Since its formal establishment in 1974, the History of Economics Society has committed itself to encouraging interest, fostering scholarship, and promoting discussion among scholars and professionals in the field of the history of economics and related disciplines. The Society is an international organization hosting its annual meeting in the Summer and also sponsoring sessions at the Allied Social Sciences Association meetings, the largest gathering of economists in the world, in the Winter. HES publishes the Journal of the History of Economic Thought in conjunction with Cambridge University Press, sponsors an online collection of working papers under the name of the SSRN History of Economics eJournal, supports with other societies the SHOE email list hosted by York University, and offers grant opportunities such as the Samuels Young Scholars Program, Early Career Scholars Research Fund and the Growth and Outreach Fund.
The History of Economics Society will hold its 52nd annual meeting from June 27 to 30, 2025 at the University of Richmond in Richmond, VA. Richmond was recently listed by CNN travel as No. 1 on its list of US cities to visit. It has something for everyone: museums, breweries, restaurants, and outdoor activities. The University of Richmond is known for its beautiful campus and facilities. We are pleased to announce our…
After very successful rounds of a series of workshops in the last four years, we are now running its fifth edition and we are here to invite you all to participate of its sixth and final session of the year. The JHET Online Writing Workshops are conducted by Paul Dudenhefer, who has been for many years the managing editor of…
The 28th Annual ESHET Conference will occur at Università di Torino, Italia, from 22 to 24 May 2025. The Conference’s theme is: “It’s the end of economics (as we know it)”, or the changing status of economics from a historical perspective. Conference venue: Università di Torino, Campus Luigi Einaudi, Lungo Dora Siena 100A, 10153 Torino. Designed by Norman Foster, the Campus Luigi…
At the 2024 Annual Meeting the Society was proud to announce the following prize winners: Distinguished Fellow of the History of Economics Society: Sandra Peart. Joseph J. Spengler Best Book Prize: H. Spencer Banzhaf, Pricing the Priceless: A History of Environmental Economics. Joseph Dorfman Best Dissertation Prize: Andrés M. Guiot-Isaac, “The Emergence of an Economic…
2025 HES Conference Registration Opens
ASSA San Francisco 2025
Deadline to apply: 28th Annual ESHET Conference
28th Annual ESHET Conference
Torino, Italy, 22-24 May 2025
HES Conference
Richmond, VA
