Years at Knox: 1984 to present. Education
Ph.D., Economics, 1986, University of Massachusetts.
M.P.A., Public Affairs, 1976, Princeton University.
B.A., American Studies, 1969, Amherst College. Professional Interests
"In addition to my work in the political economy of nuclear power, which I wrote about in my 1997 book, Too Cheap to Meter, I am interested in environmental economics and in fundamental philosophical questions involved in the economics curriculum. I am writing a critical commentary on introductory macroeconomic textbooks that offers a chapter-by-chapter critique of standard neoclassical texts from a heterodox economics perspective. The critique challenges neoclassical texts from a common ground shared by many heterodox paradigms, such as radical economics, Post Keynesian economics, institutionalist economics, feminist economics, ecological economics, and Marxist economics. The book is titled Re-Introducing Macroeconomics: A Critical Companion and and is scheduled for publication in 2005 by M. E. Sharpe. I am also working on a project to create a web based resource on heterodox economics that could provide background and supplemental readings in heterodox economics for undergraduate courses."
Teaching Interests
Resource and environmental economics, macroeconomics, marxist economics, economics of inequality Recent Scholarly Achievements
Publications
"Some Costs of American Corporate Capitalism: A Psychological Exploration of Value and Goal Conflict." Coauthored with S. Kanner, A.D., and R.M. Ryan. Psychological Inquiry 18.1: 1-22, 2007. "Psychology and American Corporate Capitalism: Further Reflections and Future Directions." Coauthored with S. Kanner, A.D., and R.M. Ryan. Psychological Inquiry 18.1: 60-71, 2007.
Reintroducing Macroeconomics: A Critical Approach, M.E. Sharpe, 2006. Book review in Review of Poltical Economy. "Common Ground Critiques of Neoclassical Principles Texts." Post Autistic Economics Review 18, 2003. "Heterodox Critiques of Supply in Micro Principles Texts." Review of Radical Political Economics 33: 343-350, 2001. "Telling Other Stories: Heterodox Critiques of Micro Principles Texts." Working paper posted on the Web site of The Global Development and Environment Institute (GDAE), 2000.
Presentations
"Heterodox Hypertexts: Using the Internet to Knit Together Heterodox Economics." With Geoff Schneider. ICAPE (International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics) Conference on the Future of Heterodox Economics, 2003.
"Critiques and Alternatives to Mainstream Macro Principles Texts." Allied Social Science Meetings, Union of Radical Political Economists panel, 2002. "Critiquing Neoclassical Micro Principles Texts: The Introductory Chapters." Eastern Economic Association Meetings, 2001. Involvement
Consultant and Director, Micro and Macro Critique workshops for the Global Development and Environment Institute, 1999-2002 Member, Steering Committee of the Union of Radical Political Economists (URPE), 1999-2000
Visiting Scholar and Director, Micro Critique Workshop, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, 1999-2000
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Contact
309-341-7320
scohn@knox.edu
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