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42nd Annual Meetings of the History of Economics Society
Conference Program
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI June 26-29, 2015
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History of Economics Society Executive Committee
President Jeff Biddle, Michigan State University
President-Elect Mauro Boianovsky, Universidade de Brasilia
Vice-President Maria Pia Paganelli, Trinity University
Secretary Marianne Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Treasurer Spencer Banzhaf, Georgia State University
Past President Robert Leonard, Université du Québec à Montréal
Past Past President Margaret Schabas, University of British Columbia
Elected Committee Members John Berdell, DePaul University (2018)
Beatrice Cherrier, Université de Caen (2018)
Ivan Moscati, University of Insubria (2017)
Rebecca Gomez-Betancourt, Université Lumière Lyon 2 (2017)
Editor Stephen Meardon, Bowdoin College Journal of the History of Economic Thought
List Moderator Humberto Barreto, DePauw University
Archivist Craufurd Goodwin, Duke University
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Prizes and Honors
Distinguished Fellow Roger E. Backhouse Professor of the History and Philosophy of Economics University of Birmingham
Presidential Address Robert Leonard Professor of Economics Université du Québec à Montréal
Joseph Dorfman Best Dissertation Prize Manuela Fernández Pinto “Learning from Ignorance: Agnotology’s Challenge to Philosophy of Science” University of Notre Dame, 2014
HES Best Article Award Kevin D. Hoover “On the Reception of Haavelmo’s Econometric Thought”, Journal of the History of Economic Thought, vol. 36, no. 1 (2014)
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Warren J. and Sylvia J. Samuels Young Scholars HES 2015 These awards are made possible thanks to the generous donation of Warren J. and Sylvia J. Samuels. Subsequent donors have allowed us to expand the offerings, and more contributions would be appreciated. The awards, sponsored by the History of Economics Society, honor the following young scholars for the promise of their research and writing.
Constance André-Aigret, Université Lumière Lyon 2 Victor Bianchini, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Natália Bracarense, North Central College Fabian Braeseman, Vienna University of Economics and Business Lucy Brillant, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Juan Carvajalino, Université du Québec à Montréal Gabriele Ciampini, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Pierrick Dechaux, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Christopher England, Georgetown University Erich Pinzon-Fuchs, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne A. Reeves Johnson, University of Missouri-Kansas City Pierre Leviaux, Laboratoire d’Économie des Transports Clara Elisabetta Mattei, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Pisa) Pierre-Hernan Rojas, Université Paris Dauphine John D. Singleton, Duke University Adrien Vila, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
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Program at a Glance
Friday June 26 4:30 - 6:00 PM Plenary Session: Presentations by 2015 HES Award Winners
6:30 PM Opening Reception
Saturday June 27 8:30 - 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions
10:00 - 10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
1:30 - 3:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
3:30 - 4:30 PM Plenary Session: Bruce Kaufman, Invited Speaker
5:00 PM History of Economics Society Business Meeting
Sunday June 28 8:30 - 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions
10:00 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
1:15 - 2:15 PM Plenary Session: Dan Hamermesh, Invited Speaker
2:45 - 4:45 PM Concurrent Sessions
5:00 - 6:16 PM Plenary Session: Distinguished Fellow Award to Roger Backhouse; Presidential Address by Robert Leonard
7:00 PM Annual HES Banquet
Monday June 30 8:30 - 10:00 AM Concurrent Sessions
10:00 - 10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:30 - 12:00 PM Concurrent Sessions
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Program in Detail All conference sessions, plenary sessions, the business meeting, coffee breaks and exhibitor tables are in Brody Hall. 241 W Brody Road, East Lansing, MI 48825
Friday June 26
Plenary Session: Presentations by 2015 HES Award Winners 4:30 - 6:00 PM Location: Brody Hall, 241 W Brody Rd, Brody Auditorium Room 112
Opening Reception 6:30 PM Location: Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, 219 South Harrison Road, East Patio
Saturday June 27 8:30 - 10:00 AM 4 concurrent sessions
James and J. S. Mill
Location: Room 134 Chair: Kirsten Madden, Millersville University
John Stuart Mill and William Stanley Jevons on the Economic Value of Women’s Household Activity Virginie Gouverneur, Pôle d'Histoire et d'Analyse des Représentations Economiques Discussant: Kirsten Madden, Millersville University
Labour Managed Firms in 19th Century Economic Thought Joseph Persky, University of Illinois at Chicago Discussant: Bruce Kaufman, Georgia State University
Inquiry Into James Mill's Interpretation of Adam Smith's Love of Praiseworthiness Victor Bianchini, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Discussant: J. Garrido, Universidad del Desarrollo
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Saturday, 8:30 – 10:00 AM
Macroeconomics in the Post-War Era
Location: Room 112 Chair: Kevin Hoover, Duke University
Understanding Robert Lucas (1967-1981) Alexandre Andrada, Universidade de Brasília Discussant: James Wible, University of New Hampshire
The First Keynesian Reactions to Lucas’s Macroeconomics of Equilibrium Danilo Da Silva, Federal University of ABC, Brazil Discussant: Erich Pinzon-Fuchs, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
Lawrence R. Klein and the Making of Macroeconometrics Erich Fuchs, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Discussant: Kevin Hoover, Duke University
Alternative Approaches to Development Economics
Location: Room 138 Chair: Rebeca Gomez Betancourt, Université Lumière Lyon 2
Business Cycles as the Foundation of Development Economics Natalia Bracarense, North Central College Discussant: Michele Alacevich, Loyola University Maryland
The Self Sufficient Village Economy and Gandhi's Economic Ideas Sunil Karintha, Hyderabad Central University Discussant: Balbir Sihag, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Human Capital, Give Us Theoretical Foundations Please! Sylvère Matéos, Université Lumière-Lyon 2 Discussant: Roger Backhouse, University of Birmingham
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Saturday
Economists and Philosophers
Location: Room 175 Chair: Polly Cleveland, Columbia University
Rawls and Knight David Coker, George Mason University Discussant: Ross Emmett, James Madison College, Michigan State University
Henry George and John Dewey: The Spatial Economics of Culture Christopher England, Georgetown University Discussant: Polly Cleveland, Columbia University
Hempel and the Economists Julie Ragatz, Temple University Discussant: D. Wade Hands, University of Puget Sound
Coffee Break 10:00 – 10:30 AM Room 136
June 27 Saturday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 4 concurrent sessions
Empirical Economics and Political Economy in the 20th Century
Location: Room 112 Chair: Thomas Stapleford, University of Notre Dame General Discussant: Malcolm Rutherford, University of Victoria
Rediscovering the 1%: Economic Expertise and Inequality Knowledge Daniel Hirschman, University of Michigan
Measuring, Managing, and Inventing the Economy: The Case of the National Bureau of Economic Research Timothy Shenk, Columbia University
Interwar Comparisons: The Divergent Paths of Early Econometrics in Europe and the United States Thomas Stapleford, University of Notre Dame
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Saturday, 10:30 – 12 Noon
Adam Smith I - The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Location: Room 134 Chair: Jerry Evensky, Syracuse University
Responsibility and Moral Education: Rethinking Smith’s Impartial Spectator and the Virtues Joseph Blosser, High Point University Discussant: Matthew Gaetano, Hillsdale College
Moral Sentiments and the Perspective of the Other in the Adam Smith System of Natural Liberty Jose de la Cruz Garrido, Universidad del Desarrollo Discussant: J. Daniel Hammond, Wake Forest University
Adam Smith, Moral Sentiments, and the Welfare State Eric Hammer, George Mason University Discussant: Bruce Kaufman, Georgia State University
How Far is Schadenfreude from Resentment—and Vanity from the Desire for Gratitude? Elias Khalil, Monash University Discussant: Jerry Evensky, Syracuse University
Theory and Method in Historical Research
Location: Room 138 Chair: Lawrence Boland, Simon Fraser University
History of Economic Thought and Enhancing the Sustainability of Political Economy Itself Yadollah Dadgar, University of Illinois Discussant: Cheng Li, Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Cliometrics of Growth and Biology in the Economic Thought of Fogel (post 1982) and Galor (2013): A Methodological Critique Pierre Leviaux, Laboratoire d’Économie des Transports Discussant: José Edwards, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Causality and Structure in Economic and Historical Processes Josef Taalbi, Lund University Discussant: Lawrence Boland, Simon Fraser University
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Saturday
Welfare
Location: Room 175 Chair: Joseph Persky, University of Illinois at Chicago
An History of Welfare Economics Antoinette Baujard, Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne Discussant: Steve Medema, University of Colorado Denver
John Krutilla and the "Ecological Turn" in Environmental Economics Spencer Banzhaf, Georgia State University Discussant: Polly Cleveland, Columbia University
June 27 Saturday 1:30 - 3:00 PM 4 concurrent sessions
On the Collection and Use of Economic Data
Location: Room 112 Chair: Malcolm Rutherford, University of Victoria
Origins and Implications of Chicago Futures Markets Regulations and Regulatory Institutions John Berdell, DePaul University Discussant: Humberto Barreto, DePauw University
The Katona-Tobin Controversy on the Predictive Value of Attitudinal Data Pierrick Dechaux, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Discussant: Robert Dimand, Brock University
The Mercantilist Policy Origins of Federal Economic Statistical Agencies Andrew Reamer, George Washington University Discussant: Thomas Stapleford, University of Notre Dame
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Saturday, 1:30 – 3:00 PM
From Natural Law to Classical Economics
Location: Room 134 Chair: John Berdell, DePaul University
From Natural Law to Political Economy Arild Saether, Agder Academy of Sciences and Letters Discussant: John Berdell, DePaul University
Commerce, Economic Development, and Equilibrium in Montesquieu, Hume, and Smith Shinji Nohara, University of Tokyo Discussant: Jerry Evensky, Syracuse University
Fisher and Friedman: Origins and Reception of Innovative Ideas
Location: Room 138 Chair: J. Daniel Hammond, Wake Forest University
From the Fisher Effect to a Cycle Theory: Genesis and Reception of Debt-Deflation Theory Adrien Vila, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and Rebeca Gomez Betancourt, Université Lumière Lyon 2 Discussant: Don Mathews, College of Coastal Georgia
Did Irving Fisher Really Discover the Phillips Curve? Don Mathews, College of Coastal Georgia Discussant: Rebeca Gomez Betancourt, Université Lumière Lyon 2
Religion and the History of Economic Thought
Location: Room 175 Chair: Jordan Ballor, Acton Institute
Adam Smith and Scripture Jordan Ballor, Acton Institute Discussant: Joseph Blosser, High Point University
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Saturday
The Just Price in the School of Salamanca Matthew Gaetano, Hillsdale College Discussant: Loic Charles, Université Paris 8 et INED
Heretics of the Intelligentsia: Vekhi and the Russian Religious Rejection of Marxism Dylan Pahman, Acton Institute Discussant: Anna Klimina, University of Saskatchewan
Saturday June 27 3:30 - 4:30 PM Brody Auditorium Room 112
Plenary Session: Bruce Kaufman, Invited Speaker Professor of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University. Author of The Origins and Evolution of the Field of Industrial Relations in the United States (1993), The Global Evolution of Industrial Relations (2004), and Managing the Human Factor: The Early Years of Human Resource Management in American Industry (2008).
“The Origins and Theory Foundation of Original Institutional Economics Reconsidered”
Saturday June 27 5:00 PM Brody Auditorium, Room 112
History of Economics Society Business Meeting All HES members are welcome to attend.
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Sunday
Sunday June 28 8:30 - 10:00 AM 4 Concurrent Sessions
Early 20th Century Tax Policy – Theory and Practice
Location: Room 134 Chair: Marianne Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
The Historical Origins of the Debt-Equity Distinction Camden Hutchinson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Harold Groves, Wisconsin Institutionalism and Postwar Public Finance Marianne Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Political Economy in the 18th Century
Location: Room 138 Chair: Ross Emmett, James Madison College, Michigan State University
The Economic Thought of Ernst Carl Edward McPhail, Dickinson College Discussant: Shinji Nohara, University of Tokyo
David Skene on Credit and Trade Giovanni Grandi, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus Discussant: Carlos Suprinyak, Cedeplar/UFMG
Keynes
Location: Room 112 Chair: Humberto Barreto, DePauw University
On the Implausibility of Keynes’s Liquidity-Trap Proposition James Ahiakpor, California State University, East Bay Discussant: Norman Obst, Michigan State University
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Sunday, 8:30 - 10:00 AM
The Liquidity Trap, the Great Depression, and Unconventional Policy: Reading Keynes at the Zero Lower Bound Richard Sutch, University of California, Riverside Discussant: Robert Dimand, Brock University
Keynes Narrates the Great Depression Robert Dimand, Brock University Discussant: David Andrews, State University of New York at Oswego
Applying Modern Microeconomics
Location: Room 175 Chair: Spencer Banzhaf, Georgia State University
Seeing Like a Firm: Eric Hanushek and the Valuation of “Teacher Quality” Zach Griffen, University of California, Los Angeles Discussant: Michael Beggs, University of Sydney
The Price Machine: Engineering, Economics, and the Politics of Electricity Markets Daniel Breslau, Virginia Tech Discussant: Beatrice Cherrier, Université de Caen
The Empirical Economist's Toolkit: From Models to Methods John Singleton, Duke University Discussant: Fabian Braesemann, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Coffee Break June 28 Sunday 10:00 - 10:30 AM Room 136
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Sunday
June 28 Sunday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 4 Concurrent Sessions
Roundtable Discussion: "Becoming Applied" - A preview of the 2016 HOPE Conference
Location: Room 134 Chairs: Beatrice Cherrier, Université de Caen and Roger Backhouse, University of Birmingham
Participants: John T. Singleton, Duke University, Dan Hamermesh, University of Texas- Austin, Marianne Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Michele Alacevich, Loyola University Maryland
Institutionalism
Location: Room 138 Chair: Bruce Kaufman, Georgia State University
“Economic Balance” in the Thought of New Deal Economists Judge Glock, Rutgers University Discussant: Malcolm Rutherford, University of Victoria
Use and Abuse of Traditional Institutionalism in Contemporary Russian Nationalist Economics Anna Klimina, University of Saskatchewan Discussant: Adam Leeds, University of Pennsylvania
The Puzzle of C. S. Peirce’s Pragmatism and Economics James Wible, University of New Hampshire Discussant: Julie Ragatz, Temple University
Making Economic Theory in 1950s and 1960s – I
Location: Room 112 Chair: Ivan Moscati, University of Insubria
“Exceptional and Unimportant”?: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Externalities in Economic Analysis Steven Medema, University of Colorado Denver Discussant: Ross Emmett, James Madison College, Michigan State University
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Sunday, 10:30 – 2:15 PM
Economics and the “Behavioral Sciences Movement” Catherine Herfeld, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Discussant: Pedro Duarte, Universidade de São Paulo
The Coleman Report and the Education Production Function Laura Holden, Michigan State University Discussant: Dan Hirschman, University of Michigan
Methodological Perspectives on Modern Economics
Location: Room 175 Chair: D. Wade Hands, University of Puget Sound
Time and Knowledge Matters: George Richardson’s 1959 View of Equilibrium Attainment Lawrence Boland, Simon Fraser University Discussant: Scott Scheall, George Mason University
Kinds of Scientific Rationalism: The Case for Methodological Liberalism Scott Schaell, George Mason University Discussant: Gabriele Ciampini, Université Paris-Sorbonne
Post-Crisis Economics in Transition? A Field Analysis of Academic Power and Public Struggles Daniel Meyer, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena Discussant: Daniel Breslau, Virginia Tech
June 28 Sunday 1:15 - 2:15 PM Brody Auditorium Room 112
Plenary Session: Dan Hamermesh, Invited Speaker Professor in Economics, Royal Holloway University of London and Sue Killam Professor Emeritus in the Foundation of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. Fellow of the Econometric Society, Fellow and Past President of the Society of Labor Economists, 2013 recipient of biennial Mincer Award for Lifetime Contributions to Labor Economics of the Society of Labor Economists.
“Reflections on Fifty Years as an Empirical Economist”
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Sunday
June 28 Sunday 2:45 - 4:45 PM 4 Concurrent Sessions
Monetary Theory and Policy
Location: Room 134 Chair: Robert Dimand, Brock University
Liquidity's Two Careers Mike Beggs, University of Sydney Discussant: Richard Sutch, University of California, Riverside
Laughing All the Way to the Bank (Crisis) Michael Reay, Swarthmore College Discussant: Ivan Moscati, University of Insubria
"The Pre-Bretton Woods Monetary Order: A Study of Harry Dexter White's Contribution to International Monetary Reforms" Pierre-Hernan Rojas, Université Paris Dauphine Discussant: James Ahiakpor, California State University, East Bay
Behavioral Economics
Location: Room 112 Chair: Avi Cohen, York University
Behavioral Economics' Greatest Hits Nathan Berg, University of Otego Discussant: Cheng Li, Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Psychology of Behavioral Economics Fabien Braesemann, Vienna University of Economics and Business Discussant: Nathan Berg, University of Otego
Behavioral Economics, Rational Choice Theory, and the Representative Agent D. Wade Hands, University of Puget Sound Discussant: Catherine Herfeld, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Adaptation-Level Theory, Happiness Treadmills and Behavioral Economics José Edwards, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Discussant: Antoinette Baujard, Université Jean Monnet de Saint-Etienne
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Sunday, 2:45 - 4:45 PM
Episodes in the Mathematization of Economics
Location: Room 138 Chair: Pedro Duarte, Universidade de São Paulo
Edwin Bidwell Wilson and the Rise of Mathematical Economics in United States, 1920- 1940 Juan Carvajalino, Université du Québec à Montréal Discussant: Pedro Duarte, Universidade de São Paulo
Vito Volterra and the Role of Economists: Early Mathematical Endorsements of Economics as a Science Sonya Scott, York University Discussant: Spencer Banzhaf, Georgia State University
Exploring the Origin of Mathematical Economics Balbir Sihag, University of Massachusetts Lowell Discussant: Sunil Karintha, Hyderabad Central University
Classical Political Economy
Location: Room 175 Chair: Ayman Reda, Lebanese American University
Liberalism in the Classical Political Economy João Luiz Paschoal, Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Discussant: Patrick Higgins, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science
Berkeley’s Rules for Sound Banking: Public Credit and “Promot[ing] the Real Interest of [the] Country” Edward McPhail, Dickinson College Discussant: Giovanni Grandi, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus
The Impact of Classical Political Economy in the Ottoman Empire Deniz Kilincoglu, Middle East Technical University-Northern Cyprus Campus Discussant: Ayman Reda, Lebanese American University
Theory of Value Unified José Peláez, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Discussant: Elias Khalil, Monash University
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Sunday and Monday
June 28 Sunday 5:00 - 6:15 PM Brody Auditorium, Room 112
Plenary Session: Presentation of the HES Distinguished Fellow Award to Roger E. Backhouse, followed by HES Presidential Address by Robert Leonard, UQAM, Outgoing President of the History of Economics Society
June 28 Sunday 7:00 PM
Annual HES Banquet Huntington Club in Spartan Stadium (walking map in back of program)
June 29 Monday 8:30 - 10:00 AM 4 Concurrent Sessions
A Call for Chapter Proposals: Publishing in the Routledge Handbook of the History of Women’s Economic Thought, Roundtable Session
Location: Room 175 Chairs: Kirsten Madden, Millersville University, Robert Dimand, Brock University
Economics and Economists in Authoritarian Regimes
Location: Room 134 Chair: Anna Klimina, University of Saskatchewan
The Guardians of Capitalism Clara Mattei, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna (Pisa) Discussant: Yann Giraud, Université de Cergy-Pontoise
In All But Name: The Reconstruction of Economic Reason in the Post-War Soviet Economy Adam Leeds, University of Pennsylvania Discussant: Marianne Johnson, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Funding Policy Research under Distasteful Regimes Carlos Suprinyak, Cedeplar/UFMG Discussant: Stephen Meardon, Bowdoin College
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Monday, 8:30 – 10:00 AM
Adam Smith – II
Location: Room 138 Chair: Scott Schaell, George Mason University
Social Justice in Smith and Sen Augusto Alean, Parque Industrial y Tecnológico Carlos Vélez Pombo Discussant: Yadollah Dadgar, University of Illinois
The Virtuous Discourse of Adam Smith: A Liberal Regard for Prevailing Prejudice Mike Clark, Hillsdale College Discussant: Sonya Scott, York University
Was Adam Smith a Moral Subjectivist? Kevin Quinn, Bowling Green State University Discussant: J. Daniel Hammond, Wake Forest University
Making Economic Theory in 1950s and 1960s - II
Location: Room 112 Chair: Roger Backhouse, University of Birmingham
Stepping Out of the Path: Solow, Samuelson, Sen and Hahn Sonia Manseri, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan Discussant: Mauro Boianovsky, Universidade de Brasilia
How Savage Converted Samuelson to Expected Utility Theory Ivan Moscati, University of Insubria Discussant: Roger Backhouse, University of Birmingham
Modeling Economic Growth: Domar on Moving Equilibrium Mauro Boianovsky, Universidade de Brasilia Discussant: Danilo Da Silva, Federal University of ABC, Brazil
Coffee Break 10:00 - 10:30 AM Room 136
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Monday
June 29 Monday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM 4 Concurrent Sessions
Henry Thornton and the Banking School Tradition
Location: Room 134 Chair: James Ahiakpor, California State University, East Bay
James Laurence Laughlin and the Credit School Constance André -Aigret, Université Lumiere Lyon 2 Discussant: Judge Glock, Rutgers University
It's A Wonderful Life - The Henry Thornton Version Neil Skaggs, Illinois State University Discussant: Lucy Brillant, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
A Filiation between Henry Thornton, Ralph George Hawtrey and John Richard Hicks Lucy Brillant, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Discussant: Don Mathews, College of Coastal Georgia
Methodological and Philosophical Criticisms of Orthodoxy
Location: Room 138 Chair: James Wible, University of New Hampshire
Alienation and Fetishism in Marx’s Thought Tomas Pimenta, New School for Social Research Discussant: David Andrews, State University of New York at Oswego
What is the Marginal Product of This? Piero Sraffa, Etc. David Andrews, State University of New York at Oswego Discussant: Avi Cohen, York University
Rationality and Beyond: A Critique of the Nature and Task of Economics Cheng Li, Institute of Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Discussant: Josef Taalbi, Lund University
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Monday, 10:30 – 12 Noon
The Dissemination of Economics: Textbooks and Museums
Location: Room 112 Chair: Rob Leonard, Université du Québec à Montréal
Textbooks in Postwar Economics: Brazil, 1950-1980 Pedro Duarte, Universidade de São Paulo Discussant: Sonia Manseri, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan
Social and Economic Knowledge in Science Museums Yann Giraud, Université de Cergy-Pontoise Discussant: Rob Leonard, Université du Québec à Montréal
How Textbooks Create Knowledge and Meaning: The Case of the Coase Theorem in Intermediate Microeconomics Steve Medema, University of Colorado Denver Discussant: Mike Reay, Swarthmore College
Studies on Mont Pèlerin Society Members
Location: Room 175 Chair: Ross Emmett, James Madison College, Michigan State University
Bertrand de Jouvenel in the Mont Pèlerin Society, from the Austrian School to the Social Market Economy Gabriele Ciampini, Université Paris-Sorbonne Discussant: Scott Schaell, George Mason University
Milton Friedman and the Scientific Status of Storytelling J. Daniel Hammond, Wake Forest University Discussant: Richard Sutch, University of California, Riverside
From Political Economists to Politician Economists: How Walter Lippmann’s Search for the Good Society Shaped Neoliberalism Patrick Higgins, Interdisciplinary Center for Economic Science Discussant: J. Daniel Hammond, Wake Forest University
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Useful Information
Conference Website: http://econ.msu.edu/hes/index.php
Abstracts of all conference papers can be downloaded from http://econ.msu.edu/hes/Abstracts.pdf
A list of conference participants with email addresses may be downloaded at http://econ.msu.edu/hes/Participant%20List.pdf
Exhibitor Tables: All exhibitor tables are located in the coffee break room, Brody Hall Room 136.
Brody Hall: 241 W Brody Rd, East Lansing, MI 48825. All conference sessions, plenary sessions, the business meeting, coffee breaks and exhibitor tables are in Brody Hall. Brody Hall is directly across the street from the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. While parking is limited around Brody there is plenty of parking in the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center.
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center: 219 S Harrison Road, East Lansing, MI 48824. The reception is at the Kellogg Center on the East Patio. There is plenty of parking at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. The parking ramp connects directly to the hotel and conference center on parking level L or Lobby level. The Kellogg also has a restaurant called The State Room that has casual fine dining. The Kellogg is directly across the street from Brody Hall. http://www.kelloggcenter.com/
Huntington Club: 325 W Shaw Lane, East Lansing, MI 48824. The banquet is at the Huntington Club located on the fourth floor of Spartan Stadium. From Brody Hall the Huntington Club is about a 15 minute walk. Parking at Spartan Stadium is plentiful in is lot 79. Entrance for the Huntington Club is on the west (Chestnut Rd.) side of Spartan Stadium. Please consult the walking map at the back of the program if you are interested in walking from Brody Hall or the Kellogg Center.
Interactive Campus Map: http://maps.msu.edu/interactive/
Internet access on MSU campus: Guest Access http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=14931#s84177
Places to eat: The Brody Square cafeteria (in Brody Hall) has seven different food stations to choose among. The State Room at the Kellogg Center has upscale casual dining. Downtown East Lansing starts with Biggby Coffee (270 W Grand River Ave) and continues for several blocks. Many restaurants and boutique shopping can be found along East Lansing’s Grand River Ave and Albert St. Well known places are Beggar’s Banquet (218 Abbott Rd) and the brew-pub HopCat (300 Grove Street). For a little more upscale dining further away, try Red Haven (#103 4480 Hagadorn Rd), Mitchell’s Fish Market in Lansing’s Eastwood Towne Center (2975 Preyde Blvd), or Dusty’s Cellar in Okemos (1839 W Grand River Ave).
Museums: The Broad Art Museum (547 East Circle Drive, also accessible from Grand River Ave) is free to the public, closed on Monday. http://broadmuseum.msu.edu/ The Broad is a contemporary art museum designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. The MSU Museum (409 W Circle Drive) is the science and culture museum at MSU and Michigan's first Smithsonian Institution affiliate. They are open during the weekend; for hours check their website: http://museum.msu.edu/?q=visitorinfo 24
Ice Cream: Michigan State University’s Dairy Store is a must stop for anyone who likes ice cream. The main store is at 1140 S. Anthony Hall (at the corner of Farm Lane and Shaw Lane) and a second smaller venue is at 107 MSU Union Building. http://dairystore.msu.edu/
Beaumont Tower: The MSU carillon housed in the John W. Beaumont Memorial Tower (located next to the MSU Museum on West Circle Drive) began its first installation of bells in 1928. It is activated by a computer to sound Westminster Chimes every quarter hour.
Gardens: There are many gardens on MSU’s campus including perennials, roses, native plants and interesting sculptures. A place to start would be 1066 Bogue Street. http://www.hrt.msu.edu/assets/PagePDFs/visitor-and-tour-information/Gardenmap2014master07.30.pdf
Sparty Statue: Since 1945 Sparty has stood as MSU’s mascot and is the most photographed statue on campus. The statue is located at the three way stop where Kalamazoo, Chestnut and Circle Drive meet. The original terracotta version of the statue has been moved indoors and now stands at the entrance to the Huntington Club at Spartan Stadium.
Healthcare: The two main hospitals in the area are Sparrow (1215 E Michigan Ave, Lansing) and McClaren of Greater Lansing (401 W Greenlawn Ave, Lansing). There are also many Redi-Care facilities that treat minor conditions such as Sparrow Urgent Care on 2682 E. Grand River Ave, East Lansing.
Taxis: There are several options including Lansing Taxi Service (517-706-7992), Green Cab (517-643- 1905) and Country Club Cabs (517-323-9070) Uber also operates in East Lansing.
Traveling to Detroit airport: Michigan Flyer http://www.michiganflyer.com/
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HES 2015 Recognitions This conference was made possible by the generous support of:
Michigan State University Department of Economics
Michigan State University College of Social Science
The W. John and Mary Blyth Fund in Honor of Hans and Mary Sennholz at James Madison College, Michigan State University
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Walking Map from East Lansing Marriott to Kellogg Center and Brody Hall Michigan State University
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Walking Map from Brody Hall past Kellogg Center to Huntington Club, Michigan State University, for HES 2015 Banquet
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