Notes and Comments

2026


59. ‘Defining capitalism: A reply to Andrew Kaplan’, Journal of Economic Issues, 60(2), September 2026, pp. 885-896. doi:1080/00213624.2026.2702801.


58. (With Terri L. Barnes) ‘Institutional economics and the Viking Age: A response to Anders Ögren et al’, Archaeological Dialogues, 2026, pp. 1-6. doi:10.1017/S1380203826100282. 


2024


57. ' On Neoliberalism and Institutions: A Response to Michael Jacobs ', Political Quarterly, 95(4), pp. 612-615.


2022


56. ‘Donald T. Campbell on the institutions of scientific knowledge and the limits to interdisciplinarity’, Journal of Institutional Economics, 18(6), December 2022, pp. 969-80. 


55. (With Simon Deakin and David Gindis) ‘A Further Reply to Jean-Philippe Robé on the Firm’, Journal of Institutional Economics , 18(4), August 2022, pp. 703-6.


2021


54. (With Simon Deakin and David Gindis) ‘What is a Firm? A Reply to Jean-Philippe Robé’, Journal of Institutional Economics , 17(5), October 2021, pp. 865-875.

53. ‘Debating the Future of Heterodox Economics’, Journal of Economic Issues , 55(3), September 2021, pp. 603-14.


52. (with Paolo Silvestri) ‘Liberal Solidarity: A Conversation’, Journal of Economic Issues , 55(3), September 2021, pp. 855-69.


2019


51. ‘Editorial Introduction to “Collectivist Planning” by Michael Polanyi’, Journal of Institutional Economics , 15(4), December 2019, pp. 1055-61. DOI: 10.1017/S1744137419000377. 


50. ‘ The Meaning and Future of Heterodox Economics: A Response to Lynne Chester ’, Economic Thought , 8(1), June 2019, pp. 22-29.


2018


49. ‘ Capitalism, Cronyism and Democracy ’, The Independent Review , 23(3), Winter 2018.


48. Foreword to Anna Ząbkowicz, Maciej Miszewski, Paweł Chmielnicki, Sławomir Czech (eds) Zrozumieć kapitalizm: Podejście instytucjonalno-ewolucyjne (Understanding Capitalism: The Institutionalist-Evolutionary Approach) , (Sosnowiec-Kraków, Poland: Forum for Institutional Thought, 2018), pp. 9-15.


2017


47. ‘Introduction to the Douglass C. North Memorial Issue’, Journal of Institutional Economics , 13(1), March 2017, pp. 1-23.


2015


46. ‘What Humpty Dumpty Might Have Said About Property Rights – And the Need to Put Them Back Together Again: A Response to Critics’, Journal of Institutional Economics , 11(4), December 2015, pp. 731-747.

45. ‘On Defining Institutions: Rules versus Equilibria’,

Journal of Institutional Economics, 11(3), September 2015, pp. 499-505.


44. (With Claude Ménard, Mary Shirley and Ning Wang) ‘Introduction to the Ronald H. Coase Memorial Issue’, Journal of Institutional Economics , 11(2), June 2015, pp. 213-19.

 


2014

43. (With J. W. Stoelhorst) ‘Introduction to the Special Issue on the Future of Institutional and evolutionary Economics’,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 10(4), December 2014, pp. 513-40.

42. (With Denise Dollimore) ‘Four Essays on Economic Evolution: An Introduction’, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 24, 2014, pp. 1-10.
 
2013

41. ‘Clarifying Generalized Darwinism: A reply to Scholz and Reydon’,
Organization Studies , 34(7), July.

40. ‘The Enduring Relevance of Darwin’s Theory of Morality’,
BioScience , 63(7), July, pp. 513-14.

39. ‘Sex on the Brain: Some Comments on “Love, War and Cultures: An Institutional Approach to Human Evolution”’,
Journal of Bioeconomics , 15(1), 2013, pp. 91-95.

38. ‘Editorial Introduction to “Ownership” by A, M. Honoré’,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 9(2), June 2013, pp. 223-6.

2012

37. ‘From Social Theory to Explaining Sickonomics: A Response to Dimitris Milonakis and Ben Fine’,
Review of Social Economy , 70(4). December, pp. 492-507.

36. (With Thorbjørn Knudsen) ‘Underqualified - Maximal Generality in Darwinian Explanation: A Response to Matt Gers’,
Biology and Philosophy , 2012, 27(4), pp. 607-14.

35. (With Thorbjørn Knudsen) ‘Please May we Join the Veblen Club? – A Response to John Hall’,
Journal of Economic Issues , 46(1), March 2012, pp. 241-2.

34. (With Thorbjørn Knudsen) ‘Agreeing on Generalised Darwinism: A Response to Pavel Pelikan’,
Journal of Evolutionary Economics , 22(1), 2012, pp. 9-18.

2011

33. (With Mark Blyth, Orion Lewis, and Sven Steinmo, ‘Introduction to the Special Issue on the Evolution of Institutions’,
Journal of Institutional Economics ¸ 7(3), September 2011, pp. 299-315.

32. (With Thorbjørn Knudsen) ‘Poverty of stimulus and absence of cause: some questions for Felin and Foss’,
Journal of Institutional Economics ¸ 7(2), June 2011, pp. 295-8.

2009

31. Introduction and annotations to 'The Limitations of Marginal Utility' by Thorstein Veblen, Journal of Institutional Economics, 5(3), December 2009, pp. 379-97.

30. Editorial introduction to ‘Marx To-Day: Capitalism and Socialism’ by John R. Commons,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 5(1), April 2009, pp. 117-36. ISSN 1744-1374.

2008

28. ‘After 1929 Economics Changed: Will Economists Wake up in 2009?’
Real-World Economics Review , no. 48, 6 December 2008, pp. 273-8.

28. Editorial introduction to W. Jethro Brown, ‘The Personality of the Corporation and the State’,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 4(2), August 2008, pp. 255-73. ISSN 1744-1374.

27. Editorial introduction to ‘Capital’ by Frank A. Fetter,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 4(1), April 2008, pp. 127-37. ISSN 1744-1374.

26. (With Ian Gough, Garry Runciman, Ruth Mace and Michael Rustin) ‘Darwinian Evolutionary Theory and the Social Sciences’,
21st Century Society , 3(1), February 2008, pp. 65-86.

2007

25. An Interview with Oliver Williamson,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 3(3), December 2007, pp. 373-86. ISSN 1744-1374.

24. Hodgson, G. 2007. ‘¿Desconocemos los hechos cuando son inconvenientes? Respuesta al profesor Gorbaneff’ (‘Do we ignore the facts if they are inconvenient? A reply to Professor Gorbaneff’),
Revista de Economía Institucional , 9, no. 16, pp. 329-332.

23. (With Thorbjørn Knudsen) ‘Evolutionary Theorizing Beyond Lamarckism: A Reply to Richard Nelson’,
Journal of Evolutionary Economics , 17(3), June 2007, pp. 353-9.

22. Editorial introduction to ‘The Impossibility of Social Democracy’ by Albert E. F. Schäffle,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 3(1), April 2007, pp. 113-25.

21. ‘A Response to Christian Cordes and Clifford Poirot’,
Journal of Economic Issues , 41(1), March 2007, pp. 265-76.

20. ‘Rationality versus Program-Based Behavior’,
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , 30(1), February 2007, pp. 29-30.

2006

19. (With Thorbjørn Knudsen), ‘Cultural Evolution is More than Neurological Evolution’,
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , 29(4), August 2006, pp. 356-7.

18. Editorial introduction to ‘Economic Theory and Economic History’, by Werner Sombart,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 2(1), April 2006, pp. 109-12.

17. 'Characterizing Institutional and Heterodox Economics - A Reply to Tony Lawson',
Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review , 2(2), March 2006, pp. 213-33.

2005

16. Editorial introduction to ‘Institution’, by Walton H. Hamilton,
Journal of Institutional Economics , 1(2), December 2005, pp. 233-5.

15. Editorial for first issue of
Journal of Institutional Economics , 1(1), June 2005, pp. i-ii.

14. Editorial introduction to ‘The Present Position in Economics’, by Alfred Marshall,
Journal of Institutional Economics ,  1(1), June 2005, pp. 121-4.

2004

13. ‘Welcoming the Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review’,
Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review , 1(1), November 2004, pp. 3-4.

12. ‘Hayekian Evolution Reconsidered: A Response to Caldwell’,
Cambridge Journal of Economics , 28(2), March 2004, pp. 291-300.

11. ‘A Comment on the Paper by Joseph Henrich’,
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , 53(1), January 2004, pp. 81-4.

2002

10. ‘Visions of Mainstream Economics: A Response to Richard Nelson and Jack Vromen’,
Review of Social Economy , 60(1), March 2002, pp. 125-33.

9. ‘Capitalism, Employment, and Complexity: With Further Critical Comments on Another Hodgson’,
Journal of Economic Issues , 36(1), March 2002, pp. 190-6.

1999

8. ‘A Brief Response to Jürgen Lange-von Kulessa’,
Journal of Economic Methodology , 6(3), 1999.

1998

7. ‘A Reply to Howard Sherman’,
Review of Social Economy , 56(3), Fall 1998, pp. 295-306.

1997

6. ‘Ernest Mandel: 1923-1995’,
Economic Journal , 107(1), January 1997, pp. 159-64.

1996

5. ‘Some Responses to Jennings and Waller’,
Journal of Economic Issues , 30(4), December 1996, pp. 1163-8.

4. ‘Land, Learning and the Nature of Spatiality’,
Environment and Planning A , 28(11), November 1996, pp. 1940-42.

1995

3. ‘Economics and Evolution: A Reply to Lawrence Moss’,
Marshall Studies Bulletin , 5, 1995, pp. 41-50.

1993

2. ‘A Response to Robert E. Lane’,
Journal of Economic Issues , September 1993.

1988

1. ‘On Informational Reductionism: A Reply to Kay’,
Journal of Economic Issues , March 1988.