Steven G. Medema, George Family Research Professor and Associate Director of The Center for the History of Political Economy

Steven Medema’s research focuses on the history of modern economics, though his writings range over subjects as diverse as the Ancient Greeks, Adam Smith, and British philosopher Henry Sidgwick. The thread that unites much of his research is the analysis of the interplay between markets and government in the history of economic ideas. His current project, funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute for New Economic Thinking, examines the history of the Coase theorem and its influence in economics, law, and beyond. Professor Medema serves as an associate editor or editorial board member of several history of economics journals and was editor of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought from 1999 – 2008. He also serves as the Associate Director of the Center for the History of Political Economy at Duke.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	07D Social Sciences Bldg., Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	+1 919 660 1802
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://sites.duke.edu/sgmedema/

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• ECON 101D.001, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  LSRC B101, MWF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

• ECON 101D.01D, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Old Chem 123, M 06:30 PM-07:20 PM

• ECON 101D.02D, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Allen 226, Tu 08:45 AM-09:35 AM

• ECON 101D.03D, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Allen 226, Tu 12:00 PM-12:50 PM

• ECON 101D.04D, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Allen 226, Tu 04:55 PM-05:45 PM

• ECON 101D.06D, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Old Chem 123, Th 10:20 AM-11:10 AM

• ECON 101D.07D, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Allen 226, Th 01:40 PM-02:30 PM

• ECON 101D.08D, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Old Chem 123, Th 03:20 PM-04:10 PM

• ECON 101D.10D, ECONOMIC PRINCIPLES Synopsis

  Old Chem 123, F 01:40 PM-02:30 PM

• ECON 311.01, HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT Synopsis

  Social Sciences 119, MW 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

  (also cross-listed as HISTORY 307.01)

• ECON 511.01, HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT Synopsis

  Social Sciences 119, MW 03:05 PM-04:20 PM

• ECON 690.05, SELECTED TOPICS IN ECONOMICS Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, MW 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

• ECON 884.02, TOPICS IN HISTORY OF ECONOMICS Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, MW 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

Education:

Ph.D.	Michigan State University	1989
A.B.	Calvin College	1985

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Medema, SG, "i GET by with A LITTLE HELP from MY FRIENDS ... ": AN EDITOR'S RETROSPECTIVE, Journal of the History of Economic Thought (January, 2024) [doi]  [abs]
2. Medema, SG, IDENTIFYING A "cHICAGO SCHOOL" of ECONOMICS: On the ORIGINS, DIFFUSION, and EVOLVING MEANINGS of A FAMOUS NAME BRAND, Journal of the History of Economic Thought (January, 2023) [doi]  [abs]
3. Medema, SG, Theorising public expenditures: welfare theorems, market failures, and the turn from “public finance” to “public economics”, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, vol. 30 no. 5 (January, 2023), pp. 713-738 [doi]  [abs]
4. Medema, SG, In search of Santa Claus: Samuelson, Stigler, and Coase Theorem Worlds, in Methodology and History of Economics: Reflections With and Without Rules (August, 2022), pp. 71-89, ISBN 9781032209463 [doi]
5. Medema, SG, Between LSE and Cambridge: Accounting for Ronald Coase’s Fascination with Alfred Marshall, in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought (January, 2021), pp. 231-268 [doi]  [abs]