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Another Adam Smith problem: Arthur Cole’s puzzle
What is “Arthur Cole’s puzzle”? This enigma refers to an obscure but curious Adam Smith problem identified by Arthur H. Cole (pictured here), an economic historian at Harvard and the head librarian of the Harvard Business School back in the … Continue reading
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Das Problem des Reichtums: What does Adam Smith mean by *wealth* in The Wealth of Nations?
Below is an excerpt from Chapter 1 of my forthcoming survey of Adam Smith problems with Salim Rashid: “’Wealth’, in the words of Robert L. Heilbroner, ‘is a fundamental concept in economics—indeed, perhaps the conceptual starting point for the discipline.’ … Continue reading
Abstract of *Adam Smith Problems*
My colleague and friend Salim Rashid and I have been working on a new book-length manuscript tentatively titled Adam Smith Problems. (Here is our first draft.) In summary, we survey a wide variety of open problems and unsolved mysteries regarding … Continue reading
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Update Re: *Adam Smith in the Salons of Paris*
Alain and I expanded on the introduction to our work-in-progress, “The Philosopher’s Muses: Adam Smith in the Salons of Paris“, by adding the following passages (footnotes omitted): “Adam Smith resided in the Faubourg Saint-Germain in Paris for several months in … Continue reading
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Update Re: My Plea to Adam Smith Scholars
The best and most conplete website on all things Adam Smith — Adam Smith Works or ASW for short — has just published my “Plea to Adam Smith Scholars“! (Previously, ASW published my synopsis on “Adam Smith’s Lost Loves.”)
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Manuscript status update
I mentioned in a previous post (see here) that I was hoping to complete by 8 August the first draft of a book-length manuscript that I have been working on for some time. The good news is that I am … Continue reading
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Update Re: *Adam Smith’s Blind Spot*
Shout to the editors of The Journal of Public Finance and Public Choice for selecting my forthcoming academic article “Adam Smith’s Blind Spot” as part of the Editors’ Choice collection for the journal. The collection consists of six research papers … Continue reading
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Twitter Tuesday: John Locke’s pancake recipe
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