Heterodox Economics Newsletter

Issue 353 January 05, 2026 web pdf Heterodox Economics Directory

The bad news is that your work-life in 2026 starts probably right about now. The good news is that it does so with a fresh and crisp issue of the Heterodox Economics Newsletter ;-)

Among other great things, this issue features a series of highly interesting conferences and workshops, including both long-time classics like the annual conferences of the Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE) and the International Initiative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE) as well as more small-scale events trying to create a space of exchange on specialized topics. The latter group includes the Ergodicity Economics conference, a workshop on informal economic practices in Africa, or a Philosophy & Economics conference on "Paradoxes". As someone who cherishes twisted stuff, I recommend reading the call of the latter conference (check it out here) as it features a truly nice collection of interesting paradoxes across disciplines, including some associated with heterodox economics (like the Lauderdale paradox or the paradox of caring labor).

In addition, this issue is also strong on reading material: out of the plethora of useful books we feature below, I wanted to point you to the extensive and ultimately revised and improved second edition of the "Handbook of Heterodox Economics", edited by Tae-Hee Jo, Lynne Chester and Carlo D’Ippoliti, who managed to assemble a fantastic collection of papers that cover large parts of Heterodox Economics in a comprehensive as well as accessible manner. On top of that, you will spot a series of recent journal issues, including a series of interesting special issues on the legacy of Paul David (for those of you focusing on the history of thought), on the relevance of MMT (to be on point in policy debates ;-) as well as on more fundamental questions of "markets and/vs. democracy".

Finally, we received two book reviews these days, which you will find below. While we have received only a few reviews in the past months/years, we were very happy about these two submissions. However, I will also admit that we were thinking about discontinuing this section as we feel that writing book reviews for a newsletter (even if it is the Heterodox Economics Newsletter ;-)) does not align well with changing career requirements in economics and related fields. If you have any thoughts or comments about that, let us know anytime by email.

When speaking about internal matters, I also wanted to shout a warm welcome to Peter Dohmen, the new head assistant of the newsletter’s editorial team. Peter is a highly ambitious MA-student in Socio-Economics at the University of Duisburg-Essen and will support the production and editing of the newsletter in the upcoming month. Peter's diligence and occasional oversight will be a perfect complement to my more energetic-but-chaotic approach to editing – many thanks, Peter, for your contribution.

All the best, happy new year, and keep up the good work!

Jakob

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