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The "Wealth of Notions" project is an international initiative with a dual focus.

Its primary objective is to disseminate essential concepts in the history of economic thought, thereby enriching students' comprehension within the realm of contemporary economics. knowledge of the history of economic thought empowers students to contextualize and apply economic theories adeptly. Hence, the second aim of the project is to evaluate the impact of innovative teaching tools on student performance. The "Wealth of notions" develops through a methodological framework encompassing a comparative case study involving students and professors within Economics programs at the University of Turin and the University of Zaragoza. Such methodologies allow for a thorough examination of how these innovative tools influence the teaching of Economics and how students and professors perceive them.

This initiative is open to students, professors, or researchers from other universities, who can access the content generated through our Instagram or website or contact us for other avenues of collaboration.

If you are student of Economics

Suppose you have problems understanding economic theory or are simply curious and want to learn more about its origins, developments, and present state. In that case, you can complete the survey and help us understand what students think.

Additionally, you can request content related to your curriculum through our Instagram: @Wealthofnotions. Our Instagram page may provide you with some help by offering brief 'learning pills' or 'notions' in the history of economic thought.

If you are professor of Economics, History of Economics or History of Economic Thought

If you teach economics using a history of thought perspective or are interested in introducing contributions from the history of economic thought into your teaching, fill out the survey to help us understand your teaching interests and goals. If you want your students to benefit from this initiative, please contact us through the form, and we will explain the potential avenues of collaboration.

If you are young Scholar in History of Economic Thought

if you are a young historian of economic thought or a young economist conducting research with a history of economic thought perspective and are interested in turning your research into useful contributions for students to learn about the history of economic thought and economic theory, please fill the provided form. We will send you instructions on how to share your work through this project.

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I INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
The Wealth of Notions in history of Economic Thought: Teaching and Research

Università di Torino - November 27-28, 2023

STOREP, together with the project for the internationalization of research The Wealth of Notions, is organizing a two-day workshop to be held in Turin, Department of Economics and Statistics “Cognetti de Martiis”, on 27-28 November 2023.

The workshop is organized over two days:

The first day is dedicated to presenting and discussing innovative teaching tools for teaching history of economic thought and, more generally, economics.
The second day is devoted to discussing the role that the history of economic thought plays in today’s discipline.

This second day rests on short interventions by STOREP members and INET Young Shcolars who want to take part in the discussion, briefly outlining their own perception of today’s history of economic thought. To trigger the discussion, we suggest a few points to be addressed by all interventions:

Do you consider yourself a historian of economic thought or an economist who also does history of economic thought or…?
What view of the history of economic thought do you implicitly adopt in answering this question? Specifically, do you think there is (or should be) a difference between doing economics and doing the history of economic thought?
How does your own way of doing research innovate (if at all) this tradition?
What obstacles/incentives do historians of economic thought face today?

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SEMINAR:
The Birth of Economic Science. Third Centenary of Adam Smith (1723-1790)

University of Turin - October 5th, 2023 (Spanish)

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SESIÓN 1
Alfonso Sánchez Hormigo

SESIÓN 2
Pablo Cervera Ferri

SESIÓN 3
Pedro Schwartz Girón

I INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP The Wealth of Notions in history of Economic Thought: Teaching and Research

SEMINAR: The Birth of Economic Science. Third Centenary of Adam Smith (1723-1790)

I INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
The Wealth of Notions in history of Economic Thought: Teaching and Research

SEMINAR:
The Birth of Economic Science. Third Centenary of Adam Smith (1723-1790)