Economics Profession
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2nd Meeting of Young Minds in Frontiers of Economics
PlenaryFeb 17–19, 2025
Following a successful inaugural Meeting of Young Minds in 2024, the Second annual Meeting of Young Minds on 17 – 19 February 2025 is geared to be an exciting and engaging gathering of future leaders in the field of economics.
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Meeting of Young Minds in Frontiers of Economics (MYM)
ConferenceFeb 20–22, 2024
Challenges And Emerging Perspectives
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The Shaman's Call and Finding Your Inner Voice
Jun 8, 2023
Steven Herrmann, Jungian psychoanalyst and author of the books, William James and C. G. Jung and of William Everson: The Shaman’s Call, among others, engages in a wide-ranging conversation about finding one’s calling, the poet William Everson, and the importance of dreams.
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Edward J. Kane: A Short Tribute
Mar 3, 2023
On the passing away of Edward J. Kane
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Meet the Man Who Helped Make the Dollar the World’s Currency
Feb 23, 2023
Perry Mehrling’s new book traces the rise of the dollar through the life and career of influential economist Charles Kindleberger
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We Need to Talk About the Original Sin of Economics
Feb 15, 2023
How a bleak Christian theology influenced the development of the dismal science
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Victoria Chick (1936-2023)
Feb 6, 2023
On the passing away of Victoria Chick
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Luigi Pasinetti (1930-2023)
Feb 1, 2023
On the passing away of Luigi Pasinetti
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How Milton Friedman Aided and Abetted Segregationists in His Quest to Privatize Public Education
Sep 27, 2021
“School choice” aimed to block the choice of equal, integrated education for Black families
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Working Paper Series
How Milton Friedman Exploited White Supremacy to Privatize Education
Sep 2021
“School choice” aimed to block the choice of equal, integrated education for Black families
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Bibliometrics or Peer Review for Research Assessment: Is That the Right Question?
May 6, 2021
A low agreement between bibliometrics and peer review at the level of individual article indicates that metrics should not replace peer review at the level of individual article.
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Best of Mankiw: Errors and Tangles in the World's Best-Selling Economics Textbooks
Jan 3, 2021
On the occasion of the ASSA 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting (Jan. 3-5), Peter Bofinger presents a “10 Best of” Mankiw list
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Young Scholars Want More Voices Heard in Economics
Dec 3, 2020
No one person or perspective holds the key to solving economic problems, says Jay Pocklington of the Institute for New Economic Thinking
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Affluent Authoritarianism: McGuire and Delahunt’s New Evidence on Public Opinion and Policy
Nov 2, 2020
New INET research shows once again that it’s large firms and the 1%—not the “median voter”—who drive U.S. policy
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Why Do Economists Have Trouble Understanding Racialized Inequalities?
Aug 3, 2020
Mainstream economics ignores historical and structural factors by design