The Political Economy Club was founded in 1909 by

John Maynard Keynes John Maynard Keynes, 1st Baron Keynes, ( ; 5 June 1883 – 21 April 1946), was an English economist whose ideas fundamentally changed the theory and practice of macroeconomics and the economic policies of governments. Originally trained in ...

. It was an invitation-only club, initially held weekly in Keynes' rooms at

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. Typically a paper would be read then members would comment on its contents. Keynes made his last appearance at the club in February 1946, reading a paper about the future of

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and whether the

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would become scarce.

Participants

Maurice Dobb Maurice Herbert Dobb (24 July 1900 – 17 August 1976) was an English economist at Cambridge University and a Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. He is remembered as one of the pre-eminent Marxist economists of the 20th century. Dobb was bo ...

Ralph George Hawtrey Sir Ralph George Hawtrey (22 November 1879, Slough – 21 March 1975, London) was a British economist, and a close friend of John Maynard Keynes. He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles, the University of Cambridge intellectual secret society. ...

(1879 - 1975) *

Harry Gordon Johnson Harry Gordon Johnson, (26 May 1923 – 9 May 1977) was a Canadian economist who studied topics such as international trade and international finance. Nobel laureate James Tobin said about him: "For the economics profession throughout the world ...

(1923 - 1977) * John Maynard Keynes (1883 - 1946, founder) * Dennis Robertson (president circa 1946)

References

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