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Thomas Ferguson

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Thomas Ferguson is the Research Director at the 51ºÚÁÏÍø. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a member of the . He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and taught formerly at MIT and the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author or coauthor of several books, including Golden Rule (University of Chicago Press, 1995) and Right Turn (Hill & Wang, 1986). His articles have appeared in many scholarly journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, International Organization, International Studies Quarterly, and the Journal of Economic History. He is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Political Economy and a longtime Contributing Editor at The Nation.

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Ambivalence 51ºÚÁÏÍø International Trade in Open- and Closed-ended Survey Responses

Paper Working Paper Series | | Oct 2021

Open-ended polling responses reveal considerably more complexity – and more ambivalence and negativity – in Americans’ views of international trade than has been inferred from widely cited closed questions

New CDC Guidelines to Reopen Schools Could be Dangerous

Article | Mar 19, 2021

School re-opening push based on outdated science is poorly timed in face of coronavirus resurgence

To Save the Economy, Save People First

Article | Nov 18, 2020

Targeted Measures and Subsidies for Cost Effective COVID-19 Abatement

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Money, Politics, and Social Conflict in the Age of COVID & YSI Discussion

with Thomas Ferguson - 12pm ET / 9am PT

Event Webinar | Jun 4, 2020

Every country has had a different policy response to the crisis; and within countries different political parties have championed various approaches. How has COVID-19 affected politics and social life in developed western countries?

INET/YSI Pre-conference @ STOREP 2019

YSI Event Workshop YSI | Jun 25–27, 2019

The 51ºÚÁÏÍø and the Italian Association for the History of Political Economy (STOREP) announce a day and a half of lectures, workshops, and debates held on the 26th and 27th of June, just before the annual STOREP conference, in Siena, Italy.

YSI North America Convening

YSI Event Regional Convening YSI | Feb 22–24, 2019

On February 22-24, 2019, the Young Scholars Initiative (YSI) will host its North America Convening in Los Angeles.

Jacobin Q&A with Tom Ferguson

News Nov 6, 2018

Jacobin Magazine’s Q&A with Tom Ferguson about his new INET paper.