He received a Ph.D. in Economics from the New School for Social Research and holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst. His research interests include classical/Marxian political economy; the history of economic thought; microeconomics, with a focus on value theory; and computational simulation methods. Jonathan regularly teaches courses in political economy and macroeconomics that are informed by the history of economic ideas. He is looking forward to expanding his expertise in the history of economic thought at the Summer Institute.