30-31 May 2026. For details, visit the conference page:
jshet.net/eng/conference…

annual conference – JSHET.NET

https://jshet.net/eng/conference…

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Erwin Dekker @erwindekker.bsky.social · 15d

New PhD-student run journal in the history of economics, Oikonomos, has just published its first issue

oikonomosjournal.com/index.php/oi...

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2025): OIKONOMOS: A Journal of Student Research in the History of Economic Thought | OIKONOMOS: A Journal of Student Research in the History of Economic Thought

oikonomosjournal.com

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · 15d

#EconSky In March 1938 four Harvard economics professors signed a petition in support of US non-neutrality with respect to the Spanish Civil War. Plot-spoiler: they were on the anti-fascist side of the matter. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-econ...

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 25d

27th ESHET Summer School. University of Tor Vergata, September 1-5, 2025, Rome.

Many thanks to Annalisa Roselli and Paolo Paesani for making this summer school such a valuable and inspiring experience and to the participants for their wonderful contributions.

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 25d

Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon.bsky.social · 26d

This paper shows that empirical economics research often lacks credibility because of low statistical power and publication bias. About 80% of reported effects are overstated, typically by a factor of two, and sometimes by four or more.

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · 26d

New book: Great Economists and the Evolution of Economic Liberalism: How Philosophy Has Helped Shape Economics, by Peter de Haan
amzn.to/4mBB2VW

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 25d

If you are interested in the workshop, please fill in the online form:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The deadline for applying is September 14, 2025 (Sunday), and participation is subject to availability.

Session 4: Writing for an Academic Audience

6th JHET Online Writing Workshop: Fourth Meeting

The fourth meeting of the 6th edition of the JHET Online Writing Workshops will take place on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 10AM to 11AM EDT (UTC-4; New York). Its topic is "Writing for an Academ...

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SHoET @shoet.bsky.social · 25d

⚠️POSTPONED⚠️[SHOE] 6th JHET Online Writing Workshop series: Session 4, Thursday, Sep 18

Updating, September 12: "The upcoming session of JHET's online writing workshop series is postponed. We will announce a new date as soon as possible and keep the applications already received in our portfolio."

6th JHET Online Writing Workshop: Fourth Meeting

The fourth meeting of the 6th edition of the JHET Online Writing Workshops will take place on Thursday, September 18, 2025, from 10AM to 11AM EDT (UTC-4; New York). Its topic is "Writing for an Academ...

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 26

#EconSky The Harvard professor of economics, Thomas Nixon Carver, taught the principles of sociology for many years at Harvard before there was ever a department of sociology. His exam questions (mid-year and year-end) from 1909-10 are transcribed and posted. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-enro...

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Economic thought @economicthought.bsky.social · Aug 18

Article: Gender homogeneity in philosophy and methodology of economics: evidence from publication patterns, by Alexandre Truc, François Claveau, Catherine Herfeld & Vincent Larivière
doi.org/10.1080/1350...

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