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 2024 Schedule

January 18th—Matthew Mitchell (Economics, The Fraser Institute) on The Road to Freedom: Estonia’s Rise from Soviet Vassal State to One of the Freest Nations on Earth.

January 25th—Jean-Paul Carvalho (Economics, University of Oxford) on “The Economics of Cultural Control and Resistance.”

February 1st—Adam Martin (Agriculture and Applied Economics, Texas Tech University) on “Knight and Kirzner on the Epistemics of Entrepreneurship.”

February 8th—Steven Durlauf (Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago) on “Measuring Intergenerational Mobility” in collaboration with The Center for The Study of Public Choice.

February 15th—Francesca Trivellato (Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study) on “Renaissance Florence and the Origins of Capitalism: A Business History Perspective.”

February 22nd—Marianna Yarovskaya (Producer and Director, Mayfilms) on “Women of the Gulag.”

February 29th—Audrey Redford (Economics and Business, Hampden-Sydney College) on “Interstate Cannabis Legalization: It's a Trap!”

March 14th—Timur Kuran (Economics and Political Science, Duke University) on Freedoms Delayed: Political Legacies of Islamic Law in the Middle East.

March 21st—Nils Karlson (Economics and Political Science, Hoover Institution) on “Reviving Classical Liberalism against Populism.”

March 28th—Rafaël Lazega (Economics, Duke University - HOPE Center) on “Remember the Old Man: How Coase summoned Knight against the “New Chicago School.””

April 4th—Eric Schliesser (Political Theory, University of Amsterdam) on “TBA.”

April 11th—Jeffery McMullen (Management and Entrepreneurship, Indiana University) on “Entrepreneurial Emancipation as Practice-driven Institutionalism: Insights from The Shawshank Redemption on the Limits of Entrepreneurial Empowerment.”

April 18th—Barry Ickes (Economics, Pennsylvania State University) on “TBA.”

April 25th—Amar Bhide (International Business, Tufts University) on “TBA.”

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