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Check out our newest addition to our working paper series, "Games and Social Choice," by Juan Carvajalino and Herrade Igersheim.
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Cover of Slade’s "Fusionism." Full author name and subtitle on cracked plaster. "Fusionism" in all caps over exposed cement wall. Five stars above and below wall. Color scheme red, blue, and off-white. Accompanying text: "How the American conservative movement lost its philosophical compass--and why it must be recovered."

Cover of Slade’s "Fusionism." Full author name and subtitle on cracked plaster. "Fusionism" in all caps over exposed cement wall. Five stars above and below wall. Color scheme red, blue, and off-white. Accompanying text: "How the American conservative movement lost its philosophical compass--and why it must be recovered."

Happening today at Duke's @hopecenter.bsky.social: Notre Dame Press author Stephanie Slade will lecture on “Fusionism and the Future of the American Right.” Her book FUSIONISM is available this September. #Conservatism #Fusionism #History #Politics

Event details: hope.econ.duke.edu/u...

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We hope you'll join us this Thursday March 19th with @sladesr.bsky.social @reason.com magazine, for her exciting lecture, "Fusionism and the Future of the American Right."

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Roberto Pereira Silva, 2024-26 HOPE Center Visiting Scholar Roberto Pereira Silva, a HOPE Center Visiting Scholar, came to Duke in 2024 to examine the papers of Earl J. Hamilton (1899–1989), an economist who, in the late 1930s, helped found the US-based Econom...

We have been so lucky to have Roberto Pereira Silva as a Visiting Scholar from 2024-2026. He began his time at the Center furthering his research on Earl J. Hamilton and has amplified his experience by working in the Economist Paper Archive. Read his bio here:
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Do Trump's Tariffs Make Sense?

A super timely listen, @douglasirwin.bsky.social
delivers a fantastic lecture, "Do Trump's Tariffs Make Sense?" as part of our #HayekLecture series.
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Do Trump's Tariffs Make Sense?

For more on this, check out @douglasirwin.bsky.social lecture, "Do Trump's Tarrifs Make Sense", hope.econ.duke.edu/do-trumps-ta...

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"Common Law Liberalism", John Hasnas
"Common Law Liberalism", John Hasnas YouTube video by Duke University Department of Political Science

Common Law, yea or nay?
Take a listen to @hasnasj.bsky.social John Hasnas on Common Law Liberalism as part of our #HayekLecture Series.

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Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast: Episode Ninety Seven Jennifer and François Allisson chat with Verena Halsmayer, University Assistant in the Department of History at the University of Vienna. The conversation focuses on Dr. Halsmayer’s award-winning book...

Monday Listening: Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar episode 97, Verena Halsmayer (University of Vienna) speaks about her book Managing Growth in Miniature: Solow's Model as an Artifact (CUP 2024), Interventionist Social Knowledge, and alternative economic planning.
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Raphaël Orange-Leroy, 2025-26 HOPE Center Visiting Scholar Traditionally, historians of economics have focused on economists on university faculties, the economists publishing articles in scholarly journals such as the American Economic Review and the Quarter...

Meet Raphaël Orange-Leroy, 2025-26 HOPE Center Visiting Scholar. Read his full bio here: hope.econ.duke.edu/news/raphael...
@rapho-l.bsky.social

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History of Political Economy | Duke University Press

Fresh off the press, check out the latest edition of History of Political Economy.
read.dukeupress.edu/hope

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Apply to join this years HOPE 2026 Summer Institute
hope.econ.duke.edu/The-Summer-I...
@shoet.bsky.social @spydermed.bsky.social

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Meet, Eva Jacob, 2025-2026 @CenterEconomy
HOPE Visiting Scholar, click the link for her bio.
hope.econ.duke.edu/news/eva-jacob

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Do Trump's Tariff's Make Sense? @douglasirwin.bsky.social Douglas A. Irwin will take on this question as part of our Hayek Lecture Series. Join us Thursday, January 29th at 5PM. #HayekLecture

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The lecture “Foucault and Hayek: On Freedom & Oppression” by
Professor Mark Pennington, @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social
is now available to watch on our website. hope.econ.duke.edu/foucault-and...
We hope you enjoy it. #econsky #Foucault #HayekLectureSeries

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We’re proud of our team member Edoardo Peruzzi, who presented “Harsanyi’s Legacy: Bayesian Games and the Transformation of Microeconomic Theory” last Friday at the HOPE Workshop at the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University!
@hopecenter.bsky.social

#FrontierResearch #ERCStG

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Join us tonight for a HOPE Center Hayek Lecture with @hasnasj.bsky.social on "Common Law Liberalism". Hope to see you there! @dukelaw.bsky.social #econsky #Econhist

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Drum roll, new addition to our HOPE Working Paper series. Check out Soroush Marouzi's paper, "Frank Ramsey's Politics"
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@sunyofficial.bsky.social #econsky

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Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast: Episode Ninety Four The co-hosts are joined by three Junior Fellows at Duke University's Center for the History of Political Economy, Benjamin Brisson, Eva Jacob, and Raphaël Orange-Leroy, to discuss their interests in t...

Podcast: a new episode of Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar: A History of Economics Podcast is available now. This episode features three of our HOPE visiting fellows: Benjamin Brisson, Raphael Orange-Leroy, and Eva Jacob

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Freedom—or control?
Mark Pennington dives into, "Foucault and Hayek: On Freedom & Oppression," exploring how both thinkers reshaped our understanding of modern liberty. Join us for #HayekLectureSeries on October 16th with @Kaleidicworld

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"Dorfman’s intellectual style is based on deep & painstaking mastery of theoretical fundamentals, leading to clear intuitive grasp of analytical questions" (AEA, 1982)

Cool bio of R Dorfman, linear programmer turned environmental Econ, by @juliengradoz.bsky.social

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Kenneth Arrow’s fundamental critique of neoclassical economics The paper presents Kenneth Arrow’s interpretation of the competitive general equilibrium model, arguing he used it to articulate an ambitious critique of what he called the ‘neoclassical theory.’ W...

Take a read,Yam Maayan Yershoron, 2023-2025 HOPE Visiting Scholar published "Kenneth Arrow’s Fundamental Critique of Neoclassical Economics" in The Journal of Economic Methodology. Enjoy
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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...

6th JHET Online Writing Workshop series is kicking off soon. You can sign up until this Sunday, the 14th of September.

Aimed at both non-native and native speakers writing about the history of economic thought and looking to improve their prose. Run by Paul Dudenhefer longtime editor at HOPE.

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Working Paper: The Virtues of Clarity: Robert Dorfman, from Mathematical Programming to Environmental Economics by @juliengradoz.bsky.social @ssrn.bsky.social #econhist

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Hannah Glasson Joins Faculty at Northwestern University We are thrilled to share that Hannah Glasson, 2024–2025 HOPE Scholar, has accepted a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy and Culture at Northwestern University.We are exci...

We are thrilled to share that Hannah Glasson, 2024–2025 HOPE Scholar, has accepted a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy and Culture at Northwestern University.
hope.econ.duke.edu/news/hannah-...
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Our 2025 HOPE Summer Institute is now in session. Thank you Bruce Caldwell, Beatrice Cherrier @undercoverhist.bsky.social , Spencer Banzhaf, and @spydermed.bsky.social for organizing. The presentations & conversations have been excellent. #econsky @economicthought.bsky.social @shoet.bsky.social

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Hooray, HOPE 2023–2024 Visiting Scholar, Joshua Banerjee, achieved the outstanding achievement of securing a tenure-track Assistant Professorship in the School of Civic Leadership at @utaustin.bsky.social
We are proud to have had him as part of the HOPE community. hope.econ.duke.edu/news/joshua-ba

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Campus free speech, yes or no? Check out Professor @sunstein.bsky.social
stimulating lecture as part of our regular Hayek Lecture Series. hope.econ.duke.edu/hayek-lectur... Thank you @sunstein.bsky.social
we hope you'll come again!

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Fresh off the Press!

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History in the making, the yearly HOPE Conference exploring, The History of Economics Pedagogy is underway. Thank you to our organizers, Jason Brent, Jennifer Jhun, and Steven Medema. Interested in reading more, look out for the special edition of The History of Political Economy Journal. #econsky

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