Kevin D. Hoover
D.Phil Oxford University
Professor of Economics and Philosophy
Senior Fellow, Center for the History of Politcal
Economy
Editor, History of Political Economy
E-mail: kd.hoover@duke.edu
Tel. (919) 660-1876
Fax (919) 684-8974
Research Interests:
Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics; Philosophy and Methodology
of Empirical Economics; History of Economics.
Current Research:
Causation; the structure of vector autoregression models;
specification search methodologies; the history
of 20th century macroeconomics; the philosophy and economics of Charles S. Peirce.
Teaching Interests:
Philosophy and Methodology of Economics, History of E conomics; American pragmatism; Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics.
Professional Activities and Affiliations:
Editor, History of Political Economy;
Editor, SSRN History of Economics Journal;
Associate Editor, Journal of Economic
Surveys;
Editorial Board,
Economics and Philosophy;
Board of Editors, Review of Political Economy;
Editor, Journal of
Economic Methodology (1996-2005);
Associate Editor,
Journal of Economic Methodology (2005-2006);
President
History of Economics Society (2002-2003);
Chairman,
International Network for Economic Method (1999-2001);
Board of Editors, American Economic
Review (1990-1994);
International Network
for Economic Method (Founding Member).
American Economic
Association;
History of Economics
Society;
American Philosophical Association;
Philosophy of Science Association;
British Society for
the Philosophy of Science