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Dr Matthew Smith

BCom Melbourne, MEc Sydney, PhD Sydney
Senior Lecturer

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Biographical details

Matthew Smith is a graduate of the universities of Melbourne (B.Com) and Sydney (M.Ec, PhD). He has published in international journals, including the History of Political Economy, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought and the Contributions to Political Economy. He is also the author of Thomas Tooke and the Monetary Thought of Classical Economics, Routledge, London, 2011.


Dr. Smith currently serves as the co-editor of the History of Economics Review. His research interests include classical economics, monetary thought and growth theory.

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Research interests

  • History of Economic Thought
  • Macroeconomics
  • Classical economics
  • Growth and distribution
  • Monetary economics

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Selected publications

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Books

  • Smith, M. (2011). Thomas Tooke and the Monetary Thought of Classical Economics. Oxon: Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis.

Book Chapters

  • Smith, M. (2004). Thomas Tooke's Legacy to Monetary Economics. In Tony Aspromourgos and John Lodewijks (Eds.), History and Political Economy: Essays in Honour of P.D.Groenewegen, (pp. 57-75). London: Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis.

Journals

  • Smith, M. (2012). Demand-led Growth Theory: A Historical Approach. Review of Political Economy, 24(4), 543-573.
  • Smith, M. (2009). Thomas Tooke on the Corn Laws. History of Political Economy, 41(2), 343-382.
  • Smith, M. (2008). Thomas Tooke on the Bullionist controversies. European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 15(1), 49-84.
  • Smith, M. (2007). A Survey of Thomas Tooke's Contributions to Political Economy. History of Economics Review, 46(Summer 2007), 106-135.
  • Smith, M. (2006). On Interest and Profit: Thomas Tooke's Major Legacy to Economics. Contributions to Political Economy, 25(1), 1-33.
  • Smith, M. (2003). On central banking "rules";Tooke's critique of the bank charter act of 1844. Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 25(1), 39-61.
  • Smith, M. (2002). Tooke's Approach to Explaining Prices. European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 9(3), 333-358.
  • Smith, M. (2001). Endogenous Money, Interest and Prices: Tooke's Monetary Thought Revisited. Contributions to Political Economy, 20(1), 31-55.

Conferences

  • Smith, M. (2010). Demand-Led Growth Theory: An Historical Approach. Sraffa's Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities 1960–2010, Italy: Centro Ricerche e Documentazione 'Piero Sraffa'.

2012

  • Smith, M. (2012). Demand-led Growth Theory: A Historical Approach. Review of Political Economy, 24(4), 543-573.

2011

  • Smith, M. (2011). Thomas Tooke and the Monetary Thought of Classical Economics. Oxon: Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis.

2010

  • Smith, M. (2010). Demand-Led Growth Theory: An Historical Approach. Sraffa's Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities 1960–2010, Italy: Centro Ricerche e Documentazione 'Piero Sraffa'.

2009

  • Smith, M. (2009). Thomas Tooke on the Corn Laws. History of Political Economy, 41(2), 343-382.

2008

  • Smith, M. (2008). Thomas Tooke on the Bullionist controversies. European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 15(1), 49-84.

2007

  • Smith, M. (2007). A Survey of Thomas Tooke's Contributions to Political Economy. History of Economics Review, 46(Summer 2007), 106-135.

2006

  • Smith, M. (2006). On Interest and Profit: Thomas Tooke's Major Legacy to Economics. Contributions to Political Economy, 25(1), 1-33.

2004

  • Smith, M. (2004). Thomas Tooke's Legacy to Monetary Economics. In Tony Aspromourgos and John Lodewijks (Eds.), History and Political Economy: Essays in Honour of P.D.Groenewegen, (pp. 57-75). London: Routledge imprint of Taylor & Francis.

2003

  • Smith, M. (2003). On central banking "rules";Tooke's critique of the bank charter act of 1844. Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 25(1), 39-61.

2002

  • Smith, M. (2002). Tooke's Approach to Explaining Prices. European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 9(3), 333-358.

2001

  • Smith, M. (2001). Endogenous Money, Interest and Prices: Tooke's Monetary Thought Revisited. Contributions to Political Economy, 20(1), 31-55.
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