Gloria M. Liu

I am the Assistant Director for the Center for Economy and Society and Assistant Research Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins. My research interests are in the history of political thought, intellectual history, and political economy.  

My first book, Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher became an Icon of American Capitalism (Princeton, 2022)traces the reception and influence of Adam Smith’s ideas in American thought, politics, and culture from the eighteenth century to today. It was named a 2023 PROSE Category Winner in Economics from the Association of American Publishers and listed as one of NPR’s Books We Love in 2022.

Published book:

Adam Smith’s America: How a Scottish Philosopher Became an Icon of American Capitalism – 2022