Erwin Dekker

Thanks will get it fixed. I think this works:

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My review of Verena Halsmeyer's unique book-length history of the Solow growth-model is online. It is a great look at modelling in economics, the particular MIT-style of modeling, as well as a great case-study of how academic and policy prestige come about.

My review of Verena Halsmeyer's unique book-length history of the Solow growth-model is online. It is a great look at modelling in economics, the particular MIT-style of modeling, as well as a great case-study of how academic and policy prestige come about.

Stimulating thoughts!
I hope you will reflect on the negotiation of the idea of a common good in this line of research.

imo there is an acknowledgment that while national common/public goods are unlikely. Human life itself is full of smaller collective goods, including a subset of market goods

On Polycentrism and the New Classical Liberalism. Neoliberalism is dead; Long live Neoliberalism!, pt 1. Fairly or not, neo-liberalism (and its cousin new public management) ended up being associated with monopolistic privatization, the Financial Crisis and the Great Recession, Austerity, and Pinochet.

On Polycentrism and the New Classical Liberalism. Neoliberalism is dead; Long live Neoliberalism!, pt 1.
open.substack.com/pub/digressi...
with a shout out to @mattzwolinski.bsky.social @vladtarko.bsky.social, @drnickcowen.bsky.social

Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation

Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...

So just so I have this straight. The EU has agreed to be bound by tariffs that Trump has neither legal nor constitutional authority to impose. It has agreed to buy an impossible amount of energy from the US, more than it currently imports from all sources. The EU cannot actually buy the energy. 1/2

Neon Liberalism #36: Strange Bedfellows In recent years, a number of prominent right-wingers have moved left dramatically. In particular, a surprising number of libertarians have abandoned their "fusionist" association with the Republican P...

Neon Liberalism #36: In recent years, a number of prominent right-wingers have moved left dramatically. A surprising number of libertarians have abandoned their "fusionist" association with the Republican Party, and become more closely affiliated with the progressive movement. How did this happen?

"The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer." —Zadie Smith

New perspectives on Judith Shklar - Contemporary Political Theory Contemporary Political Theory -

Just published! A collection of short reflections on Judith Shklar's political theory from @samuel-bagg.bsky.social, David Enoch, @shalmarr.bsky.social, and @samuelmoyn.bsky.social, with an introduction from me.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

The Economy and Society Early Career Paper Prize 2026 is now live.
£1000 prize.
Submission deadline: 15/12/25
Details here and in the News and CfP section of our website
files.taylorandfrancis.com/economy-and-...

Tweet from July 18 Wall Street Journal account with picture of protesters and law enforcement both wearing masks. Text: “From @WSJopinion: Americans have every right to protest their government, but not to do so anonymously while terrorizing others and flouting the law, write @ishapiro and @Jesse_Leg”

The WSJ opinion section ran a piece arguing for bans on masking by protesters. I am fascinated by the paper’s choice of photo and text in promoting the piece. /1

Not the most humble post, but I am very happy to have reached the milestone of 1,000 citations on Google Scholar, with the help of many co-authors, most importantly @pavelkuchar.bsky.social, also Blaz Remic, Carolina Dalla Chiesa, @juliengradoz.bsky.social, Valeria Morea, and so many others.

(PDF) Book review of Slobodian's Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right PDF | The new book by Quinn Slobodian continues his impressive research program of uncovering the intellectual roots of political and ideological... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

I reviewed Quinn Slobodian's new book Hayek's Bastards. The review is forthcoming in the European Journal for the History of Economic Thought, sharing a preprint here.

The book gives us lots to chew on, but the Bastards from the title remains ambiguous, and that matters a lot for the argument.

(PDF) Book review of Slobodian's Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right PDF | The new book by Quinn Slobodian continues his impressive research program of uncovering the intellectual roots of political and ideological... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

I reviewed Quinn Slobodian's new book Hayek's Bastards. The review is forthcoming in the European Journal for the History of Economic Thought, sharing a preprint here.

The book gives us lots to chew on, but the Bastards from the title remains ambiguous, and that matters a lot for the argument.

“The more determined governments are to control immigration, the more they will have to abandon due process and act as if the corruption of the rule of law were justified. Or turn a blind eye to the misuse of power by its agents.”
- Chandran Kukathas

J'ai l'immense plaisir d'annoncer que je rejoins l’Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3 comme maître de conférences à la rentrée !

Hâte de débuter cette nouvelle étape et de découvrir un nouvel environnement académique.

Merci à toutes celles et ceux qui m’ont soutenu dans ce parcours 🎉

California has a date with Trump in court The Constitution limits his power to push states around

If missed, from me: at some point Trump is likely to try his "choke off federal funding until they surrender" racket on one or more of the fifty state governments. Here's what might happen then

Instead we get another story of blame with the neoliberal right, who in fact helped support various supranational institutions to foster free trade (something for which Slobodian took them to task).

I love the book, but the final chapter on which a claim like this is based could have really benefitted from a more critical internal look at the left. What about Keynesianism, the belief in development planning, the anti-trade stance of the Soviet Union (outright imperialist), or Western unions?

"Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has confirmed it is flying Predator drones above the Los Angeles protests, and specifically in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a CBP statement sent to 404 Media."
-@josephcox.bsky.social
www.404media.co/cbp-confirms...

Episode #25: Mark Pennington Talks about Foucault and Liberal Political Economy Where Power, Resistance, and Freedom Meet

Great podcast with Fabio Rojas interviewing the great Mark Pennington of King's on his forthcoming book which builds bridges between liberal political economy and Foucault.

They discuss the overlaps between post-modern liberals (like Hayek, Ostrom) and Foucault's conception of power and freedom.

Episode #25: Mark Pennington Talks about Foucault and Liberal Political Economy Where Power, Resistance, and Freedom Meet

Great podcast with Fabio Rojas interviewing the great Mark Pennington of King's on his forthcoming book which builds bridges between liberal political economy and Foucault.

They discuss the overlaps between post-modern liberals (like Hayek, Ostrom) and Foucault's conception of power and freedom.

A HISTORIC MILESTONE: For the first time, solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear, making it the world’s 4th largest power source.

In just 5 years, solar output nearly tripled—from 79 TWh (Apr 2020) to 233 TWh (Apr 2025). The energy transition is speeding up.

@ember-energy.org

Economists, Economic Knowledge, and Central Banks Aurélien Goutsmedt UCLouvain, ISPOLE; ICHEC Brussels Francesco Sergi Université Paris Est Créteil, LIPHA Juan Acosta Universidad del Valle Abstract What do economists do in central banks? Why do central banks hire economists? This book investigates the evolving role of economists and economic knowledge within central banks, arguing that their current centrality is neither self-evident nor historically inevitable. While the presence and influence of economists in central banks today may seem natural, this book shows that it is the result of a complex, gradual, and uneven historical process shaped by institutional structures, disciplinary transformations, and shifting relationships between science and policy. Drawing on a rich but dispersed body of literature, the book traces how economists progressively gained authority through the establishment of statistics departments, the adoption of macroeconometric models, and the emergence of a shared cognitive infrastructure between academia and central banks. Rather than focusing on individuals or doctrines, it examines general trends and institutional shifts across a series of national case studies to show how central banks function as boundary organizations, at the intersection of policy and science

What do economists do in central banks? How did they come to play such a central role?

We're excited to share the first draft of a Cambridge University Press Elements book project on how economists became key figures in central banking over the twentieth century.

▶️ osf.io/preprints/so...

Open‐Ended Technological Evolution: The Co‐Evolution of Invention and Cognitive Technologies Open-ended technological evolution is the result of the co-evolution of invention and cognitive technologies that enhances our cognitive capabilities and generates a feedback loop of ever-expanding t....

New paper out in Topics in Cognitive Science! "Open-Ended Technological Evolution: The Co-Evolution of Invention and Cognitive Technologies" 🧵
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

On MacIntyre's Anti-Liberalism Traditions, when vital, embody continuities of conflict.—Alasdair MacIntyre, After Virtue

Rip MacIntyre. This post is my most serious engagement with his thought.
open.substack.com/pub/digressi...

Director Tomasz Agencki on Carl Menger and the Making of "Notes on the Margin" On this episode, Erwin Dekker chats with Director Tomasz Agencki on the making of "

My podcast interview with Tomasz Agencki on his amazing biopic of Carl Menger, the economist, is now online.

We talk about Menger's early life, his character and how to bring intellectual history to life on a screen. Check it out!

Director Tomasz Agencki on Carl Menger and the Making of "Notes on the Margin" On this episode, Erwin Dekker chats with Director Tomasz Agencki on the making of "

My podcast interview with Tomasz Agencki on his amazing biopic of Carl Menger, the economist, is now online.

We talk about Menger's early life, his character and how to bring intellectual history to life on a screen. Check it out!

This really *is* Liberation Day: The U.S. Court of International Trade this afternoon struck down Trump’s mass tariffs as unlawful. It’s a fantastic win for the rule of law, human freedom, and prosperity, and a deserved rebuke for arbitrary one-man rule over our livelihoods. /1