Geoffrey M Hodgson
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Quote of the moment:

"When I speak of Fascism in England, I am not necessarily thinking of Mosley and his pimpled followers. English Fascism, when it arrives, is likely to be of a sedate and subtle kind (presumably, at any rate at first, it won’t be called Fascism)." 

George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier (1937).

Born in 1946 in Watford, Hertfordshire, UK

Emeritus Professor in Management at Loughborough University London

An Editor of the Journal of Institutional Economics


Ranked in 2025 by Research.com Best Scientists in Economics and Finance as #15 in the UK and #136 globally .

Ranked in 2024 in the top 0.05% of all scholars worldwide by ScholarGPS .


53,159 citations on Google Scholar . 

My highest cited article is available HERE.


Global rankings on ScholarGPS   in December 2025:

By quality, #1 in institutional economics, #1 in evolutionary economics, #4 in heterodox economics.

By impact, #3 in institutional economics, #4 in evolutionary economics, #6 in heterodox economics.

By productivity, #1 in institutional economics, #1 in evolutionary economics, #3 in heterodox economics.


Married. Two children. Four grandchildren

Living in Devon, UK


This is me on Squirrel Island Disks , recorded 14 February 2026.


g.hodgson2@lboro.ac.uk

Career

I have held permanent and visiting positions at several universities, in the UK and abroad. I have received several awards for my work.
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Books

I am the author of over 20 books in economics and other social sciences.
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Articles

I am the author of over 300 academic articles in economics and other social sciences.
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Blogs

I write blogs on politics, economics and other matters.
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Interviews & Lectures

Links to interviews and lectures on my work.
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Other Interests

Other interests include history, travel, walking, photography ...
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This website was last updated 26 May 2026

g.hodgson2@lboro.ac.uk