Building on recent work on the political and societal impact of economics and distinct economists, respectively, this chapter aims to examine individual, research and institutional characteristics as well as existing professional networks of what are considered to be "influential economists" in...

Part I: Framworks -- PPE as an intellectual enterprise / Geoffrey Brennan and Geoffrey Sayre-McCord -- On models and their uses / James Johnson -- Complexity / Fred D'Agosino -- PPE in Marx's materialist conception of history / Vanessa Wills -- Feminist theory / Ann E. Cudd -- Part II:...