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Deirdre Nansen McCloskey serves as Distinguished Professor of the Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, following many years of teaching at the University of Chicago and the University of Iowa. She is internationally recognized for bridging economics with literary studies through her groundbreaking work on economic rhetoric and bourgeois values.
McCloskey's research interests span economic history, the rhetoric of economics, statistical significance critique, and bourgeois ethics. Her influential trilogy The Bourgeois Era challenges conventional explanations for modern economic growth, arguing that ideological shifts rather than material factors drove the unprecedented enrichment since 1776. Her work on statistical significance, particularly in The Cult of Statistical Significance, has reshaped methodological debates across multiple disciplines.
Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on how rhetoric shapes economic understanding, with recent works exploring liberalism's role in creating prosperous, equitable societies. McCloskey's research uniquely combines historical analysis, ethical philosophy, and economic theory to examine capitalism's humanistic dimensions.
- Hayek Book Prize, Manhattan Institute (2017)
- Sharjah International Book Fair Business and Economics category winner (2011)
- Lambda Literary Awards Finalist for Crossing (1999)
- New York Times Notable Book selection for Crossing (1999)
As a REASON magazine contributing editor and columnist for the Eastern Economic Journal, McCloskey has mentored numerous scholars through her writing and lectures. Her gender transition memoir Crossing has been widely translated and excerpted in major publications, contributing significantly to gender studies discourse while maintaining her rigorous economic scholarship.
