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Working Papers

2013

1. Systemic Risk in the Financial Industry: “Mimetism” for the Best and for the Worst
   CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO

2012

2. Globalization, Institutions, and the Ethnic Divide: Recent Longitudinal Evidence
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. Moral Hazard and the Mounting of a Crisis: A U.S. Narrative
   CIRANO For discussion..., CIRANO View citations (1)

2005

4. "Free Entry and Exit" from the Market: Simplifying or Substantive Assumption?
   Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article “Free Entry and Exit” from the Market: Simplifying or Substantive Assumption?, Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals (2006) View citations (1) (2006)

2004

5. The Social Cost of Labor
   Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Social Cost of Labor, Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals (2005) View citations (6) (2005)

2003

6. How is Labor Distinct From Broccoli? Some Unique Characteristics of Labor and Their Importance for Economic Analysis and Policy
   Middlebury College Working Paper Series, Middlebury College, Department of Economics View citations (6)

1997

7. The Overburdened Consumer: The Economics of Technological Change in the Service Sector
   Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series, Vassar College Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Dupont de Nemours and the origin of the maxim 'laissez faire, laissez passer'
   International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 2019, 17, (4), 448-458

2017

2. Worldly Philosopher: The Odyssey of Albert O. Hirschman
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2017, 43, (1), 185-187

2016

3. Systemic risk and financial regulations: A theoretical perspective
   Journal of Banking Regulation, 2016, 17, (3), 188-199 View citations (3)

2015

4. Globalization and the Ethnic Divide: Recent Longitudinal Evidence
   Social Science Quarterly, 2015, 96, (5), 1475-1492

2014

5. The Rise of Money Manager Capitalism and Its Implications for Economic Theory and Policy
   Journal of Economic Issues, 2014, 48, (2), 559-566

2013

6. Aristotle, Adam Smith and Karl Marx: On Some Fundamental Issues in 21st Century Political Economy
   Review of Political Economy, 2013, 25, (4), 679-682 View citations (1)

2012

7. Adam Smith: An Enlightened Life. ByNicholas Phillipson. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. 368 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $32.50. ISBN: 978-0-300-16927-0
   Business History Review, 2012, 86, (3), 577-580
8. Kalecki's Principle of Increasing Risk and Keynesian Economics
   Review of Political Economy, 2012, 24, (1), 164-166
9. Neoliberalism and Ethnic Conflict
   Review of Radical Political Economics, 2012, 44, (3), 298-304
10. Taking Economics Seriously
    Review of Political Economy, 2012, 24, (2), 371-374
11. The Dodd-Frank Act: Financial Reform or Business as Usual?
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2012, 46, (2), 549-556 View citations (3)
12. The Hesitant Hand: Taming Self-Interest in the History of Economic Thought. BySteven G. Medema. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2009. xiii + 199 pp. Figures, references, notes, index. Cloth, $35.00. ISBN: 978-0-691-12296-0
    Business History Review, 2012, 86, (1), 187-190

2011

13. After Adam Smith: A Century of Transformation in Politics and Political Economy. ByMurray Milgate and Shannon C. Stimson. Princeton: Princeton University Press. 2009. x + 306 pp. Bibliography, notes, index. Cloth, $35.00. ISBN: 978-0-691-14037-7
    Business History Review, 2011, 85, (4), 854-857
14. Capitalism, Freedom and Democracy Reprised; Or, Why Is the Liberalization of Capital Associated with the Increased Repression of Individuals?
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2011, 45, (2), 277-288 View citations (1)
15. Meltdown Iceland: Lessons on the World Financial Crisis from a Small Bankrupt Island
    Review of Political Economy, 2011, 23, (2), 327-330
16. The 2011 Veblen-Commons Award Recipients: Geoffrey Harcourt and Jan Kregel
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2011, 45, (2), 257-260
17. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
    Review of Political Economy, 2011, 23, (2), 330-332

2009

18. ‘Il est encore plus important de bien faire que de bien dire’ A Translation and Analysis of Dupont de Nemours’ 1788 Letter to Adam Smith
    History of Economics Review, 2009, 49, (1), 67-75

2007

19. Professor Lester and the Neoclassicals: The ‘Marginalist Controversy’ and the Postwar Academic Debate Over Minimum Wage Legislation: 1945-1950
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2007, 41, (3), 809-825 View citations (5)

2006

20. The Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One: How Corporate Executives and Politicians Looted the S&L Industry
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2006, 40, (3), 832-834
21. The Consumer Trap: Big Business Marketing in American Life
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2006, 40, (4), 1162-1164
22. The New Ruthless Economy: Work and Power in the Digital Age
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2006, 40, (1), 235-237
23. “Free Entry and Exit” from the Market: Simplifying or Substantive Assumption?
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2006, 40, (2), 317-323 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper "Free Entry and Exit" from the Market: Simplifying or Substantive Assumption?, Middlebury College Working Paper Series (2005) (2005)

2005

24. Neoliberalism and Empire: How Are They Related?
    Review of Radical Political Economics, 2005, 37, (3), 281-287 View citations (1)
25. R.E. Backhouse, The Ordinary Business of Life: A History of Economics from the Ancient World to the Twenty-first Century, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ (2002) 328+ix pp., $ 55.00
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2005, 57, (1), 133-135
26. The Social Cost of Labor
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2005, 39, (2), 439-445 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Social Cost of Labor, Middlebury College Working Paper Series (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

2004

27. Shifting Risk: The Divorce of Risk from Reward in American Capitalism
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2004, 38, (2), 405-412 View citations (4)

2003

28. Are economists amoral? Contemporary economic thought and the distinction between values and prices
    Forum for Social Economics, 2003, 32, (2), 13-22 View citations (2)
    Also in Forum for Social Economics, 2003, 32, (2), 13-22 (2003) View citations (2)
29. Economic Sentiments: Adam Smith, Condorcet, and the Enlightenment. ByEmma Rothschild. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2001. x + 358 pp. Cloth, $50.00; paper, $18.95. ISBN: cloth 0-674-00489-2; paper 0-674-00837-5
    Business History Review, 2003, 77, (1), 110-112
30. Philip Arestis and Malcolm Sawyer, eds., A Biographical Dictionary of Dissenting Economists, 2nd edition (Northampton, MA.: Edward Elgar, 2000), pp. xiv, 722, $225. ISBN 1-85898-560-9
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2003, 25, (3), 365-367
31. Technical Change, Competition, and the Poor
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2003, 37, (2), 479-485 View citations (1)

2002

32. An Introduction to “Anarchism, Socialism and Social Reform” by John Bates Clark
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2002, 24, (4), 443-449
33. The Case of the Minimum Wage: Competing Policy Models
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2002, 36, (4), 1123-1125
34. The Political Economy of Hope and Fear: Capitalism and the Black Condition in America
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2002, 36, (3), 833-836
35. What Is Wrong with Wage Subsidies?
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2002, 36, (2), 357-364

2001

36. Adam Smith Across Nations: Translations and Receptions of The Wealth of Nations. Edited by Cheng-chung Lai. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. Pp. xxxiii, 403. $99.99
    The Journal of Economic History, 2001, 61, (3), 872-874
37. The Economic Contributions of Robert A. Mundell
    Review of Political Economy, 2001, 13, (1), 41-58
38. Work, Leisure, and the Labor Supply Curve: A Reply to David Spencer
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2001, 35, (4), 1001-1007 View citations (1)

2000

39. John Bates Clark's Defense of Mandatory Arbitration and Minimum Wage Legislation
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 2000, 22, (2), 251-263 View citations (4)
40. Reassessing the Labor Supply Curve
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2000, 34, (3), 679-692 View citations (10)
41. Some flaws in the doctrine of classical liberalism: Reviewing Charles Murray’sWhat it means to be a libertarian: A personal interpretation
    Forum for Social Economics, 2000, 30, (1), 17-29
    Also in Forum for Social Economics, 2000, 30, (1), 17-29 (2000)
42. What Is Wrong with Education Vouchers?
    Journal of Economic Issues, 2000, 34, (2), 509-515 View citations (1)

1999

43. Developing the Principles of a Managed Trade System
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1999, 33, (2), 411-417
44. Retrospectives: American Economists in the Progressive Era on the Minimum Wage
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1999, 13, (2), 221-230 View citations (4)
45. The Economics and Ethics of Minimum Wage Legislation
    Review of Social Economy, 1999, 57, (4), 466-487 View citations (8)

1998

46. American Economists and Minimum Wage Legislation During the Progressive Era: 1912–1923
    Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 1998, 20, (2), 161-175 View citations (8)
47. Book Reviews
    Review of Social Economy, 1998, 56, (2), 234-236
48. Corporate Strategy and the American Standard of Living: reviewing David Gordon's Fat and Mean
    Review of Political Economy, 1998, 10, (1), 89-96
49. In Defense of a Tax on Foreign Exchange
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1998, 32, (2), 325-331
50. The Tobin Tax: Coping with Financial Volatility
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1998, 32, (3), 881-884

1997

51. John Kenneth Galbraith
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1997, 31, (4), 1063-1066
52. The Minimum Wage Revisited
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1997, 31, (1), 265-267

1996

53. Book reviews
    Forum for Social Economics, 1996, 25, (2), 45-57
54. In Defense of the Minimum Wage
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1996, 30, (2), 391-397 View citations (8)
55. The Origins of the a Priori Method in Classical Political Economy: A Reinterpretation
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1996, 30, (4), 1105-1125 View citations (4)

1995

56. Reassessing Comparative Advantage: The Impact of Capital Flows on the Argument for Laissez-Faire
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1995, 29, (2), 427-433
57. Tyranny of kindness: Dismantling the welfare system to end poverty in America Theresa Funiciello
    Forum for Social Economics, 1995, 25, (1), 71-75

1993

58. A Critique of Keynesian Economics. Edited by Walter Allan. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1993. Pp. xvii, 224. $69.95
    The Journal of Economic History, 1993, 53, (4), 972-973
59. Golden Fetters: The Gold Standard and the Great Depression, 1919–1939
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1993, 27, (4), 1323-1326

1992

60. Economics and Merger Mania: A Critique of Efficient Markets Theory
    Journal of Economic Issues, 1992, 26, (2), 635-643 View citations (2)

1991

61. The Ethics of Growth in Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations
    History of Political Economy, 1991, 23, (2), 337-351 View citations (2)

1990

62. Book Review: The Just Economy
    Review of Radical Political Economics, 1990, 22, (2-3), 288-291

Books

2008

1. How Markets Work
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (3)

Edited books

2007

1. Thorstein Veblen and the Revival of Free Market Capitalism
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

Chapters

2013

1. Insights from Thorstein Veblen
   Chapter 3 in The Economic Crisis in Retrospect, 2013, pp 43-77

2011

2. After the Crash of 2008: Financial Reform in an Age of Plutocracy
   Chapter 9 in The Global Financial Crisis, 2011
3. The Financial Crash of 2008: An Illustrative Instance of the Separation of Risk from Reward in American Capitalism
   Palgrave Macmillan
4. The Instability of Financial Markets: A Critique of Efficient Markets Theory
   Chapter 5 in Heterodox Analysis of Financial Crisis and Reform, 2011 View citations (1)

2010

5. Bankers Gone Wild: The Crash of 2008
   Chapter 11 in Macroeconomic Theory and its Failings, 2010 View citations (2)
6. Monsignor John Ryan on the ethics and economics of minimum wage legislation
   A chapter in A Research Annual, 2010, pp 39-70

2007

7. Thorstein Veblen on the Origins and Meaning of Private Property
   Chapter 2 in Thorstein Veblen and the Revival of Free Market Capitalism, 2007 View citations (1)

2004

8. Considerations on Allan H. Meltzer's History of the Federal Reserve
   Chapter 13 in Central Banking in the Modern World, 2004, pp 244-261