Paul Lewis
@paullewis.bsky.social
History of economic thought; social ontology; philosophy and methodology of economics; political economy of vocational education and training. Professor of Political Economy at King’s College London.
A seminal work on ontology and economics: Tony Lawson’s Economics and Reality. www.routledge.com/Economics-an...
February 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A seminal work on ontology and economics: Tony Lawson’s Economics and Reality. www.routledge.com/Economics-an...
Such a lovely piece about valuing a really good local restaurant by @msrachelcooke.bsky.social (in last week’s Observer). She writes warmly about Trullo. I feel the same about the wonderful Les 2Garcons in Crouch End.
February 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Such a lovely piece about valuing a really good local restaurant by @msrachelcooke.bsky.social (in last week’s Observer). She writes warmly about Trullo. I feel the same about the wonderful Les 2Garcons in Crouch End.
This is a fine, insightful book on those political aspects of the Ostroms’ work that receive less attention than they deserve. Highly recommended.
January 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This is a fine, insightful book on those political aspects of the Ostroms’ work that receive less attention than they deserve. Highly recommended.
Intriguing paper by the great Elinor Ostrom. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Intriguing paper by the great Elinor Ostrom. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Fascinating, thought-provoking article on the need for a new moral political economy by Margaret Levi. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...
January 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Fascinating, thought-provoking article on the need for a new moral political economy by Margaret Levi. academic.oup.com/oxrep/articl...
Good book; fine cover.
January 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Good book; fine cover.
A comprehensive analysis of Amartya Sen’s fascinating notion of ’commitment’.
January 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
A comprehensive analysis of Amartya Sen’s fascinating notion of ’commitment’.
Some reading for today.
December 17, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Some reading for today.
A beautifully written, finely observed novella. A delight to read.
December 14, 2024 at 5:00 PM
A beautifully written, finely observed novella. A delight to read.
Make your day better by reading this superb paper by Ryan Hanley. It’s on a fascinating topic, is based on a careful and convincing argument, and is full of insight. Highly recommended. ’PRACTICING PPE: THE CASE OF ADAM SMITH’
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December 11, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Make your day better by reading this superb paper by Ryan Hanley. It’s on a fascinating topic, is based on a careful and convincing argument, and is full of insight. Highly recommended. ’PRACTICING PPE: THE CASE OF ADAM SMITH’
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Economist on cronyism, rent-seeking, and the work of Anne O. Krueger. Well worth reading. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
December 8, 2024 at 6:56 PM
The Economist on cronyism, rent-seeking, and the work of Anne O. Krueger. Well worth reading. www.economist.com/finance-and-...
Recently published paper on the constitutional political economy of James Buchanan and Vincent Ostrom, co-authored with @johnmeadowcroft.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 7, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Recently published paper on the constitutional political economy of James Buchanan and Vincent Ostrom, co-authored with @johnmeadowcroft.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Coming up this morning: the final lecture of this term's Studying Economics module, designed to introduce students to complexity economics. The main focus will be on Thomas Schelling's fascinating model of segregation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
December 3, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Coming up this morning: the final lecture of this term's Studying Economics module, designed to introduce students to complexity economics. The main focus will be on Thomas Schelling's fascinating model of segregation. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Interesting-looking new article: ‘Being good and doing good in behavioural policy-making’. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
December 1, 2024 at 9:55 AM
Interesting-looking new article: ‘Being good and doing good in behavioural policy-making’. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Recent book by recent former KCL PhD student and fine scholar Matias Petersen: www.routledge.com/Political-Ec...
November 30, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Recent book by recent former KCL PhD student and fine scholar Matias Petersen: www.routledge.com/Political-Ec...
Really interesting paper by Tony Lawson on the nature/definition of the discipline of economics. www.persee.fr/doc/ecoap_00...
November 29, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Really interesting paper by Tony Lawson on the nature/definition of the discipline of economics. www.persee.fr/doc/ecoap_00...
Good morning from north London.
November 29, 2024 at 7:26 AM
Good morning from north London.
Here’s a little piece I did on the nature and significance of Hayek’s work on theoretical psychology: lawliberty.org/classic/haye...
November 29, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Here’s a little piece I did on the nature and significance of Hayek’s work on theoretical psychology: lawliberty.org/classic/haye...
Thought-provoking article, which seeks to reorient the normative side of behavioural economics, by my KCL colleague Shaun Hargreaves Heap. academic.oup.com/cje/article-...
November 29, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Thought-provoking article, which seeks to reorient the normative side of behavioural economics, by my KCL colleague Shaun Hargreaves Heap. academic.oup.com/cje/article-...
*New publication alert* My paper, co-authored with Shaun Hargreaves Haep, on the relevance of Walter Lippmann’s ideas for understanding the contemporary productivity slowdown and the rise of populism, is out in the Journal of Institutional Economics. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 23, 2024 at 3:33 PM
*New publication alert* My paper, co-authored with Shaun Hargreaves Haep, on the relevance of Walter Lippmann’s ideas for understanding the contemporary productivity slowdown and the rise of populism, is out in the Journal of Institutional Economics. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Interesting-looking paper.
November 23, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Interesting-looking paper.
I’ve been re-reading this fine book recently, in preparation for a lecture on welfare economics for my undergraduates. It’s full of insight.
November 23, 2024 at 12:51 PM
I’ve been re-reading this fine book recently, in preparation for a lecture on welfare economics for my undergraduates. It’s full of insight.
New paper on rationality by Gerd Gigerernzer. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 23, 2024 at 7:54 AM
New paper on rationality by Gerd Gigerernzer. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...