Alex M. Thomas
@alexmthomas.bsky.social
History of economic thought || Associate Professor of Economics @ Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, 🇮🇳 || Macroeconomics (CUP, 2021) || Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET)
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The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
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CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
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CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
My macro book is in its 4th reprint!🌻
Thanks to all my students & colleagues, both near & far. Especially to those who teach using it and to those who recommended it in various uni syllabi, in India & abroad.
Thanks to all my students & colleagues, both near & far. Especially to those who teach using it and to those who recommended it in various uni syllabi, in India & abroad.
January 19, 2026 at 1:41 PM
My macro book is in its 4th reprint!🌻
Thanks to all my students & colleagues, both near & far. Especially to those who teach using it and to those who recommended it in various uni syllabi, in India & abroad.
Thanks to all my students & colleagues, both near & far. Especially to those who teach using it and to those who recommended it in various uni syllabi, in India & abroad.
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Our December issue is out, with five article, four book reviews, and two letters to the editor.
This is the last issue edited by Pedro Duarte and Jiména Hurtado. As incoming editors, we would like to take
the opportunity to express a great thanks for the excellent job they have done!
This is the last issue edited by Pedro Duarte and Jiména Hurtado. As incoming editors, we would like to take
the opportunity to express a great thanks for the excellent job they have done!
Latest issue | Journal of the History of Economic Thought | Cambridge Core
Journal of the History of Economic Thought
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December 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Our December issue is out, with five article, four book reviews, and two letters to the editor.
This is the last issue edited by Pedro Duarte and Jiména Hurtado. As incoming editors, we would like to take
the opportunity to express a great thanks for the excellent job they have done!
This is the last issue edited by Pedro Duarte and Jiména Hurtado. As incoming editors, we would like to take
the opportunity to express a great thanks for the excellent job they have done!
My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on Consumption' is published in the latest issue of the CJE.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on Consumption' is published in the latest issue of the CJE.
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A review of the new English translation of Marx's Capital (Capital: critique of political economy. Volume 1
by Karl Marx, Edited by Paul North and Paul Reitter, translated by Paul Reitter), by Christian Gehrke
doi.org/10.1080/0967...
by Karl Marx, Edited by Paul North and Paul Reitter, translated by Paul Reitter), by Christian Gehrke
doi.org/10.1080/0967...
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A review of the new English translation of Marx's Capital (Capital: critique of political economy. Volume 1
by Karl Marx, Edited by Paul North and Paul Reitter, translated by Paul Reitter), by Christian Gehrke
doi.org/10.1080/0967...
by Karl Marx, Edited by Paul North and Paul Reitter, translated by Paul Reitter), by Christian Gehrke
doi.org/10.1080/0967...
Thrilled than an English translation of Aftalion (1913) 'Periodic Crises of Overproduction' is forthcoming from Anthem Press. Keynes also owned a copy.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Thrilled than an English translation of Aftalion (1913) 'Periodic Crises of Overproduction' is forthcoming from Anthem Press. Keynes also owned a copy.
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Finally resumed work on my HET textbook; the photo is of the Kaleckis in the garden of LSE, 1937.
Source: Collected Works of Michal Kalecki, Vol. VII.
Source: Collected Works of Michal Kalecki, Vol. VII.
November 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Finally resumed work on my HET textbook; the photo is of the Kaleckis in the garden of LSE, 1937.
Source: Collected Works of Michal Kalecki, Vol. VII.
Source: Collected Works of Michal Kalecki, Vol. VII.
"Orthodoxy, the acceptance of authoritative theories and opinions, apart from their intrinsic truth or value, is an attitude of mental and social security, a disposition to swim with the tide and to enjoy the benefits of respectability." (Hobson 1938, p. 90)
November 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
"Orthodoxy, the acceptance of authoritative theories and opinions, apart from their intrinsic truth or value, is an attitude of mental and social security, a disposition to swim with the tide and to enjoy the benefits of respectability." (Hobson 1938, p. 90)
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Very very happy to see my book in econ syllabi at King's College London & University of London. 🌳
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November 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Very very happy to see my book in econ syllabi at King's College London & University of London. 🌳
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
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www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
Very very happy to see my book in econ syllabi at King's College London & University of London. 🌳
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
November 17, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Very very happy to see my book in econ syllabi at King's College London & University of London. 🌳
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
amzn.in/d/7nkJmzM
www.cambridge.org/in/universit...
I'll be talking on 'The Politics of Microeconomics' at ISEC this Monday.
Based on my EPW article: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Based on my EPW article: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
November 8, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I'll be talking on 'The Politics of Microeconomics' at ISEC this Monday.
Based on my EPW article: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
Based on my EPW article: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Last Monday, I spoke about growth theories at Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru Regional Office. After providing a brief overview of SS-side & DD-led growth theories, I discussed some policy implications for India.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Last Monday, I spoke about growth theories at Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru Regional Office. After providing a brief overview of SS-side & DD-led growth theories, I discussed some policy implications for India.
Last Monday, I spoke about growth theories at Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru Regional Office. After providing a brief overview of SS-side & DD-led growth theories, I discussed some policy implications for India.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Last Monday, I spoke about growth theories at Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Bengaluru Regional Office. After providing a brief overview of SS-side & DD-led growth theories, I discussed some policy implications for India.
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The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The 3rd annual conference of the Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought (ISHET) will be held at Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram on 11th & 12th October 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
@shoet.bsky.social @economicthought.bsky.social
CfP will be released Feb/Mar 2026.
Our introduction to the special issue on HET in the RDC journal is currently the most read!
In case you haven't read it yet, it is freely available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In case you haven't read it yet, it is freely available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Our introduction to the special issue on HET in the RDC journal is currently the most read!
In case you haven't read it yet, it is freely available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
In case you haven't read it yet, it is freely available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on consumption' now published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics! 😇
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October 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on consumption' now published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics! 😇
academic.oup.com/cje/advance-...
@shoet.bsky.social @rethinkecon.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
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@shoet.bsky.social @rethinkecon.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on consumption' now published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics! 😇
academic.oup.com/cje/advance-...
@shoet.bsky.social @rethinkecon.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
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October 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
My article 'Keynes and Ricardo on consumption' now published in the Cambridge Journal of Economics! 😇
academic.oup.com/cje/advance-...
@shoet.bsky.social @rethinkecon.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social
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Article: Keynes and Ricardo on consumption, by Alex M Thomas
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Article: Keynes and Ricardo on consumption, by Alex M Thomas
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3 days of exciting talks on history of economic thought coming up in Delhi @ JNU & IIT-Delhi later this week. 🪻
Close to 100 papers will be presented at #ISHET2025 on Indian Economic Thought, Teaching HET, Macroeconomics, Sraffa, Ambedkar, Smith, Khaldun & more.
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Close to 100 papers will be presented at #ISHET2025 on Indian Economic Thought, Teaching HET, Macroeconomics, Sraffa, Ambedkar, Smith, Khaldun & more.
@shoet.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
3 days of exciting talks on history of economic thought coming up in Delhi @ JNU & IIT-Delhi later this week. 🪻
Close to 100 papers will be presented at #ISHET2025 on Indian Economic Thought, Teaching HET, Macroeconomics, Sraffa, Ambedkar, Smith, Khaldun & more.
@shoet.bsky.social
Close to 100 papers will be presented at #ISHET2025 on Indian Economic Thought, Teaching HET, Macroeconomics, Sraffa, Ambedkar, Smith, Khaldun & more.
@shoet.bsky.social
It is that time of the year when I grade the book reviews submitted by my students in the MA HET course--an elective for MA Economics students.
& along with Economic History & Political Economy, HET is compulsory for BA Economics students. ✨
& along with Economic History & Political Economy, HET is compulsory for BA Economics students. ✨
September 30, 2025 at 7:47 AM
It is that time of the year when I grade the book reviews submitted by my students in the MA HET course--an elective for MA Economics students.
& along with Economic History & Political Economy, HET is compulsory for BA Economics students. ✨
& along with Economic History & Political Economy, HET is compulsory for BA Economics students. ✨
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Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists by Maria Bach" by Alex M. Thomas. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists by Maria Bach
(Forthcoming Article)
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September 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Forthcoming book review in the JEL: "Relocating Development Economics: The First Generation of Modern Indian Economists by Maria Bach" by Alex M. Thomas. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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With the customary couple of months of delay (🙄), issue 1-2025 of HEI - History of Economic Ideas has been published.
TOC is in the image below.
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TOC is in the image below.
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July 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
With the customary couple of months of delay (🙄), issue 1-2025 of HEI - History of Economic Ideas has been published.
TOC is in the image below.
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www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=61
@shoet.bsky.social
TOC is in the image below.
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www.libraweb.net/riviste.php?chiave=61
@shoet.bsky.social
This paper has been in the making for a very long time, and am glad it has finally found its place in EPW. A special note of gratitude to SAU colleagues & students.
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July 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
This paper has been in the making for a very long time, and am glad it has finally found its place in EPW. A special note of gratitude to SAU colleagues & students.
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"The strength that Macroeconomics: An Introduction has in comparison to existing textbooks on macroeconomics is in its examples taken from the real world, both from India and across the globe." @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
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Book Review: Macroeconomics: An Introduction by Alex M. Thomas - LSE Review of Books
Kaibalyapati Mishra reviews Macroeconomics by Alex M. Thomas, which offers a new introduction to macroeconomics, set in the context of the Indian economy.
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July 11, 2025 at 3:11 AM
"The strength that Macroeconomics: An Introduction has in comparison to existing textbooks on macroeconomics is in its examples taken from the real world, both from India and across the globe." @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social
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