As someone engaged in rethinking the theoretical foundation of economics from an evolutionary perspective, I am fond of quoting Thorstein Veblen's 1898 essay "Why is Economics Not an Evolutionary Science?". But I didn't understand the true import of Thorstein's ideas and the era in which he lived until I read Charles (Chas) Camic's 2020 biography Veblen: The Making of an Economist Who Unmade Economics. Join Chas and I as we cover the emergence of economics as a profession and the divide between marginalist and evolutionary thinking that is still very much with us today.
June 17, 2024
The Relevance of Thorstein Velblen and His Era for Rethinking Economics in the Present, with Charles Camic
Join our discussion on the emergence of economics as a profession and the divide between marginalist and evolutionary thinking that is still very much with us today.
