In this paper, I examine the strategies by which Elinor Ostrom carved out a successful career as a woman in the social sciences with a particular emphasis on her engagement with the discipline of economics. The methodology is guided by Ostrom’s work with small-N case studies. Layers of...

This volume of Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology offers a unique insight into early American economic theory. The notes reproduced in this volume were taken by a student, Maurice Beck Hexter, in Economics 11-12, "Economic Theory," given by Frank William Taussig at...

We extend the long literary tradition of Western analyses of Russian economic thought on Keynes. First, we update the story through transition and into the current period. Second, we survey representative contemporary literature on Keynes, identifying four manifestations: that by historians of...

FRONT COVER -- ECONOMIC THEORY BY TAUSSIG, YOUNG, AND CARVER AT HARVARD -- COPYRIGHT PAGE -- CONTENTS -- PART I: CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN FRANK H. KNIGHT, WALTER B. SMITH, AND F. TAYLOR OSTRANDER, 1933-1937 -- PART II: MAURICE BECK HEXTER'S NOTES FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY, 1921-1922 -- INTRODUCTION...

The collection includes both refereed articles and review essays. The articles highlight research on the role of western economic advisors in China before the Communist Revolution (Paul Trescott), John Ryan on minimum wage legislation, a symposium on Clement Juglar, and a comparison of recent...

The collection includes both refereed articles and review essays. The articles highlight research on the role of western economic advisors in China before the Communist Revolution (Paul Trescott), John Ryan on minimum wage legislation, a symposium on Clement Juglar, and a comparison of recent...