Understanding the development of contemporary economics through major controversies : syllabus, lecture summaries and reflections

This Spring I taught a history of recent economics course to undergraduate students majoring in mathematics and economics. The syllabus … More

History of economics tweetstorms: an index

Over the past 2 years, I have written some tweetstorms or threads on such and such history of economics topics. … More

That Donald Trump’s first presidential decisions included gagging the EPA,USDA and NASA, asking his advisors to provide “alternative facts” on … More

One aspect of contemporary macro micro-founded models is the use of a representative agent, whose interpretation is debated. Essentially, in … More

Crossposted from the Playground Diane Coyle has a list of twelve economists who she argues “clearly shaped the character of … More

Diane Coyle is asking why most history of economics’ narratives end up with Keynes. My response is : 1. No, it’s … More