A report on the Chicago Conference of the History of Economics Society

The newly formed History of Economics Society held its first con- ference in Chicago, May 30-31, 1973. The theme was “The History of Economic Thought: The State of the Art.” About seventy persons at- tended. The conference examined the present condition of the field and its place in the study of economics, and heard reports on recent studies. There were papers on methodology, papers on particular economists and the development of certain ideas, and a discussion-cum-argument-cum- contention over the teaching of the history of thought. The arrangements for the program were made by Warren J. Samuels of Michigan State University, and the other arrangements were made by William Grampp and Norman S. Smith of the University of Illinois in Chicago. The next conference will be held at Chapel Hill, May 29-31, 1974. The program of the Chicago conference was as follows. SESSION ONE: Methods of Intellectual History William D. Grampp, Chairman Neil de Marchi, “History of Economics as the Development of Re- search Areas: An Application of Citation Data” William Jaff6, “Edgeworth‘s Contract Curve: Two Figures in Its Proto-History: Aristotle and Gossen” Warren J. Samuels, “The History of Economic Thought as Intellectual History” Vincent J. Tarascio, “Towards a Theory of Intellectual History” SESSION TWO: History of Thought of Major Area Robert V. Eagly, Chairman Samuel Hollander, “Ricardianism, J. S. Mill and the Neoclassical Challenge” Elizabeth S. and Harry G. Johnson, “The Social and Intellectual Origins of The General Theory” John M. Letiche, “The Causes of Mass Unemployment in Underde- veloped Countries as a Problem in Mercantilism” SESSION THREE: The Problems of Values Vincent J. Tarascio, Chairman Werner Hochwald, “The Relation of the History of Philosophy and the History of Economic Thought” Ronald L. Meek, “Value in the History of Economic Thought”

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SESSION FOUR: History of Thought of Specialized Fields William R. Men, Chairman Paul McNulty, “Labor Economics in the History of Economic Thought” Almarin Phillips, “Industrial Organization in the History of Economic Thought” William D. Grampp, “Malthus and His Contemporaries”

SESSION FIVE: Roundtable on the Teaching of the History of Economics Craufurd D. W. Goodwin, Chairman William Allen, On the texts in the history of economic thought George J. Stigler, On teaching history of economic thought Royall Brandis, On teaching history of economic thought

The conference was attended by the following. William Richard Allen, Texas A Joseph S. Giganti, DePaut Univer- & M University sity Harvey Botwiri, Pitzer College Richard Allyn Gonce, Grand Val- Mary Jean Bowman, University of ley State College Chicago Craufurd D. Goodwin, Duke Uni- Royall Brandis, University of Illi- versity nois at Urbana William D. Grampp, University of Susan Bresler, University of Tulsa Illinois at Chicago Circle James L. Cochran, University of South Carolina W. Edward Hair, Northwestern Charles Leland Cole, California University State University, Long Beach Robert F. Herbert, Clemson Uni- Dale Cramer, University of Ala- versity bama James Perry Henderson, Hope Thomas D. Curtis, University of College Oklahoma John P. Henderson, Michigan State Mona Elliott Dingle, University of University Missouri Lewis E. Hill, Texas Tech Univer- James L. Doti, Rosary CoZlege sity Robert V. Eagly, SUNY, Bing- Abraham Hirsch, Brooklyn Col- hamton lege Milton Esbitt, Illinois Institute of Werner Hochwdd, Washington Technology University Emma Lila Fundaburk, Bowling Samuel Hollander, University of Green State University Toronto

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William Jaff 6, York University Naomi Perlman, Pittsburgh, Penn- Hans E. Jensen, University of Ten- syl vwia nessee-Knoxville Almarin Phillips, University of Elizabeth Scott Johnson, Chicago, Pennsylvania Zllinois George Rosen, University of Zlli- Harry Gordon Johnson, Univer- nois at Chicago Circle sity of Chicago Warren J. Samuels, Michigan State Emil Kauder, University of South University Florida Ann Schwier, Southern Illinois Herbert Kisch, Michigan State University University J. F. Schwier, St. Louis, Missouri Aranka Eve Kovacs, University of Sol S. Shalit, University of Illinois Windsor at Chicago Circle Harry Landreth, Miami University Laurence Shute, Rutgers Univer- John Newton Lenhart, Shaker sit y Heights, Ohio Karl Simpson, Chicago City Col- John M. Letiche, University of lege California-Berkeley Norman S. Smith, University of Leonard Paul Liggio, City College Illinois at Chicago Circle of New York John C. Soper, Northern Illinois S. Todd Lowry, Washington and University Lee University David Stevens, Whitman College Arthur D. Lynn, Ohio State Uni- George J. Stigler, University of versity Chicago James Jefferson McLain, Louisiana Houston Hobson Stokes, Univer- State University of New Orleans sity of Illinois at Chicago Circle Paul J. McNulty, Columbia Uni- Vincent Joseph Tarascio, Univer- versity sity of North Carolina Michael McPherson, University of George A. Thoma, Jr., Elmhurst Illinois at Chicago Circle College Ronald Meek, University of Peter Ralph Toscano, Loyola Uni- Leicester versity James R. Meginnise, University of Karen Iversen Vaughn, University Chicago (student) of Tennessee William L. Miller, University of William R. Waters, DePaul Uni- Georgia versity M. L. Myers, Roxbury, Connecti- G. C. Weigand, Southern Illinois cut University Roman A. Ohrenstein, Nassau William Dean Williams, Metro Community College (SUNY) State College Mark Perlman, University of Pitts- burgh W. J. S.

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