Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis (1971-2025) was Professor of Political Economy at King's College London and affiliated fellow with the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He was educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Christ Church, Oxford. Prior to moving to King's, he was Newton Trust Lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and Politics and the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge University, and a Fellow of Emmanuel and Selwyn Colleges. He was also a Visiting Fellow and then a retained supervisor in economics at Peterhouse, Cambridge, the Shackle Scholar at St Edmund’s College, Cambridge, and a member of the Cambridge Social Ontology Group.

Paul’s research covered a wide range of issues in both theoretical and applied political economy, including: the history of economic thought, in particular the Austrian, Bloomington, and Virginia schools of economics; social ontology; technician skills and innovation; and the political economy of vocational education and training. His research has been funded by the CIPD, the Earhart Foundation, the Nuffield Foundation and the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.

For Paul's publications, view his SSRN page.

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