The Latin American Society for the History of Economic Thought (ALAHPE) is an non-profit academic organization dedicated to promoting teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge related to the history of economics in Latin America. On this webpage, you will find information on the structure and functioning of ALAHPE and the events promoted by the association, as well as a series of useful electronic resources related to the history of economics.
Since its creation in 2015, ALAHPE has been dedicated to the pursuit of three main goals: 1) to promote teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge about the history of economics in Latin America; 2) to encourage cooperation with other scientific organizations that share an interest in the history of economics; and 3) to foster communication and the exchange of ideas between professionals dedicated to the history of economics.
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ALAHPE runs a mailing list for the dissemination of information and discussion of subjects relevant to the history of economics. Use the link below to join the conversation.
President
Investigador Asociado, IIS, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
mataripierre@gmail.com
Vice-President
Associate Professor, The American University of Paris, France
csuprinyak@aup.edu
First Presidenta, Trustee
University of Lyon 2, France
rebeca.gomezbetancourt@univ-lyon2.fr
Secretary
Professor Associado, Depto. Economia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Brasil
felipe.almeida@ufpr.br
Treasurer
Profesor Asistente, Economics Department, Universidad del Valle, Colombia
jcaacostamacia@gmail.com
Elected Member
Investigador Asociado, Centre for Labour Studies and Research, Conicet, Argentina
ndvoskin@gmail.com
Elected Member
Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics, Erasmus University, Netherlands
vergarafernandez@esphil.eur.nl
Webmaster
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil
fcavalheirok@gmail.com
Mexico City, November 26-28, 2025.
MoreSome documents related to the founding of ALAHPE
The Latin American Association for the History of Economic Thought (ALAHPE) was created in November 2015, in Santiago, during the activities of the 5th Latin American Conference on the History of Economic Thought – ESHET Chile 2015. The event was part of a series Latin American conferences promoted since 2011 with the support of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET), with previous editions in Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil. These conferences played a fundamental role in reinforcing the sense of community among professionals dedicated to the history of economics who shared multiple ties, both personal and academic, with Latin America.
As this spirit matured, the decision was made, in Santiago, to create an autonomous association dedicated to cultivating a common space for the Latin American community of historians of economics. The founding document of ALAHPE was signed by 37 participants at the Santiago meeting, with the express support of 65 other professionals, together representing ten different Latin American countries.
Since then, ALAHPE has been working to put into practice the different aspects of its institutional mission. Its main instruments, so far, are the academic events organized by the association. Every two years, ALAHPE promotes the Latin American Conference on the History of Economic Thought, which quickly established itself as the main forum for academic exchange between scholars working in the region. The association is also responsible for organizing HESSLA, a summer school dedicated to young researchers with an interest in the field. Finally, we also manage an electronic mailing list, which provides a space for disseminating news, publications, works in progress, and other relevant discussions.
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ALAHPE BylawsALAHPE members must present and conduct their research with integrity and honesty, respecting legal and ethical requirements and acknowledging the contributions of others.
In all ALAHPE spaces (both digital and in-person), speech, discourse and texts must be conducted with respect. People should be respectfully treated regardless of their position, age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, economic and social background, sexual orientation, disability and any other personal characteristic. All kinds of bullying or harassment are prohibited and strongly repudiated.
ALAHPE aims to construct a diverse, fruitful and respectful environment, where equal opportunity and fair treatment apply to all. Therefore, all its members must actively engage in including all, especially those belonging to groups sub-represented in the society. This translates as providing them with time to speak (in presentations, questions and comments) in an welcoming and respectful ambience.
ALAHPE seeks to pay special attention to promote gender and race equality within its events, giving preference to sub-represented groups in case of a limited number of attendees and developing other strategies to encourage their participation. Equality should also be met in different positions, such as members of the organizing and scientific committees, panelists and speakers.
Any breach of the code of conduct should be reported to any of the members of the executive committee, anonymously or not.
ADDITIONAL SUGGESTIONS FOR SESSION CHAIRS AND MODERATORS
1. Diversity and gender parity should be observed when opening the floor for comments and questions. For instance, if two men raise their hand first, even if a woman makes it afterwards, it should be given her preference after the first man has spoken. The same should apply to differences of race and age.
2. Please take into consideration the amount of time allowed for comments and questions, and those willing to speak. You are responsible for preventing someone from taking up all the speaking time and not allowing others to express themselves.
3. Possible suggestions: to ask if young scholars want to speak first, before giving space for older scholars.
10th Latin American Conference on the History of Economic Thought
“The Role of the State in the History of Economic Thought: Controversies surrounding an Interdisciplinary Challenge”
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Institute for Social Research and Institute for Economic Research
Ciudad de México November 26-28, 2025
Call for papers
The 10th Conference of the Latin American Society for the History of Economic Thought (ALAHPE) will take place at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) on 26-28 November 2025. The conference will provide a space to discuss theoretical and methodological controversies, as well as the contexts underlying the production of economic thought. The event will feature Miguel Ángel Centeno (Princeton University), Mary Morgan (London School of Economics) and Héctor Pérez Brignoli (University of Costa Rica) as keynote speakers. The main topic will be ‘the place of the state in the history of economic thought: controversies surrounding an interdisciplinary challenge’. The Conference will also accept papers on any period or topic in the field of the history of economic thought. Proposals may be written in English, Portuguese or Spanish, and should be submitted via the following Google
Forms: https://bit.ly/3OQgJoc. The deadline for submissions is 15 may 2025.
For individual papers, please send an abstract of 500 words maximum and a title.
For session proposals, please submit an abstract of maximum 1000 words and its title.
Proposals accepted by the scientific committee will be communicated to their authors by 15 June 2025. Full papers may be written in Spanish, Portuguese or English.
The YSI Pre-Congress Workshop@ ALAHPE will take place at the Centro de Estudios Latinoamericanos (CELA) of the UNAM one day before the start of the Conference, on Tuesday 25th.
A selection of papers presented at the Conference will be published by the Review of the History of Economic Thought and Methodology (RHETM) in a special issue.
See you in Mexico City!
For any questions, please write to alahpe2025@gmail.com
Important dates:
Comité organizador local:
Josafat Hernández (Centro de Investigación y de Docencia Económicas)
Monika Meireles (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Juan Odisio (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Matari Pierre Manigat (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
María Eugenia Romero Sotelo (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Comité Científico:
Rebeca Gómez Betancourt (Université Lyon II, France)
Stephen Meardon (Bowdoin College, USA)
Monika Meireles (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
José Manuel Menudo (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla)
Carolina Miranda Cavalcante (Universidad Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil)
Juan Odisio (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Matari Pierre Manigat (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México)
Claudia Sunna (Università del Salento, Italia)
Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak (American University of Paris, France)