Guide to the Web for Economics
CHAPTER 6
History of Economic Thought
To properly understand modern economics one must
first understand the foundation provided by early economists. This
chapter provides a collection of Web resources for the study of the
history of economics. Included are sites about the major schools of
economic thought and individual economists that have been
particularly influential. The URLs for the history of economic
thought in this chapter are organized as follows:
History of Thought Resources
- Archive
for the History of Economic Thought
- Great
Economists and their Times
- Type: publication/list
Level: basic Length: short Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Links to documents to trace the development of the major
schools of economic thought, including the works of Smith,
Ricardo, Malthus, Mill, Marx, Walras, Marshall, Veblen, Keynes,
and Fisher.
- http://www.frbsf.org/econedu/unfrmd.great/greattimes.html
- Historical
Economics Books Free On-Line
- Type: publication/list
Level: basic Length: short Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Page contains a list of links to the full text of books and
works relating to the history of economic thought, including
works by Smith, Malthus, Ricardo, Mill, Marx, and more.
- http://www.coba.drexel.edu/economics/bux.html
- History of
Economics Society
- Type: list Level: basic Length: short Links: yes Graphics: yes
- Page links to information about the Society, publications,
abstracts, conferences, and many other resources for teaching
or learning more about the history of economic thought.
- http://cs.muohio.edu/~HisEcSoc/
- History of
Economics Internet References
- Type: list Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: no
- Site is a long list of links to information about the
history of political economy, including pages on Marxism,
Neoclassical economics, Keynesianism, and more.
- http://cfec.vub.ac.be/cfec/hope.htm
- Journal
of the History of Economic Thought
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: intermediate Links: yes Graphics: yes
- Home page for the Journal of the History of Economic
Thought, with links to the table of contents of past issues
and to other resources from the History of Economics Society.
- http://www.eh.net/~HisEcSoc/Publications/jhet.shtml
- History
of Economic Thought Newsletter
- Type: publication/list
Level: basic Length: short Links: yes Graphics: no
- Links to information about the newsletter, and the table of
contents for current and past issues.
- http://www.ecn.bris.ac.uk/het1/index.htm
- Fun
Quiz on History of Thought
Adam Smith
- Meet
Adam Smith
- Type: writing Level: basic Length: short Links: yes Graphics: yes
- Site includes a brief history of Adam Smith and his
beliefs. Page also links to quotes from Smith and resources
available from the Adam Smith Institute.
- http://www.adamsmithinstitute.com/who-was-adam.htm
- Adam
Smith: The Wealth of Nations
- Quotes
from Adam Smith
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes
- Page from the Adam Smith Institute containing a large
number of quotes by Smith from the Wealth of Nations and other
writings. The quotes convey Smith's views on economic growth,
the invisible hand, the division of labor, government,
taxation, privatization, competition, trade, and more.
- http://www.adamsmith.org.uk/policy/wisdom.htm
- Adam
Smith Writings and Quotes
- Adam
Smith Interview
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Site contains text from a 1994 interview with (Professor
Edwin G. West speaking for) Adam Smith. West answers questions
about modern-day events and economics using concepts and quotes
from Adam Smith's writings.
- http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/pubs/region/int946.html
- Synopsis
of Adam Smith
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: short Links: yes Graphics: yes
- Site contains general information about Adam Smith and his
writings. Adapted from a 1986 publication about great
economists before Keynes.
- http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/walras/bios/smith.html
- Adam
Smith and the Division of Labor
- Adam
Smith Page
- Type: list Level: basic Length: short Links: yes Graphics: yes
- Site from the University of Texas at Dallas containing
links to information promoting the study of the moral,
political, and economic ideas of Adam Smith. Includes a wealth
of information about Smith with a long bibliography of related
articles and books.
- http://www.utdallas.edu/~harpham/adam.htm
Notable and Quotable
Economists
Keynesian School of
Thought
Nobel Prize-winning
Economists
- Nobel
Prize in Economic Sciences
- Type: writing Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Page contains a complete list of Nobel Laureates in
Economics (since 1969) with a brief description of the research
that resulted in their selection. Clicking on "more" links to a
photo and autobiography of the laureate, along with the
official press release from The Royal Swedish Academy of
Sciences.
- http://www.nobel.se/cgi-bin/uncgi/laureate-search?economy=on&silent=on
- Overview
of the Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
- Type: writing Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Page includes a detailed classification of prizes awarded
by economic area, a discussion of the difficulties in choosing
laureates in economics, and more.
- http://www.nobel.se/prize/lindbeck/index.html
- Nobel
Prize Internet Archive
- Type: writing Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Page lists the Nobel Laureates in Economics with a brief
description of the reason for their selection. Clicking on the
name of the laureate links to background information about them
and their publications, related Internet links, and more.
- http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/economics.html
- Milton
Friedman Interview
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Site from the FRB of Minneapolis contains a 1992 interview
with 1976 Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman, giving his views on
various topics. Page also links to other interviews,
publications by the Minneapolis Fed, and more.
- http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/pubs/region/int926.html
- George
Stigler Interview
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Site from the FRB of Minneapolis containing a 1989
interview with 1982 Nobel Laureate George Stigler, in which he
comments on the Federal Reserve's level of independence, the
role of research in the development of economic thought, and
other matters.
- http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/pubs/region/int895.html
- Kenneth
Arrow Interview
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Site from the FRB of Minneapolis containing a 1995
interview with 1972 Nobel Laureate Kenneth Arrow, in which he
discusses health care, the efficacy of markets, rational
expectations, and more.
- http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/pubs/region/int9512.html
- James
Buchanan Interview
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Site from the FRB of Minneapolis containing a 1995
interview with 1986 Nobel Laureate James Buchanan, in which he
traces the development of Public Choice Theory.
- http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/pubs/region/int959.html
- James
Tobin Interview and Keynesian Model of Money Demand
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: short Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Site from the FRB of Minneapolis containing a 1996
interview with 1981 Nobel Laureate James Tobin, in which he
discusses the Federal Reserve, Keynesian economics, and more.
- http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/pubs/region/96-12/tobin.html
- Robert
E. Lucas, Jr. Interview
- Type: publication Level: basic Length: long Links: yes Graphics: yes Other: search
- Site from the FRB of Minneapolis containing a 1993
interview with 1995 Nobel Laureate Robert Lucas, in which he
discusses the New Classical battle against Keynesian ideas, and
more.
- http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/pubs/region/int936.html
Research on
Economic Thought