National Histories of Economic Thought: The Case of Greece

Thursday, March 3, 2025

11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST

In-Person Event

Elliott School of International Affairs

1957 E St NW | Washington, DC 20052

Voesar Conference Room | 4th Floor

This event is on record and open to the media.

Economic ideas play an important role in society mobilizing individuals, social strata and classes toward the adoption/rejection of economic proposals articulated by intellectuals and politicians. This event will focus on the evolution of economic ideas within countries. The speaker will analyze Greece as an example of a 19th century introverted economy that adopted a wide range of guiding economic principles, before integrating itself in the global division of labor and a mainstream economic discourse.

Speaker

Michalis Psalidopoulos is Chief Consultant and Chair of the Advisory Board, Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity, American College of Greece (ACG) . He is Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, University of Athens, Greece. He was holder of the Constantine Karamanlis Chair for Hellenic and European Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University (2010-2014) and Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (2015-2020). His latest books include History of Economic Thought in modern Greece, London 2024 (Routledge), Panagis Papaligouras. An intellectual in politics , Athens 2023 (Foundation of the Hellenic Parliament) and The loans of Greece: 200 years of growth and crises, Athens 2019 (Papadopoulos ).

Moderator

Harris Mylonas is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at George Washington University and Editor-in-Chief of Nationalities Papers. His work contributes to our understanding of states’ management of diversity that may originate from national minorities, immigrants, diasporas, or refugees. Mylonas penned the award-winning The Politics of Nation-Building: Making Co-Nationals, Refugees, and Minorities (Cambridge University Press, 2012), and co-authored Varieties of Nationalism: Communities, Narratives, Identities (Cambridge University Press, 2023; with Maya Tudor).

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