Richard Ely (1854-1943) is considered the dean of American economics for his development of political economic theory. As an instructor at several major universities, he became a popular writer and lecturer. His students included Woodrow Wilson,...

Richard T. Ely: The Story of Economics in the United States edited by Warren J. Samuels. Research in the History of Economic Thought and Methodology, vol. 20-C. Oxford: Elsevier Science Ltd. 2002. Cloth, ISBN 0762307943, $95.00. 322 pages. Warren J. Samuels deserves...

John R. Commons became one of the most respected institutional economists during the early 1900s. It is argued that his initial ideas were strongly influenced by his religious convictions. Commons joined Richard T. Ely's social gospel movement between 1882 and 1894 which focused his...