Workshop in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics
The Workshop in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (or PPE Workshop) was established in 1999 to encourage and explore the latest research by scholars from across the social sciences and humanities. For over 20 years, the PPE Workshop has been a vehicle for scholars and graduate students to discuss and receive feedback on research.
The workshop is held on Thursdays from 2:00–3:30pm.
fall 2026 Schedule
August 27th—Christopher Coyne (Department of Economics, George Mason University) and Abigail Hall (Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa) on Austrian Economics: An Introduction.
September 3rd—Carlo Ludovico Cordasco (Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester) on “Don’t Let the Deed Acquit the Deed: Moral Residue and Acting Without Closure.”
September 10th—Tyler Brough (Jon M. Huntsman School of Business, Utah State University) on “Bayesians in the Catallaxy: From Mises and Hayek to de Finetti.”
September 17th—Erwin Dekker (Economics and Culture, Mercatus Center) on “Chicago’s Egalitarian Theory of Crime.”
September 24th—Fabio Rojas (Department of Sociology, Indiana University Bloomington) on TBD.
October 1st—John Nye (Department of Economics, George Mason University) on Modern Economic History: The Rise of an Academic Discipline.
October 8th—Joseph Salerno (Mises Institute) on Murray N. Rothbard: The Making of an Austrian Economist co-authored with Patrick Newman.
October 15th—Alexander Morales (Program for Communication of Science and Technology, Vanderbilt University) on TBD.
October 22nd—Maria Pia Paganelli (Department of Economics, Trinity University) on “Not by Bread Alone: The Success of the Poor Man’s Son and the Failure of Utility and Splenetic Philosophy."
November 5th—Patrick Newman (Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa) on Cronyism: Rise of the Corporatist State, 1849–1929.
November 12th—Kadri Vihvelin (School of Philosophy, University of Southern California) on “Honor Among Thieves: Responsibility without Blame.”
November 19th—Stephen Davies (John Locke Institute) on The Great Realignment.
December 3rd—Joseph Warren (Political Science, University of Alaska Anchorage) on “Regime Complexity and Incentives to Compromise in Venue Selection.”