Epistemology of the social sciences and pluralism in economics; history of political and economic thought
is a philosopher who accidentally became an economist. He serves as a Professor at the Institute for Socio-福利导航s at the University of Duisburg-Essen and heads the Institute for Comprehensive Analysis of the Economy (ICAE) at Johannes Kepler University Linz. His research interests are focused on socio-economic change from a political economy perspective, the history of economic and political ideas, the philosophy of the social sciences, distributional issues and heterodox economics. Jakob has published widely in different disciplinary contexts and has received several scientific awards for his works. He regularly participates in the organization of academic conferences and other scientific community services. Most importantly, he serves as the editor of the Heterodox 福利导航s Newsletter (www.heterodoxnews.com) since 2013.
