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.

SPRING 2026 Schedule

January 22nd—Randall Holcombe (Department of Economics, Florida State University) on "The Seen and Unseen in the History of Economics: Economists See What Their Models Show Them.”

January 29th—Catherine Herfeld (Philosophy and History of Economics, Institute of Philosophy at Leibniz University Hannover) on TBD.

February 5th—Scott Beaulier (College of Business, University of Wyoming) on TBD. 

February 12th—Bruce Caldwell (Center for the History of Political Economy, Duke University) on TBD.

February 19th—Vincent Carret (Department of Economics and Legal Studies, Seton Hall University) on TBD.

March 5th—Frederica Carugati (History and Political Economy, King’s College London) on "Popular Government in Theory and Practice" co-authored with Steven Klein.

March 19th—Abby Hall (Economics, University of Tampa) on  “A Public Choice Analysis of Just War Theory” co-authored with Chris Coyne.

March 26th—Kadri Vihvelin (Philosophy, The USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences) on TBD.

April 2nd—Ahmet Kuru (Political Science, San Diego State University) on "Islam and Classical Liberalism: A Comparative Historical Analysis”

April 9th—Art Carden (Economics Finance and Quantitative Analysis, Samford University) on TBD.

April 23rd—David Lucas (Costello College of Business, George Mason University) on TBD.

April 30th—Caleb Fuller (Department of Economics, Grove City College) on TBD.