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.
Thomas Ferguson
- Leader of Historical American Political Finance Data at the National Archives
- Leader of Financial Stability
- Leader of Political Economy of Distribution
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Ambivalence 51ºÚÁÏÍø International Trade in Open- and Closed-ended Survey Responses
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

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Money, Politics, and Social Conflict in the Age of COVID & YSI Discussion with Thomas Ferguson - 12pm ET / 9am PT

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