In discussions on method and scope, a man is nearly sure to be right when affirming the usefulness of his own procedure, and wrong when denying that of others. --Alfred Marshall. Principles of Economics (1920), Appendix C.

The stream of time sweeps away errors, and leaves the truth for the inheritance of humanity. - Georg Brandes

• Syllabus for ECON 4660 History of Economic Thought, Fall 2022 ( ECON 4660 )
• Two examples of short handouts used for presentations

Online resources

• Index of authors at McMaster University.
• Free ebooks: Online Library of Liberty; von Mises Institute; Project Gutenberg; Marxists Internet Archive
• Working papers in History and Philosophy of Economics
• Early English Books Online
• History of Economic Thought index of names
• History of Economics Society
• History of Economics eJournal
• Journal of the History of Economic Thought
• History of Political Economy: Journal website; Project Muse archive
• How Economics is Changing - special issue of the journal The Long Term View
• The Superiority of Economists – from the Journal of Economic Perspectives (Winter 2015)
• "Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It"

· Syllabus for Spring 2020 PhD History of Economic Thought ( ECON 6660/7660)

Some notes to be read before the first 7660 class, January 22, 2020

• Two examples of short handouts used for presentations
• Introduction to History of Economic Thought
• Selective reading of scripture
• Finer on Sumerian temple economies
• Some notes on the Ancient, Medieval, and Mercantilist periods
• Wordclouds for ancient world
• Wordclouds for mercantilism

Notes to be read before the second 7660 class, January 29, 2020)

• Adam Smith and some characteristics of the Enlightenment (handout)
• Wordclouds for classical school
• Wordclouds for neoclassical school