Dear all,

The HPPE seminar (Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Economics) at LSE's Economic History Department has now published its programme for Lent Term 2015 (see below). 

The bi-weekly seminar takes place on Wednesdays from 1-2.30pm in room CLM.2.04. For updates to the programme please visit: http://www.lse.ac.uk/economicHistory/seminars/HPPE/home.aspx. The convenors of HPPE are Maxine Montaigne ([log in to unmask]) and Tobias Vogelgsang ([log in to unmask]).

About HPPE: 
HPPE - Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Economics: The seminar runs since 2012 and is organised by PhD students at the Economic History Department. It brings together scholars from different disciplines to discuss the evolution of economic thinking and embraces topics from Ancient Greece to contemporary Africa.

The seminar inquires how the theory and practice of economics changes with the historical and philosophical context. The seminar aims to provide scholars at any stage of their career with an opportunity to discuss their work with a critical audience. For further information, please contact the convenors.

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21 January 2015
• Maxime Désmarais-Tremblay
• On the definition of public goods. Assessing Richard A. Musgrave’s contribution

4 February 2015
• Olivia Muñoz Rojas
• From Rebuilding to Branding: the role of politico-economic ideology in modern city-making

18 February 2015
• Tim Hochstrasser
• Lost or found in translation? How political economy travels in the Enlightenment.

4 March 2015
• Jim Thomas
• Ronald Coase and the London School of Economics 1920s-1940s

18 March 2015
• Martin Giraudeau
• If a business plan is good then it is a good project! Georges F. Doriot and the administration of venture capital (1946-1973)                         

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