Hugo da Gama Cerqueira
@hugocerqueira.bsky.social
Professor at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG, Brazil). History and philosophy of economics (Smith, Marx & @economicthought.bsky.social) and my two cents on books, academia & politics.
February 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Ideas matter.
WP: Economic Ideas and Policy Implementation: Evidence from Malthusian Training in British Indian Bureaucracy, by Eric Robertson
ericnrobertson.github.io/files/jmp.pdf
ericnrobertson.github.io/files/jmp.pdf
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Ideas matter.
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Now online: a special dossier on the ongoing MEGA² edition and its international reception. With contributions from Kaan Kangal, Roberto Fineschi, Jean Quétier, Michael Schauerte and Thanasis Giouras, as well as a translation of the entry on 'MEGA' from the Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism.
Dossier: Marx, MEGA and MEGA-Marx - Historical Materialism
A special dossier on the ongoing MEGA² edition and its international reception. Featured articles: Kaan Kangal, Introduction to Dossier ‘Marx, MEGA and MEGA-Marx’ Historical-Critical Dictionary of Mar...
www.historicalmaterialism.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Now online: a special dossier on the ongoing MEGA² edition and its international reception. With contributions from Kaan Kangal, Roberto Fineschi, Jean Quétier, Michael Schauerte and Thanasis Giouras, as well as a translation of the entry on 'MEGA' from the Historical-Critical Dictionary of Marxism.
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New book: Foucault and Liberal Political Economy: Power, Knowledge, and Freedom, by Mark Pennington
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February 11, 2026 at 11:20 AM
New book: Foucault and Liberal Political Economy: Power, Knowledge, and Freedom, by Mark Pennington
amzn.to/4bjKlH9
amzn.to/4bjKlH9
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Começa assim a última coluna do Mario Sergio Conti na ‘Folha’:
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Começa assim a última coluna do Mario Sergio Conti na ‘Folha’:
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Chapter: History and Philosophy of Market Design: Mathematical Politics of Resource Allocation, by Ivan Boldyrev
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
February 2, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Chapter: History and Philosophy of Market Design: Mathematical Politics of Resource Allocation, by Ivan Boldyrev
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
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A new issue of HOPE is available now
read.dukeupress.edu/hope/issue/5...
read.dukeupress.edu/hope/issue/5...
February 2, 2026 at 11:20 AM
A new issue of HOPE is available now
read.dukeupress.edu/hope/issue/5...
read.dukeupress.edu/hope/issue/5...
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Article: The German Influence on Brazilian Economic Thought and Policies: From the 1950s to the 1970s, by Hernán Ramírez
doi.org/10.1080/0891...
doi.org/10.1080/0891...
January 29, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Article: The German Influence on Brazilian Economic Thought and Policies: From the 1950s to the 1970s, by Hernán Ramírez
doi.org/10.1080/0891...
doi.org/10.1080/0891...
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Obituary: Michel Aglietta (1938-2025), by Cédric Durand
newleftreview.org/issues/ii156...
newleftreview.org/issues/ii156...
January 30, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Obituary: Michel Aglietta (1938-2025), by Cédric Durand
newleftreview.org/issues/ii156...
newleftreview.org/issues/ii156...
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New book: Political Economy from Pufendorf to Marx: Culture, Needs and Property Rights, by István Hont
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amzn.to/4qGtNy0
January 30, 2026 at 11:20 AM
New book: Political Economy from Pufendorf to Marx: Culture, Needs and Property Rights, by István Hont
amzn.to/4qGtNy0
amzn.to/4qGtNy0
January 31, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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There are many serious governments in the world.
The US is not one of them.
(There are no penguins in Greenland.)
The US is not one of them.
(There are no penguins in Greenland.)
January 23, 2026 at 11:12 PM
There are many serious governments in the world.
The US is not one of them.
(There are no penguins in Greenland.)
The US is not one of them.
(There are no penguins in Greenland.)
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Article: This Working Day: Marx and the conceptualization of capitalist wage labour, by George Lafferty
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
January 23, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Article: This Working Day: Marx and the conceptualization of capitalist wage labour, by George Lafferty
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
doi.org/10.1093/cje/...
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Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Gabriel Zucman on the shocking concentration of extreme wealth in the United States….
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
gzucman.substack.com?r=nle0&utm_c...
Cada vez mais quente, cada vez mais rápido.
January 23, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Cada vez mais quente, cada vez mais rápido.
January 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
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“Por um mundo onde sejamos socialmente iguais, humanamente diferentes e totalmente livres.”
A militante socialista Rosa Luxemburgo foi covardemente assassinada neste dia em 1919.
A militante socialista Rosa Luxemburgo foi covardemente assassinada neste dia em 1919.
January 15, 2026 at 1:43 PM
“Por um mundo onde sejamos socialmente iguais, humanamente diferentes e totalmente livres.”
A militante socialista Rosa Luxemburgo foi covardemente assassinada neste dia em 1919.
A militante socialista Rosa Luxemburgo foi covardemente assassinada neste dia em 1919.
Não creio em rankings, mas eles existem e quando a notícia é boa a gente tem mesmo é que comemorar.
O Programa Pós-graduação em Economia da UFMG conquistou novamente o conceito 7, nota máxima na avaliação promovida pela Capes.
Parabéns aos colegas, aos alunos e egressos! E viva a UFMG!
O Programa Pós-graduação em Economia da UFMG conquistou novamente o conceito 7, nota máxima na avaliação promovida pela Capes.
Parabéns aos colegas, aos alunos e egressos! E viva a UFMG!
January 14, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Não creio em rankings, mas eles existem e quando a notícia é boa a gente tem mesmo é que comemorar.
O Programa Pós-graduação em Economia da UFMG conquistou novamente o conceito 7, nota máxima na avaliação promovida pela Capes.
Parabéns aos colegas, aos alunos e egressos! E viva a UFMG!
O Programa Pós-graduação em Economia da UFMG conquistou novamente o conceito 7, nota máxima na avaliação promovida pela Capes.
Parabéns aos colegas, aos alunos e egressos! E viva a UFMG!
Não é sobre economia ou capitalismo. É sobre os ricos no Brasil. Como são, o que pensam e o que fazem pra se sentir diferentes do comum dos mortais. E por que, num país tão desigual, eles não se consideram ricos.
Boa leitura.
Boa leitura.
January 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Não é sobre economia ou capitalismo. É sobre os ricos no Brasil. Como são, o que pensam e o que fazem pra se sentir diferentes do comum dos mortais. E por que, num país tão desigual, eles não se consideram ricos.
Boa leitura.
Boa leitura.
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