(A legendary creature otherwise known as "referee 2" in scientific circles)

I feel you, Asura, I feel you

merci beaucoup!

Merci à Camille Renard, Pascaline Bonnet, et les merveilleux techniciennes et techniciens de Radio France de m'avoir donné l'opportunité de réaliser cette série!

Valeur de la vie, d'une course de taxi, du m2, d'un litre d'essence, de la grande barrière de corail, du travail domestique, du sang, du futur, etc... des objects parfois inattendus, des méthodes qui ont donné lieu à de nombreux débats

La valeur des choses de la vie : un podcast à écouter en ligne Comment les économistes fixent-ils la valeur des choses, matérielles ou immatérielles, qui composent notre quotidien ? L’historienne de l’économie Béatrice Cherrier nous éclaire sur les débats qui ont...

J'ai réalisé pour @franceculture.fr un podcast sur l'histoire des méthodes que les économistes ont développé pour donner une valeur, ou un prix, aux "choses de la vie" depuis 100 ans

La série de 10 (courts) épisodes est ici:

www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

Félicitations à Antoine MISSEMER, qui a reçu la médaille de bronze du CNRS 2026 pour la section 40, sciences économiques et de gestion

www.inshs.cnrs.fr/fr/personne/...

où suis-je (attention, c'est niche)

From Malthus to planetary boundaries: the genealogy of ‘carrying capacity’ as a political technology Vicky Kluzik ABSTRACT How much is too much? The concept ‘carrying capacity’, believed to be first employed in the context of shipping in the nineteenth century, became a key element of Neo-Malthusianism of the 1960s and 1970s, which aimed to curb surplus populations against the backdrop of looming ecological collapse. Adopting an approach that merges a Foucauldian governmentality perspective with Science and Technology Studies (STS) sensitivities, the article investigates the lively genealogy of how ecologists and economists approached the ‘population problem’ through ‘capacity thinking’ to envisage, model, and predict planetary futures. By examining several discursive constellations from the 1920s to the 2000s, the paper illuminates the ascendancy of ‘carrying capacity’ as a ‘fixed ideal’ and a ‘political technology’ that traverses scientific disciplines and societal discourses. This exploration unfolds the presumably simultaneous economization of the environment vis-à-vis the environmentalization of economics, cautioning against claims of a hybridization of these interlinked yet distinct processes. This retro- and prospective analysis unfolds both the ascendancy and the persistence of ‘carrying thinking’ by illuminating how contemporary rationalities of ‘capacity thinking’ are echoed in conceptions of planetary boundaries, circular economy, as well as right-wing and techno-libertarian visions of economic and ecological futures.

Recently published in @jcultecon.bsky.social: @vkluzik.bsky.social on the genealogy of the concept of "carrying capacity" and how it was seized and shaped by both ecologists and economists. Must read for anyone interested in the links between population and the environment.
doi.org/10.1080/1753...

Une introduction à la Théorie générale
(A la marge)
blogs.alternatives-economiques.fr/anota/2026/0...

(Aka to recommend Biddle Holden)

I have question from a colleague about the history of the concept of human capital. Any advice? Literature recommendations? @shoet.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social @cleocz.bsky.social @vhalsmayer.bsky.social

Came here to say that!

Starting to notice a pattern that a lot of the tasks that are deemed “ok to use AI for” is invisible labour that used to be delegated to women and (hence? because?) considered of low intellectual added-value:

On my mind this (busy) week

Our special issue with @martinkusch.bsky.social is finally complete and here’s at long last our introduction. I pitched the idea to him in 2019! Thank you for your patience and generosity, Martin. I am proud of this manifesto and hope colleagues will join us in rethinking this old debate #philsci

(a question brought to you by a job market committee member attending a lot of flyouts right now)

[HELP NEEDED] Is there any literature assessing whether economists' epistemological preference over structural vs reduced-form methods is gendered?

Thanks

Beyond Promotion - What Happens When the Race Is Over A meditation on the peculiar invisibility of those who've stopped climbing There comes a point in an academic career when the ladders disappear. Not because they were never there, they were, propped a...

Beyond Promotion - What Happens When the Race Is Over [I can't agree more, seen on LinkedIn via @undercoverhist.bsky.social 🙏🏼]
www.linkedin.com/pulse/beyond...

As I learned about the passing of Roger Guesnerie this morning, I came across a reference written by Leonid Hurwicz in support of Guesnerie's application for a position of Directeur d'étude at the EHESS in 1978. K Arrow also wrote in support. Guesnerie was elected to a position the following year

Historians colleagues who (still) have essay-writing based courses, who supervise master and PhD students, how do you discuss the use of generative AI for research and writing with them (sources, do/don't, etc)?

Thanks!

OMG so much fun; makes up for all the scares when teaching them how to drive, the worries over uni choice, tuition fees, global warming and war prospects. This generation is cynical but also witty, creative, untamed and unbroken. Listening to them gives hope.

Here to tell you than in 5 years, when you parent a mix of young adults and teenagers in a chaotic world, you'll feel more like the owner of a comedy club. All you have to do is lots of scheduling and cooking. Then showtime, grab popcorn, sit back and enjoy the conversations between them over dinner

💼 Au 1er semestre 2026, le projet #ETRANHET du @cired.bsky.social recrute un·e stagiaire niveau Master SHS pour étudier comment les économistes ont pensé la ❓énergétique pendant la décolonisation 🇫🇷 (1946-80).

🗓️ Candidature avant le 15/01/2026

Tous les détails : www.centre-cired.fr/wp-content/u...

[1/3] Before everyone scatters away on holidays, a reminder to people here interested in the history of climate economics and/or the politics of climate modelling about two ongoing calls for papers.

One questions futures, the other is history-oriented, take your pick!

The Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke University is now accepting applications for the 2026-27 Visiting Scholars program.
For a complete description of the program and how to apply, please visit the Center website:

hope.econ.duke.edu

Come join us!

15-3 | 2025 Accounting for Quality in Economics

➡️ Œconomia 15(3) — Accounting for Quality in Economics
Edited by C. Bessy, @erwindekker.bsky.social & @juliengradoz.bsky.social
🔗 journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/19...

Comes also with a dozen of book reviews on hedge funds, econ expertise in Soviet Union, Solow's model, or digital capitalism.

15-2 | 2025 Markets and Democracy: Complementarities and Conflicts

2 Œconomia issues for the price of 1!
Œconomia 15(2) & 15(3) are now online:

➡️ 15(2) — Markets and Democracy: Complementarities and Conflicts
Edited by A. Chirat, N. Colin-Jaeger, C. Orozco Espinel, and C. Hédoin
🔗 journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/18...

Thank you for the support! The good thing with December, the lack of light, the job market and ppl becoming unfiltered is that, at that point, I don't give a shit about anything anymore. Zen is just over-exhaustion, in the end

If you think you're alone in experiencing a brain-eating December, I just took a train the wrong way, then another one to return to initial station

I realized it was actually the right way, only had I forgotten the name of the next station

The next train has just been canceled

You're welcome