In The Makers of Modern Economics scholars at the peak of their powers reflect on their influences, education and careers as well as the wider concerns of economics as a discipline.

Not Only an Economist reflects the wide range of Professor Blaug’s interests and includes new and recent work on Adam Smith, Hayek and Keynes and studies in methodology, as well as new contributions to the economics of education. These are supplemented by essays arguing the economic case for...

This second volume of essays in honour of Bernard Corry and Maurice Peston focuses on labour economics, the history of economic thought and the development of the economics profession, specifically addressing teaching and policy advice issues.

James Wilson was one of the first financial journalists in Britain who made a genuine contribution to economic doctrine by his staunch defence of free trade and the principles of the banking school. Above all, he was the founder of ‘The Economist’, a magazine specifically designed...

The most persistent theme of Nathan Rosenberg’s work is a concern with the emergence and diffusion of economic ideas. Bringing together Professor Rosenberg’s many contributions to the history of economic thought, this volume offers a series of important insights on how economics itself...

Unemployment and the Economists addresses economic ideas, beliefs and arguments regarding the causes and possible cures of unemployment – a matter of recurring interest and concern for economists throughout history.