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Çınla, Scott, and Jennifer discuss a number of recent additions to the literature in history of economic thought and methodology. If you are interested in reading the papers discussed in this episode, here they are (unfortunately, some may be behind paywalls): Counterfactual Thinking and Attribute Substitution in Economic Behavior John Davis and Theodore Koutsobinas (2021), Review of Behavioral Economics: Vol. 8, No. 1, pp 1-23 Neoclassical Supply and Demand, Experiments, and the Classical Theory of Price Formation Sabiou M. Inoua and Vernon L. Smith (2022), History of Political Economy: Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 37–73 What’s (Successful) Extrapolation? Donal Khosrowi (2022), Journal of Economic Methodology: Vol. 29, No. 2, pp. 140-152 Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Scott, Jennifer, and Çınla are joined by Margaret Schabas, Professor of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia, to discuss her work. Professor Schabas is the author of numerous articles and several books, including The Natural Origins of Economics, published in 2005, and A Philosopher’s Economist: Hume and the Rise of Capitalism, co-authored with Carl Wennerlind, and published by University of Chicago Press in 2020. These books, especially the latter book on David Hume, constitute the main topics of the discussion.

Çınla, Scott, and Jennifer speak with Annalisa Rosselli, Senior Professor of History of Economic Thought at Tor Vergata University of Rome and Luiss University of Rome. Discussion topics include Professor Rosselli's work on the significance of speculation for the history of economic thought, Piero Sraffa, John Maynard Keynes, and the economic lessons taught by World War II.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Jennifer, Çınla, and Scott discuss some of their own recent research, what it takes to develop a successful research project, and offer some advice to graduate students and early-career scholars in the history of economics. Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

In this episode, Çınla and Scott discuss their experiences using podcasts as a teaching tool in the classroom and the value of using episodes of Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar to teach the history of economics.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

In this episode, Çınla, Scott, and Jennifer interview Judith Favereau, Associate Professor of economics at Université Lumière Lyon 2, about her interesting work on the methodological aspects of field experiments in economics.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Jenn, Çınla, and Scott discuss a number of recent additions to the literature in history of economic thought and methodology.  If you are interested in reading the papers discussed in this episode, here they are (unfortunately, some may be behind paywalls): Searching for a Tide Table for Business: Interwar Conceptions of Statistical Inference in Business Forecasting Laetitia Lenel History of Political Economy (2021) 53 (S1): 139–174 https://read.dukeupress.edu/hope/article-abstract/53/S1/139/175168/Searching-for-a-Tide-Table-for-BusinessInterwar Behavioural Insights Teams (BITs) and policy change: An exploration of impact, location, and temporality of policy advice Ishani Mukherjee and Sarah Geist  Administration and Society, 52(10), 1538-1561 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0095399720918315 Knowledge, behaviour, and policy: questioning the epistemic presuppositions of applying behavioural science in public policymaking Magdalena Małecka Synthese, Volume 199, 5311–5338 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11229-021-03026-6 Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

In our 50th (!) episode, we interview our soon-to-be-former co-host Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak about his many and varied research interests. Topics include Carlos's work on early modern political economy, British trade in the 1620s, G.D.H. Cole's work on economic planning during the interwar period, Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen's work on economic development, and the influence of the "Vanderbilt Boys" on academic economics in Brazil.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

In this month's episode, Çınla, Scott, Jennifer, and Carlos are joined by Antoine Missemer and Marco Paulo Franco to discuss their work on ecological economics and their forthcoming co-authored book on the history of the field.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Carlos, Scott, and Jenn are joined by Çınla Akdere, Assistant Professor of Economics at Middle East Technical University in Ankara (and soon-to-be co-host of Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar). Topics discussed include the relationship between economics and literature, the use of literature as a tool for teaching economics, and the economic significance of various of the works of Charles Dickens and Stephen King. Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Jenn, Carlos, and Scott are taking off the month of August, but will return with a new episode and some exciting news in September!  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Jenn and Scott are joined by Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche, Research Associate at Cambridge University's Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, to discuss several of her recent research projects. Topics include economists and econometricians as expert witnesses in American court cases, Milton Friedman's controversial paper "Capitalism and the Jews," Tim Leonard's book Illiberal Reformers, and the history of CSWEP, the American Economic Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession.  Links to papers discussed in this episode: "How Economists Entered the 'Numbers Game': Measuring Discrimination in the US Courtrooms, 1971-1989":  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-history-of-economic-thought/article/abs/how-economists-entered-the-numbers-game-measuring-discrimination-in-the-us-courtrooms-19711989/313D29D444F656B990B151829E32719F “'There Is Nothing Wrong about Being Money Grubbing!' Milton Friedman’s Provocative “Capitalism and the Jews” in Context, 1972–88":  https://read.dukeupress.edu/hope/article-abstract/53/2/313/167843/There-Is-Nothing-Wrong-about-Being-Money-Grubbing?redirectedFrom=fulltext "Race in the History of Economics: The Missing Narratives?": https://journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/8158 "'Economics is Not a Men’s Field’: A History of the American Economic Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession":  https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3510857   Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org  

Scott, Carlos, and Jenn are joined by Michele Alacevich of the University of Bologna to discuss his new book, Albert O. Hirschman: An Intellectual Biography: http://cup.columbia.edu/book/albert-o-hirschman/9780231199827 Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Jennifer, Scott, and Carlos are joined by Manuela Mosca, Professor of History of Economic Thought at the University of Salento in Italy. The conversation is focused on Professor Mosca's work on the role that concepts of power have played in economics, especially her book, Monopoly Power and Competition: The Italian Marginalist Perspective, which won the 2019 Jospeh J. Spengler Book Prize, awarded by the History of Economics Society. Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Sarvy, Carlos, Jenn, and Scott, are joined by James Ashley Morrison, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics. The conversation is focused on Professor Morrison's forthcoming book on the history of the gold standard. Topics include the roles that J. M. Keynes and Winston Churchill played in Britain's return to the gold standard in 1925, the political-economic significance of the gold standard, the relationship between the disciplines of political economy and IPE (International Political Economy), and Professor Morrison's approach to writing history.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

In this episode, Carlos, Scott, and Jenn are joined by Professor Steven Medema, Research Professor of Economics at Duke University and Associate Director of Duke's Center for the History of Political Economy. Topics include the history and meaning of the Coase Theorem, Professor Medema's recent book, The Economics Book: From Xenophon to Cryptocurrency, 250 Milestones in the History of Economics, and the question of progress in the field of the history of economic thought.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Jennifer, Carlos, Sarvy, and Scott are joined by three early-career scholars to discuss how the pandemic has affected their teaching and research, their conference experiences and their career prospects.  Marina Uzunova is a PhD candidate in philosophy at the Free University of Amsterdam.  David Coker is a PhD candidate in economics at George Mason University.  Dorian Jullien is a professor of economics at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org  

Sarvy, Scott, and new co-host Jennifer Jhun interview Professor Tom Stapleford about his past work on historical epistemology, his more recent work on the engineer and statistician (and co-founder of the National Bureau of Economic Research) Malcolm Rorty, and about his current book project, which considers how to craft government statistics that conform to democratic principles.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Sarvy, Carlos, Gerardo, and Scott discuss several recent additions to the literature in history of economic thought and methodology.  If you are interested in reading the papers discussed in this episode, here they are (unfortunately, some may be behind paywalls): ADDRESSING THE AUDIENCE: PAUL SAMUELSON, RADICAL ECONOMICS, AND TEXTBOOK MAKING, 1967–1973 YANN GIRAUD Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Volume 42, Issue 2 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-history-of-economic-thought/article/abs/addressing-the-audience-paul-samuelson-radical-economics-and-textbook-making-19671973/C160BF7367B5A43F9B1B292A939904E2 A FACTORY AFIELD: CAPITALISM AND EMPIRE IN JOHN LOCKE'S POLITICAL ECONOMY  LUCAS G. PINHEIRO Modern Intellectual History, Published Online October 1, 2020 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-intellectual-history/article/abs/factory-afield-capitalism-and-empire-in-john-lockes-political-economy/FD6B1584129D54BCF6D64ACADD51B696 MICHAEL POLANYI’S NEUTRAL KEYNESIANISM AND THE FIRST ECONOMICS FILM, 1933 TO 1945 GÁBOR ISTVÁN BÍRÓ Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Volume 42, Number 3 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-history-of-economic-thought/article/abs/michael-polanyis-neutral-keynesianism-and-the-first-economics-film-1933-to-1945/3013E469C730D7A95B9E1715D9860E3A JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES, H. G. WELLS, AND A PROBLEMATIC UTOPIA PHILLIP W. MAGNESS AND JAMES R. HARRIGAN History of Political Economy, Volume 52, Issue 2 https://read.dukeupress.edu/hope/article-abstract/52/2/211/151718/John-Maynard-Keynes-H-G-Wells-and-a-Problematic Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org

Carlos, Sarvy, and Gerardo speak with Ryan Walter, Associate Professor at the University of Queensland. Topics include Professor Walter's work on the meaning and significance of classical economics and political economy, the historiography of intellectual history, and his own experience as a podcaster.  Smith and Marx Walk into a Bar is supported by a grant from the History of Economics Society: http://historyofeconomics.org