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Editors' Note The season of job searching and job opening has returned. H.E.N is the must-see source for new heterodox jobs. If you have a job for heterodox economists, send us an advert. There is no cost for including a job advert in the Newsletter (we often get a query about the cost of job announcement).

As for the upcoming ASSA annual meetings, we have a couple of things to remind you. Firstly, if you have not registered, you'd better do it as soon as possible (go to: http://www.aeaweb.org/ Annual_Meeting/index.php). Also note that there may be a picket line at the Hyatt Regency, the headquarter of the ASSA. You can avoid crossing the picket line by requesting the ASSA administration that you will be picking up your registration packet at Swissotel or Palmer House. The request form is found here.

Secondly, there will be a pedagogy and course design workshop for young heterodox economists (graduate students and untenured faculty) organized by Geoffrey Schneider (Bucknell University) on January 5, 2012 at Roosevelt University, Chicago. Check this out here and contact your own heterodox association (for example, URPE, AFEE, AFIT, ASE, and AJES) for funding your trip to Chicago in January.

In spirit of solidarity, we will not repost Huffington Post's links in the Heterodox Economics Newsletter. This is because of the boycott of the Huffington Post by AFL-CIO affiliates unions, such as the National Writers' Union, UAW 1981. For further information on this go to: http://www.nwu.org/boycott-huffington-post.

Finally, we'd like to call your attention to the protest that started last week to Occupy Wall Street. To protest bailouts, lack of jail time, etc., this group has established "residence" at Liberty Square in order to take back "our country" from financial interests. You can support the cause by donating food or money. Use the link provided to find out how. There is also a continuous live video stream on the web site. Keep it up!

In solidarity,

Tae-Hee Jo and Ted Schmidt, Editors

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Table of Contents Call for Papers ...... 4 AHE-FAPE-IIPPE 2012 Joint Conference ...... 4 ASE at Eastern Economic Association 2012 Conference ...... 4 ASE at Midwest Economics Association 2012 Conference...... 5 ASE at Western Economic Association International 2012 Conference ....5 Conference on Economic Philosophy...... 6 The ESHET Istanbul Conference: Special Issue of EJHET ...... 6 The Green Economics Institute Workshop ...... 7 History of Economics as Culture 4th Workshop ...... 7 How Class Works 2012 Conference ...... 8 Labor Studies Journal - Special Issue on Labor and the Public Sphere ....9 URPE at Eastern Economics Association 2012 Conference...... 10 4th Economic Development International Conference of GREThA/ GRES...... 10 6th Annual Conference on History of Recent Economics ...... 10 Call for Participants ...... 11 Advanced Pedagogy and Course Design Workshop: Cutting Edge Teaching Techniques and Strategies for Pluralistic Economists ...... 11 A Brighter Future: Improving the Standard of Living Now and for the Next Generation ...... 13 2011 E.L. ‘Ted’ Wheelwright Memorial Lecture ...... 13 Society for Women in Philosophy Conference...... 14 Workshop in Honour of Malcolm Sawyer ...... 15 Research Network Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM) 15th Conference...... 15 The Way Forward - Austerity or Stimulus? ...... 16 URPE Conference: War on the Working Class...... 16 Job Postings for Heterodox Economists ...... 16 Bard College, The Levy Economics Institute, US...... 16 Bard College, The Economics Program, US ...... 17 Hobart and William Smith Colleges, US...... 17 Columbia University, US ...... 18 New Mexico State University, US ...... 18 Queen's University, Belfast, UK ...... 19 Trent University, Canada ...... 20 University of Massachusetts - Boston, US...... 20 Whitman College, US ...... 21 York University, Canada ...... 22 Conference Papers, Reports, and Articles ...... 23 Critical Political Economy Geneva Conference Report ...... 23 Annual Conference of the EuroMemo Group ...... 23 Heterodox Journals...... 23 American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 70(4): Oct. 2011 ...... 23 Challenge, 54(5): Sep.-Oct. 2011 ...... 24 Journal of Economic Issues, 45(3): Sep. 2011 ...... 24 Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 33(3): Sep. 2011...... 25 Journal of Institutional Economics, 7(3): 2011...... 25 MONETA E CREDITO, 64(254): 2011 ...... 26 PSL Quarterly Review, 64(257): 2011 ...... 26 Network of Industries Quarterly, 13(3): Sep. 2011...... 26 Real-World Economics Review, 57: Sep. 2011 ...... 26 Science & Society, 75(4): Oct. 2011 ...... 27 Socio-Economic Review, 9(4): Oct. 2011 ...... 27 Heterodox Newsletters ...... 28 GDAE News ...... 28 Global Laoubr Column ...... 28 Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 3

EuroMemo Group...... 28 nef-e-letter...... 28 Levy News...... 29 Heterodox Books and Book Series...... 29 Africa’s Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent ...... 29 The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective ...... 29 Marx and Alienation: Essays on Hegelian Themes ...... 29 Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy ...... 29 Heterodox Book Reviews ...... 29 The Economist’s Oath: On the Need for and Content of Professional Economic Ethics ...... 29 The Institutionalist Movement in American Economics, 1918-1947: Science and Social Control ...... 30 Historical Materialism: New List of Books for Review...... 30 Marx and Philosophy Review of Books ...... 30 Request for Review of Anarchism and Syndicalism...... 30 Heterodox Graduate Programs, Scholarships and Grants ...... 31 Joseph Rowntree Foundation Funding Opportunities (UK)...... 31 Heterodox Web Sites and Associates ...... 31 Working Economics: New Blog by EPI...... 31 Heterodox Economics in the Media...... 31 Gallagher and Wise on The false promise of Obama's trade deals ...... 31 Wray and Kelton: What the Country Needs Is a New New Deal ...... 31 Stephen Dunn: Britain's life expectancy can be raised with a bit of Japanese-style nannying ...... 31 For Your Information ...... 32 A Good Studio in Paris (if you are visiting for a week or so) ...... 32 2011 Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay Competition ...... 32 Film - Capitalism is The Crisis: Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity .. 33 HES "Best Article in the History of Economics" 2011 Nominations...... 33 Excellence Award in Global Economics Affairs 2012 ...... 33 Haymarket Books 10th Anniversary Celebration...... 34 IWW 2012 Labour History Calendar...... 34 JSTOR announces availability of historical articles ...... 35 2012 Leontief Prize Winners...... 36 Warren Samuels Prize ...... 36 Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 4

CALL FOR PAPERS

AHE-FAPE-IIPPE 2012 Joint Conference

July 5-8 2012 | Paris, France Political Economy and the Outlook for Capitalism

Jointly sponsored by Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE), French Association of Political Economy (FAPE), International Inititative for Promoting Political Economy (IIPPE).

The full Call for Papers is online HERE.

Papers can be submitted to any of the three associations. This joint conference is a very important one in that it is designed to show that pluralist-heterodox economics is alive, well, and active and there is unity among pluralist and heterodox organizations. This is important because in Europe and especially in France, the state organizes economics and the appointment of economists in a way that generally excludes heterodox economists. So the conference is also a visible demonstration of the importance and vitality of pluralist heterodox economics.

The Conference is supported by: European Research Network on Money, Banking and FinanceEuro- Mediterranean Economic Research Development (DREEM)l'Association pour le Développement des Etudes Keynésiennes (ADEK), American Journal of Economics and Sociology (AJES). It would be nice if other heterodox associations in Europe and around the world, various heterodox economics journals, publishers that produce heterodox economics books, and even departments that promote heterodox economics would show their support by making at least a small contribution to the conference. These contributions will be used to cover in part the travel, lodging, and food costs and conference fees for graduate/post-graduate students and paper presenters that need funding to participate in the conference. The importance of wide support is that it shows the extent that pluralist- heterodox economics exists—and also show that in this age of individuals it is possible to get by with a little help from friends. If you—that is associations, journals, publishers, and departments—are interested in making a contribution, please e-mail Fred Lee ([email protected]) or Bruno Tinel ( ([email protected]) or Cédric Durand ([email protected]).

Paraphrasing various protest songs, I [Fred Lee] would like to see the CSE, AFEE, URPE, ASE, EAEPE, SHE, JSPE CJE, JPKE, ROPE, MESharpe, Routledge, UMKC, SOAS, Bremen, and many others in the lecture halls, on the street, in the café, and following Liberty to building a better heterodox economics.

Important dates: • Deadline for abstracts of individual papers and panels: 31st January 2012 (Authors will be notified about our decision by the 15th of March 2012) • Deadline for registration (with reduced fee): 14th May 2012 • Deadline for full refereed papers: 14th May 2012 • Deadline for non-refereed full papers: 1st June 2012st January 2012 (Authors will be notified about our decision by the 15th of March 2012) • Deadline for registration (with reduced fee): 14th May 2012

ASE at Eastern Economic Association 2012 Conference

March 9 - 11, 2012 | Boston, USA

Mark D. White, Eastern Regional Director of ASE, invites you to submit abstracts and/or session proposals for the Association for Social Economics sessions at the 2012 Eastern Economic Association Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 5

meetings to be held at the Boston Park Plaza Horel in Boston, MA, March 9-11, 2012.

Proposals dealing with the conerns of social economics are welcome, whether theoretical or practical, methodological or policy-oriented, or anything in between. As always, Mark is particularly interested in papers exploring the intersection of economics and ethics (which fits under the social economics umbrella), as well as economics and philosophy in general.

You do not have to be a member of ASE to participate in the EEA sessions, though if you are not a member, you are encouraged to consider joining. (In fact, even it you choose not to participate in the meetings, it is a good idea to consider joining!).

Please send your astracts or session ideas by Monday, October 17, to Mark White at [email protected]. Also, feel free to ask about possible topics or themes, or about the meetings in general. The Eastern Economic Association meeting have always been very open to alternative approaches and viewpoints, as well as a wonderful forum for innovative ideas.

ASE at Midwest Economics Association 2012 Conference

March 30 - April 1, 2012 | Hilton Orrington, Evanston, IL

THEME: Teaching Social Economics in the Real World

Efforts to make economics more relevant to real world issues should be at the forefront of discussions and debates in the field, especially in the aftermath of the economic meltdown in most of the industrialized economies of the world. Yet, there remains a chasm between the world our students experience and textbook representations of the economy. Social economics is well-positioned to chart a new pedagogy based on critical engagement with diverse real-world economies. Social economic analysis seeks to understand the normative basis of economic behavior embedded in particular cultural, social and historical contexts. We encourage papers that explore ways to bring social economics into the classroom and that apply social economic perspectives to topics such as economic inequality, gender bias, racial disparities, uneven development, environmental sustainability, market failure, and the ethics of growth.

While we welcome the submission of proposals on all topics in social economics, we especially encourage papers from researchers and teachers that address the proposed panel theme and related topics in social economics.

Please submit your affiliation, contact information, paper title and abstract (up to 250 words) to Bruce Pietrykowski, Midwest ASE Regional Director at [email protected] no later than October 3, 2012.

Please refer to the Midwest Economic Association web site for further information regarding the 2012 MEA Conference: http://web.grinnell.edu/MEA/

ASE at Western Economic Association International 2012 Conference

June 29-July 3, 2012 | San Francisco, CA

ASE has been invited to form several panels under its own organizational name. For details of the conference, fees, specifics as to submitting papers, see the WEAI website at http://www.weai.org/ AnnualConf. Note that conference fees are $155 (possibly $160) for ASE members presenting papers (the same as WEAI members). Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 6

All submissions are to be sent to John F. Henry, Department of Economics, University of Missouri- Kansas City for initial screening. Submissions are to be sent via email to [email protected]. Please follow WEAI guidelines when preparing your paper.

Cover sheet with paper presenter's name, professional affiliation, mailing address, phone and fax numbers, e-mail address, academic degrees held; same information for coauthors; paper title (limit 60 characters and aspaces); and paper topic area (three appropriate codes from the JEL Classification System for Journal Articles).

Abstract of 350 words or less.

All proposed papers must be submitted by November 30, 2011 to allow time to organize panels and submit the information to Joyce Rosendahl, WEAI organizer by December 15. The November 30 deadline is firm.

Please consider participating in this conference as such involvement will increase ASE's visibility.

Conference on Economic Philosophy

21-22 June 2012 | Lille, France

Reminder of the upcoming deadline to submit abstracts to the forthcoming Conference on Economic Philosophy co-organized by Sciences-Po Lille, CLERSÉ-CNRS and Cahiers d´économie politique (Papers in Political Economy) that will take place in Sciences-Po Lille the 21 and 22 June 2012.

The submission deadline is October 15 and acceptance will be announced on December 17. The official languages of the Conference are French and English. To see the call for papers please click on the following link: http://iep.univ-lille2.fr/index.php?id=118. Please send an abstract (no more than 500 words) of the proposed contribution by Email to [email protected] in English or French, with a brief curriculum vita, postal and email addresses.

The ESHET Istanbul Conference: Special Issue of EJHET

The preparations of the Special Issue of the European Journal of the History of Economic Thought devoted to the ESHET Conference in Istanbul are now underway. We are therefore writing to invite participants of the conference to submit their papers for consideration for the special issue of EJHET. The Special Issue has no theme and all papers presented at the conference will be considered.

Please note that the competition will be fierce as the number of papers in the special issue is very limited indeed. Please also note the following: • 1. Papers presented at the conference are not automatically considered for the Special Issue. The editors will only consider those papers which have been especially submitted for the Special Issue. We will not consider papers which have not been presented at the conference. • 2. Submitted papers will undergo a process of review by anonymous referees in line with the regular procedures of EJHET. • 3. Full papers (including a short abstract and a list of up to five key-words) should be submitted no later than 31st October 2011 to [email protected] • 4. Those who are not native English speakers are asked to have their papers checked by a native English speaker before submission. It is in the best interest of every author to deliver his or her paper written • in a readily intelligible and accessible manner. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 7

The Green Economics Institute Workshop

18-19 November, 2011 | St. Annes College, Oxford, UK

The Green Economics Institute presents a special ground breaking 2 day Scientific Workshop / Symposium on: Innovation, Philosophy, Scientific Realism and Methodology in Green Economics: Reworking the meaning of data, facts truth and reality. Environmental, ecological and green economics understanding and explaining the differences!

This workshop is an opportunity to find out more about the new brand of economics - Green Economics - which is different from mainstream economics and paves the way and gives hope for the future. With Case studies, Discussion and debate! Workshops in groups on green economics model!

Preparation for our COP 17 delegation to South Africa, Durban, December, 2011. Bookings are open now. Call for Papers is now open. Please enquire: for registration fees and further details: [email protected] | www.greeneconomics.org.uk

Download Call for Papers.

History of Economics as Culture 4th Workshop

March 9, 2012 | University of Cergy-Pontoise, France

This is to announce that we are organizing on behalf of the H2S (History of Social Science) group, Economix (CNRS UMR 7235) and THEMA (CNRS UMR 8184), the fourth annual workshop on the “history of ‘economics as culture’ (Histoire culturelle des savoirs économiques)” to be held Friday, March 9th, 2012 at the University of Cergy-Pontoise (near Paris, France). Since its first installment in 2009, this workshop is bringing together scholars from different disciplines such as economics, history, art and literary theory, science and technology studies – this list is not exclusive – to discuss, from an historical vantage point, the place of economics in our culture. Below are some suggestions of topics that exemplify what will be at issue: • Discussions of the interactions between art, literature and economics; for example how artists, writers have articulated more or less elaborate representations of what was the economy and/or political economy and/or some part of these. • Studies of the interactions between cultural or artistic objects such as magazines, books, maps, photographs, paintings, graphs and economic thinking. Also, we encourage scholars to consider economic texts as cultural items, reflecting upon the consequences their form had on their reception. • The depiction of economics as part of cultures (political, commercial, scientific, etc.) of past (including very recent past) societies; in particular, discussions of economic representations (or culture) of specific social groups such as merchants, workers, businessmen, etc.

The workshop will comprise of 5 or 6 papers containing genuine and unpublished research. If you have an interest in these topics, please send us a proposal of no more than 1000 words or a draft paper of what you want to present before December 15, 2011 at the following address: [email protected]

If you are interested in the subject but are unable to send a proposal, feel free to contact us at the same address for further discussion/information. Also, last year program is available here: http://thema.u- cergy.fr/presentation/news-21/article/cfp-histoire-culturelle-des?lang=fr Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 8

How Class Works 2012 Conference

June 7-9, 2012 | SUNY Stony Brook, USA | website

The Center for Study of Working Class Life is pleased to announce the How Class Works – 2012 Conference, to be held at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, June 7-9, 2012. Proposals for papers, presentations, and sessions are welcome until December 12, 2011 according to the guidelines below. For more information, visit our Web site at .

Purpose and orientation: The conference seeks to explore ways in which an explicit recognition of class helps to understand the social world in which we live, and ways in which analysis of society can deepen our understanding of class as a social relationship. Presentations should take as their point of reference the lived experience of class; proposed theoretical contributions should be rooted in and illuminate social realities. Presentations are welcome from people outside academic life when they sum up social experience in a way that contributes to the themes of the conference. Formal papers will be welcome but are not required. All presentations should be accessible to an interdisciplinary audience.

Conference themes: The conference welcomes proposals for presentations that advance our understanding of any of the following themes. • The mosaic of class, race, and gender. To explore how class shapes racial, gender, and ethnic experience and how different racial, gender, and ethnic experiences within various classes shape the meaning of class. • Class, power, and social structure. To explore the social content of working, middle, and capitalist classes in terms of various aspects of power; to explore ways in which class and structures of power interact, at the workplace and in the broader society. • Class and community. To explore ways in which class operates outside the workplace in the communities where people of various classes live. • Class in a global economy. To explore how class identity and class dynamics are influenced by globalization, including experience of cross-border organizing, capitalist class dynamics, international labor standards. • Middle class? Working class? What's the difference and why does it matter? To explore the claim that the U.S. is a middle class society and contrast it with the notion that the working class is the majority; to explore the relationships between the middle class and the working class, and between the middle class and the capitalist class. • Class, public policy, and electoral politics. To explore how class affects public policy, with special attention to health care, the criminal justice system, labor law, poverty, tax and other economic policy, housing, and education; to explore the place of electoral politics in the arrangement of class forces on policy matters. • Class and culture: To explore ways in which culture transmits and transforms class dynamics. • Pedagogy of class. To explore techniques and materials useful for teaching about class, at K-12 levels, in college and university courses, and in labor studies and adult education courses.

How to submit proposals for How Class Works – 2012 Conference: Proposals for presentations must include the following information: a) title; b) which of the eight conference themes will be addressed; c) a maximum 250 word summary of the main points, methodology, and slice of experience that will be summed up; d) relevant personal information indicating institutional affiliation (if any) and what training or experience the presenter brings to the proposal; e) presenter's name, address, telephone, fax, and e-mail address. A person may present in at most two conference sessions. To allow time for discussion, sessions will be limited to three twenty- minute or four fifteen-minute principal presentations. Sessions will not include official discussants. Proposals for poster sessions are welcome. Presentations may be assigned to a poster session.Proposals for sessions are welcome. A single session proposal must include proposal information for all presentations expected to be part of it, as detailed above, with some indication of willingness to participate from each proposed session member. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 9

Submit proposals as an e-mail attachment to [email protected] or as hard copy by mail to the How Class Works - 2012 Conference, Center for Study of Working Class Life, Department of Economics, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794-4384.

Timetable: Proposals must be received by December 12, 2012. After review by the program committee, notifications will be mailed on January 17, 2012. The conference will be at SUNY Stony Brook June 7-9, 2012.

Conference registration and housing reservations will be possible after February 20, 2012. Details and updates will be posted at http://www.workingclass.sunysb.edu.

Conference coordinator: Michael Zweig Director, Center for Study of Working Class Life Department of Economics State University of New York Stony Brook, NY 11794-4384 631.632.7536 [email protected]

Labor Studies Journal - Special Issue on Labor and the Public Sphere

Labor and the Public Sphere The Labor Studies Journal in coordination with the 2012 United Association for Labor Education Conference

The Labor Studies Journal invites paper proposals on the theme of labor and the public sphere. Recent attacks on public sector unions and collective bargaining rights have ignited a firestorm of debate and resistance, while forcing to the surface fundamental questions about the labor movement’s relationship not only to public sector workers, but to public policy and institutions, public debate, the macro-economy, and democracy itself. “Austerity” agendas continue to explicitly couple attacks on labor rights (in the public and private sectors) with attacks on public education, public services, and government. At the same time, recent worker-led resistance to repressive regimes abroad has illustrated the deep relationships between labor movements and the creation of new public spheres and democratic structures.

In the context of these ongoing domestic and international struggles, we welcome papers addressing topics including but not limited to the following: • The role of public sector unions in the political economy • Public sector unions and public sector collective bargaining • Responses to attacks on public sector workers, unions, or labor rights • Unions and public life, public action, public discourse, or public institutions • Unions and democracy, worker political organizing, civic engagement, or voter participation • Labor and public education • Labor and “austerity”: privatization, tax cuts, “structural adjustment,” erosion of public institutions and services, etc. • The workplace in relation to public space: How can organizing at work relate to the transformation of democratic practices and public activism (or vice versa)? • International comparisons or case studies Papers submitted will be considered for presentation at the United Association for Labor Education Conference to be held in Pittsburgh, PA, March 21-25, 2012.

Papers accepted and presented at the conference will then be eligible to undergo the peer review process for possible publication in a special conference issue of Labor Studies Journal. Please send Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 10

electronic copies of 3-5 pp. manuscript proposals by December 5, 2011 to the guest editors listed below.

Full-length manuscripts are expected by the time of the conference in March. Manuscripts will be peer reviewed following the conference.

Katherine Sciacchitano, National Labor College [email protected] Jennifer Sherer, University of Iowa [email protected]

URPE at Eastern Economics Association 2012 Conference

March 9 – 11, 2012 | Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Boston, USA | Website

URPE@EEA is continuing with providing a forum for URPE members and economists across the heterodoxy to meet and engage each other and continue to develop the frontiers of heterdox economic theory.

Please consider putting together entire panels and/or submitting individual papers. The URPE deadline for submission is OCTOBER 31, 2011.

To participate one must be a current dues-paying member of URPE.

Please send panel and/or paper proposals and any other inquiries to Scott Carter at [email protected].

In solidarity,

Scott Carter

4th Economic Development International Conference of GREThA/GRES

13-15 June, 2012 | Bordeaux, France | Inequalities and Development: New Questions, New Measurements

The GREThA (Research Unit 5113), the CNRS, and ESOPE Network jointly organize the 4th Economic Development International Conference. The Conference will be held at Bordeaux on 13th, 14th and 15th June 2012. This 3-days conference aims at contributing to the ongoing debates on the topic: Inequalities and Development: New Questions, New Measurements

You will find the call of papers and any additional information here: http://jourdev.gretha.u- bordeaux4.fr/

6th Annual Conference on History of Recent Economics

11-12 May 2012 | FEP-UP, University of Porto, Portugal

The Second World War and its aftermath marked a major stage in the establishment of economics as one of the dominant discourses in contemporary societies. The spread of economic ideas into many areas of social life invites mutually profitable engagements between historians of economics and historians of other social sciences. It also presents great potential for those working on the history of Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 11

economics to broaden their audience beyond those that they have traditionally addressed.

In recent years we have witnessed a surging interest in the history of economics post-WWII. This new scholarship has made good use of newly available source-materials, rehearsed new methodologies for the study of the past and looked across disciplinary boundaries for insights. In its sixth consecutive year, the HISRECO conference offers a venue for review and development of this work. We are inviting submissions of papers that deal with the post-WWII era.

Our preference is for papers that place post-war economics in a broader context, whether this is parallel developments in other social sciences, politics, culture or economic challenges, though all proposals will be carefully considered,. To this end, we solicit proposals from scholars trained in history, economics, sociology, or any field that may yield insights. Proposals from doctoral students and junior researchers are particularly encouraged.

If you are interested in participating, please submit a proposal containing roughly 500 words and indicating clearly the original contribution of the paper (if you have a draft of the paper, we would be happy to see that as well).

The deadline for the submission of paper proposals is 31st October 2011. Notice of acceptance or rejection will be sent by 1st December 2011 and completed papers will be due on 15th March 2012 so that we can provide feedback and then give discussants time to prepare comments. Proposals should be sent electronically to [email protected].

The organizing committee consists of Roger Backhouse (University of Birmingham), Philippe Fontaine (École normale supérieure de Cachan and Institut universitaire de France), Yann Giraud (Université de Cergy-Pontoise), Tiago Mata (Duke University) and Pedro Teixeira (University of Porto).

For further information about the conference please contact Pedro Teixeira, [email protected]

Pedro Nuno Teixeira Director - CIPES, Centre for Higher Education Policy Studies Rua 1º Dezembro, 399, 4450-227 Matosinhos; Portugal +351 - 22 9398790 (phone); +351 - 229398799 (fax)

Associate Professor - Faculty of Economics, University of Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200 Porto, Portugal +351 - 225571100 (phone); +351 - 225505050 (fax)

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS

Advanced Pedagogy and Course Design Workshop: Cutting Edge Teaching Techniques and Strategies for Pluralistic Economists

January 5, 2012 (A day prior to the ASSA meetings) | Roosevelt University, Chicago

Facilitated by Dr. Geoffrey Schneider, Professor of Economics and Director of the Bucknell University Teaching and Learning Center.

Registration Fee: $25. Please make checks payable to: Teaching and Learning Center, Bucknell University. Note that you must submit the $25 registration fee to be guaranteed a spot in the workshop—space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 12

Scholarships: A number of scholarships are available for graduate students and for untenured faculty who do not have financial assistance to attend the workshop. These scholarships have been generously provided by various heterodox associations, including URPE, AFEE, AFIT, ASE, and AJES. More details will be available shortly regarding the application procedure for scholarships. Overview: Most heterodox economists today end up working at teaching-oriented institutions. Thus, our success in the academy often depends significantly on our ability to teach successfully. This workshop is structured for heterodox graduate students and new faculty to give them a comprehensive background in advanced pedagogical techniques and strategies that will help them succeed in the classroom. Drawing on the latest pedagogical research, the workshop will cover constructing and meeting learning objectives, syllabus design, models for pluralistic teaching, active and collaborative learning techniques, and teaching controversial topics.

8:30-9:00 Registration; Pick up materials; Initial activity

I. Course design

9:00-9:30 Designing first day activities: establishing Customs, Connections, Community and Curiosity. The first day of class sets the tone for the whole semester, and it is an opportunity to begin building the kind of classroom environment that you want. Participants will engage in a group activity modeling good first day activities, discuss best practices, and work on constructing their own activity that connects with their course material and that facilitates productive classroom interactions.

9:30-10:10 Constructing sophisticated learning objectives for an engaging, well-organized course. Often the first thing that tenure and job search committees look at is your syllabus and its learning objectives. A well-organized course contains a coherent focus with sophisticated course-level learning objectives. Learning objectives should include the big ideas of the course, they should define what students should learn to do (e.g., solve a particular type of problem; understand the economic issues in a newspaper) and at what depth students should understand things. A course should also be broken down into objectives for major assignments which can be assessed. Participants will hear about best practices in constructing learning objectives and will construct some for their courses.

10:20-10:50 Course rules vs. a Welcoming Syllabus We are often told that a syllabus is our “contract” with the students. If we don’t have an iron-clad syllabus, we open ourselves up to students taking advantage of us. But many syllabi are lifeless and hectoring, written for the few bad apples instead of the many good students. We’ll work on creating a welcoming syllabus that also protects us from problem students. We’ll also consider designing a syllabus that serves as a useful study guide for students. This is important for pedagogical purposes and because constructing a welcoming syllabus can be quite useful for the job market and for the tenure process.

10:50-11:30 Meeting learning objectives: exams, papers and assignments that facilitate learning We all use exams, papers, assignments and other techniques for assessing how well students meet our learning objectives, but they can be dry and formulaic. We will work on constructing exams and assignments that actually help students learn material, and design rubrics to facilitate learning and to make grading easier and more systematic.

11:30-12:00 Bringing pluralism into the economics classroom I: models for pluralistic teaching. Teaching heterodox material in the classroom can be complicated in that we sometimes face hostile colleagues or students. There are different methods for teaching heterodox economics, such as a heterodox-focused course, a multi-paradigmatic approach, or an implicitly pluralistic approach to the subject matter. Each of these comes with different opportunities and challenges. We will discuss the various approaches and determine which one suits our teaching environment and our personal style.

12:00-1:30 Lunch Roundtable: Teaching environments facing pluralistic economists Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 13

Invited guest speakers talk about their experiences teaching heterodox economics. Panelists will include: Bob Prasch, Middlebury College; Martha Starr, American University; and more. Guest speakers will offer advice for new teachers of heterodox economics. They will discuss the challenges they have faced as teachers, both from colleagues and from students, and share some of their most effective teaching strategies. After the panelists finish brief presentations, we will have an open discussion.

1:40-2:10 Pluralistic Teaching II: Strategies for Teaching Controversial Topics There is an art to teaching heterodox ideas in ways that are welcoming to students, even those who are the children of the bourgeoisie! We will discuss some classic strategies for teaching material that may seem quite controversial to many students. It is particularly important for heterodox economists to frame material so that they are seen as open-minded and fair.

III. Classroom interactions 2:00-4:00

2:10-2:50 Active Learning Techniques for Economics Classes. At teaching institutions today, the focus is on active, student-centered learning. We will focus on some classic active learning techniques to make the classroom more lively and to get students more engaged in the course material.

3:00-4:00 Collaborative Learning Exercises for Economics Classes Some of the most exciting and innovative classroom exercises involve collaborative learning. During this part of the workshop, participants will participate in and learn about collaborative learning exercises designed for use in economics classes. They will begin adapting some cutting edge collaborative learning techniques for their classes.

4:00-4:10 Wrap Up and Workshop Evaluation About the workshop leader: Geoffrey Schneider received a BA from Northwestern University and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is currently a Professor of Economics and Director of the Teaching and Learning Center at Bucknell University. He has co-authored two textbooks, Introduction to Political Economy and Economics: A Tool for Critically Understanding Society, and authored or co-authored articles in the Journal of Economic Issues, The Review of Social Economy, The Review of Radical Political Economics, The Forum for Social Economics, and Feminist Economics. He is an award-winning teacher, author of several articles on pedagogy, and guest editor of two special issues of the Forum for Social Economics on Teaching Heterodox Economics.

For more information, contact Dr. Geoffrey Schneider at [email protected]

A Brighter Future: Improving the Standard of Living Now and for the Next Generation

October 20-22, 2011 | Berger Hall on University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, USA

For more information about how to register visit www.uccs.edu/~ccps or contact Prof. Daphne Greenwood, Center Director at [email protected] (719-255-4031) or Margie Oldham, Executive Assistant to the Dean of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at [email protected].

Download Conference Program.

2011 E.L. ‘Ted’ Wheelwright Memorial Lecture

Thursday 27 October, 2011 | University of Sydney, Australia Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 14

This year’s prestigious public lecture will be presented by Professor SHEILA DOW, the renowned post-Keynesian economist from Stirling University in Scotland.She will be coming to Australia specifically for this purpose. Her topic will relate to banking and economic policies in the wake of the global financial crisis. The lecture will be at 6pm on .It will be held at the Eastern Avenue Auditorium at the University of Sydney.Entry is free and advance booking is not required.

The following day there will be a panel discussion: What are banks and bank regulation for? • Professor Sheila Dow, University of Stirling (Scotland), internationally renowned economist and monetary policy advisor to the UK Treasury Select Committee • Professor Dick Bryan, University of Sydney, Convenor of the Australian Working Group on Financialization and co-author of Capitalism with Derivatives: A Political Economy of Financial Derivatives, Capital and Class • Dr Peter Docherty, University of Technology Sydney, expert on the macroeconomic effects of financial and monetary institutional arrangements, and the history of the Australian financial system • Mr Peter Kell, Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. • A representative of the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority

The panel will discuss the role and design of banking regulation, in the wake of the global financial crisis, given the nature and purpose of money and banks. When: 10.30 am – 12.30 pm, Friday 28 October Where: Darlington Centre, The University of Sydney RSVP by Friday 14 October is essential. Please email: [email protected] or [email protected]

Society for Women in Philosophy Conference

18–19 November 2011 | London, Kingston University | Feminist Epistemology and Philosophical Traditions

Hosted by the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP), Kingston University With support from the Institute of Philosophy (SAS).

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/activities/ item.php?updatenum=1766

PLENARY SPEAKERS: • Alessandra Tanesini (University of Cardiff) / ‘From Margin to Centre: Feminist Epistemology as Socially Responsible Epistemology' Respondent: Kathleen Lennon (University of Hull) • Gillian Howie (University of Liverpool) / ‘Is There a “Continental “Feminist Epistemology?”’ Respondent: Alison Stone (University of Lancaster) • Kirsten Campbell (Goldsmiths, University of London) / ‘Feminist Epistemology and Psychoanalytic Theory’ Respondent: Stella Sandford (Kingston University) • Miranda Fricker (Birkbeck College, University of London) / ‘Feminist Epistemology as Social Epistemology’ Respondent: Stella Gonzalez Arnal (University of Hull) PARALLEL SESSION SPEAKERS: • Tracy Bowell, University of Waikato, Aotearoa/New Zealand :‘The Virtues of Feminist Standpoint Epistemology’ • Aaron Creller, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa :‘Developing Multiple Epistemologies: Making Space for a Capacious Approach to Knowledge’ • Annaleigh Curtis, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA: ‘Just Interpretation: Feminist Standpoint Theory and Experimental Philosophy’ • Barrett Emerick, St. Mary's College of Maryland, USA: ‘A Defense of Doxastic and Affective Voluntarism’ • Dieuwertje Dyi Huijg, University of Manchester: ‘Epistemic Confusion at the Feminist Activist Locus of Intersectional Dis/advantage: Some Questions for Standpoint Theory’ Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 15

• Roxanna Lynch, Swansea University, Wales: ‘Assessing the Epistemological Assumptions behind the Ethics of Care’ • Sarah Mattice, University of North Florida, USA: ‘Intersections and Interventions: Chinese and Feminist Epistemologies’ • Mariana Szapuová, Comenius Univesity, Bratislava, Slovakia: ‘Feminist Epistemology and the Social Turn: Perspectives on the Knowing Subject’ • Iris van der Tuin, Utrecht University, Netherlands: ‘Diffraction as a Methodology for Feminist Epistemology’ • Sorana Vieru, University of Bristol, UK: 'Epistemic Privilege and the Philosophy of Science: Against Feminist Standpoint Theory in the Natural Sciences'

Full schedule available to download from conference web page: http://fass.kingston.ac.uk/activities/ item.php?updatenum=1766

Fees The conference is open to everyone. SWIP members are entitled to a reduced fee. The fees include refreshments, wine reception on Friday evening and lunch on Saturday.

18 and 19th November (2 days) Waged: £60.00 / Waged SWIP members: £50.00 / Unwaged and students: £15.00

One day only (18th or 19th) Waged: £50.00 / Waged SWIP members: £40.00 / Unwaged and students: £10.00

Conference dinner (18th November): £22.50

Workshop in Honour of Malcolm Sawyer

October 5, 2011 | University of Leeds, UK

The Economics Division at the University of Leeds is pleased to announce a half-day workshop in honour of Malcolm Sawyer that will take place on Wednesday October 5th 2011. The event will celebrate the many contributions that Malcolm has made to the field through his long and distinguished career and will culminate with a formal presentation of the new book Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Economic Policy: Essays in Honour of Malcolm Sawyer.

Confirmed speakers so far include Philip Arestis and Jan Toporowski. We will gather informally over light refreshments before the workshop from 1pm to ensure a prompt start at 2pm. After the workshop we will be holding a dinner where we can all relax in a more informal environment. We would be delighted if as many of you as possible can attend. A more accurate schedule of events for the day will be made available nearer the time.

For further information, please contact Matthew Greenwood ([email protected]) and also copy in Giuseppe Fontana ([email protected]).

Research Network Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM) 15th Conference

From crisis to growth? The challenge of imbalances, debt, and limited resources 28-29 October, 2011 | Berlin, Germany

Please find attached a first preliminary programme of the 15th conference of the Research Network Macro economics and Macroeconomic Policies (FMM): on 28-29 October. A registration form is also Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 16

attached. The deadline for registration is 9 October 2011, and the deadline for reservation at the conference hotel is 19 September 2011 (deadline extended). Please send the completed form to [email protected].

The Research Network also organises a one-day workshop with Introductory lectures on post- Keynesian Economics on Thursday, 27 October 2011, from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm.

There are no fees but registration is required. Please use the attached registration form or register online: http://www.boeckler.de/35334_29110.htm

Updates of the conference programme will be made available online at: http://www.boeckler.de/ 35334_29110.htm

For more information about the research network, pleae visit: www.network-macroeconomics.org

The Way Forward - Austerity or Stimulus?

7-8 December 2011 | University of Newcastle, Australia (13th Path to Full Employment and 18th National Unemployment)

Key Note Speakers: Mr Marshall Auerback, Dr John Falzon and Professor L. Randall Wray.

For more information please go to: http://e1.newcastle.edu.au/coffee/conferences/2011/ Keynote_Speakers.cfm

Registration Now Open. Early Bird Rate of AUD $380 expires 31st October 2011. Register here: http://e1.newcastle.edu.au/coffee/events/registration.cfm

Further information, please email our office, [email protected] or visit the conference website: http://e1.newcastle.edu.au/coffee/conferences/2011/index.cfm

URPE Conference: War on the Working Class

October 1-2, 2011 | St. Francis College Brooklyn, NY, USA

Please register for our upcoming conference at: http://urpeatbrooklyn2011.eventbrite.com/ (It is not necessary to register for the October 2 Membership meeting.)

See the latest program (and registration links) at: www.urpe.org/conf/brooklyn/brookprog.html

JOB POSTINGS FOR HETERODOX ECONOMISTS

Bard College, The Levy Economics Institute, US

Research Scholar

The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College invites applications for a Research Scholar who will work directly with a team of senior economists developing and maintaining stock/flow models that track the U.S. and world economies. Research will focus on the assessment of evolving economic situations, with stress on formulating strategic policy responses. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 17

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will have expertise in econometrics and macroeconomic analysis; knowledge of the flow of funds and NIPA accounts; and superb computer skills, including data and file management. A completed Ph.D. in economics is required.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Send letter of interest, current c.v., references, a detailed description of research activities and sample papers to: [email protected]

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. AA/EOE.

Bard College, The Economics Program, US

Two Tenure-track Positions (open rank)

In an important hiring initiative and pending budget approval, the Economics Program at Bard College invites applications for two (open rank) full-time, tenure-track positions starting in Fall 2012. One position is in Microeconomics, the other in Macroeconomics. For the micro-economics position, preferred fields include industrial organization and labor economics; for the macroeconomics position, preferred fields are monetary economics, international finance and institutional economics. The successful candidate will teach in the core curriculum areas as well as in the areas of his or her specialty. We welcome candidates that are broadly trained and interested in economic policy; the ability to teach undergraduate courses in game theory or economic history (of the U.S. or Latin America) is an advantage.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS: The successful candidate will have an active research agenda and a commitment to undergraduate teaching in the liberal arts tradition. While candidate of all ranks are invited to apply, we are especially interested in candidates with an established record of scholarship and publication. Those without a publication record are expected to have the Ph.D. completed by the time of appointment and demonstrate significant promise of scholarship.

ABOUT BARD COLLEGE: Located 90 miles north of New York City in the Hudson Valley region, Bard is a highly selective liberal arts college with a commitment to innovative teaching, interdisciplinary curricular programs and the integration of research and teaching. The Bard campus is the home of the Levy Economics Institute. The Levy Institute, which hosts conferences and seminars and publishes research on matters of economic policy, offers opportunities to faculty and students not typically available at an undergraduate college. For further information, see the program website: http://economics.bard.edu or contact Professor Sanjaya DeSilva at [email protected] (no applications to this email please).

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Applicants should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation, examples of published research and working papers, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching philosophy and a summary of teaching evaluations if available. Bard College is an equal opportunity employer. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. AA/EOE. Please send all materials by electronic submission to: [email protected]. (please indicate in subject line for which position you are applying). Paper applications are not accepted. The application deadline for pre-arranged interviews at the ASSA meetings is November 28, 2011.

Hobart and William Smith Colleges, US

Assistand Professor of Economics

Hobart and William Smith Colleges invite applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level anticipated for fall 2012. Ph.D. preferred. The position requires a specialization in Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 18

political economy/history of economic thought with an emphasis in political economy of race or economic history. Teaching responsibilities for five courses per year would typically be one or two sections of principles of economics, political economy, political economy of race, and elective courses in history of economic thought/history of economics. One of the five courses could also be in the Colleges’ interdisciplinary programs or general education areas. Hobart and William Smith Colleges are a highly selective residential liberal arts institution located in a small, diverse city in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. With an enrollment of approximately 2,200, the Colleges offer 62 majors and minors from which students choose two areas of concentration, one of which must be an interdisciplinary program. Creative and extensive programs of international study and public service are also at the core of the Colleges' mission. Hobart and William Smith Colleges are committed to attracting and supporting faculty and staff that fully represent the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the nation and actively seek applications from under-represented groups. The Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or any other protected status.

Candidates should send a letter of application, c.v., evidence of successful teaching experience, and arrange to have sent to the department three recommendations. Electronic applications required, subject line political economy search.

Email application materials to [email protected]

Columbia University, US

Director, National Center for Children in Poverty

The Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University seeks a Director for its National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). The ideal candidate is a broadminded, politically savvy leader who possesses a combination of scholarly research, policy advocacy expertise and fund-raising success in the areas of healthy development of low-income children, and family economic security.

NCCP is the nation's leading public policy center dedicated to promoting the economic security, health, and wellbeing of America's low-income families and children. The Director will be expected to effectively manage NCCP’s resources and to increase the available funding to improve the Center's financial stability and better enable it to successfully meet its core mission.

The successful candidate will have a doctorate or professional terminal degree and should have a distinguished record in most or all of the following areas: 1) development, implementation, and dissemination of original research; 2) program and policy analysis, development, and reform; 3) administration of major child/family programs; 4) design and execution of strategic communications programs; 5) evidence-based policy advocacy at the national, state, and/or local levels; 6) securing financial support for her/his projects and organizations. The successful candidate will be eligible to hold a faculty position at the Mailman School, ideally in the Department of Health Policy and Management.

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity organization. For full a job description and/or to apply for this position please access: https://academicjobs.columbia.edu/applicants/ Central?quickFind=55142

New Mexico State University, US

Assistant Professor, Honors College (Interdisciplinary) Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 19

New Mexico State University seeks to fill a tenure track assistant professor position in an interdisciplinary field that will provide depth to its Honors College, strength to an academic department, and diversity to its faculty. Although the appointment will be made in an academic department, the candidate’s teaching responsibilities will include one course per semester in the Honors College, with the remainder of the teaching, scholarship, and service/outreach assignment to be determined by the relevant academic department.

The candidate should have prior experience teaching courses at the undergraduate level as well as a track record promoting the educational achievement of undergraduate underrepresented minority students. The candidate should also have a record of scholarship and/or creative activity in the appropriate discipline. Applications are especially encouraged from persons whose scholarship emphasizes one or more of the following interdisciplinary perspectives: health disparities; nanotechnology; ethics, including bio/medical ethics; economic development, including entrepreneurship; Southwestern and border history and/or culture; social and/or environmental justice; sustainability; the social, cultural, and/or educational experiences of underrepresented minorities.

A complete description of the position may be found on the NMSU Human Resources web site (position #2011004381): http://www.nmsu.edu/~personel/postings/faculty/13491837.html.

Applications must be submitted online via the New Mexico State University Honors College web site at: http://honors.nmsu.edu/honors-college-position.

Review of applications will begin November 15, 2011 and will continue until the position is filled. If interested, there is a second (non-Heterodox) position in the College of Business for an Assistant or Associate Professor of Economics. Listed HERE.

Queen's University, Belfast, UK

Lecturer, Business Economics School of Management

The University is currently investing substantial resources in a major programme of expansion to build on the School's existing platform of excellence and to enhance Northern Ireland's international reach and reputation. The School is developing a research cluster around the themes of networks and institutions and applicants with research interests in these areas are particularly encouraged to apply for the following post: • Lecturer in Business Economics • Ref: 11/101796

Applications are encouraged from academics within the field of Business Economics. While applications from any field of Business Economics are welcome, preference will be given to the areas that reflect our teaching needs and our research focus on networks and institutions. The successful candidate is likely to have a strong background in one or more of the following areas related to the teaching of business economics: Institutional Economics; Managerial Economics; Applied Economics and Economic History. The successful applicants must demonstrate exceptional communication skills as well as the ability to publish at an international research standard, have a PhD in Economics or a related field, and a record of excellence in the teaching of Economics. The successful candidate needs to be flexible and be able and willing to engage with the world of practitioners as well as contribute to the development of the role of Economics in a Management School setting. Likewise, applicants demonstrating a willingness to engage in interdisciplinary research projects with non-economists within QUMS would also be encouraged.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Chirantan Ganguly, telephone: +44 (0)28 9097 4249 or email [email protected]

Anticipated interview date: Tuesday 6 and Thursday 8 of December 2011 Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 20

Salary scale: £32,751 - £48,096 per annum (including contribution points) Closing date: Monday 17 October 2011

Please visit our website for further information and to apply online - www.qub.ac.uk/jobs or alternatively contact the Personnel Department, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 90973044 FAX: (028) 9097 1040 or e-mail on [email protected]

The University is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection on merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society and particularly welcomes applications from people with a disability.

Trent University, Canada

Instructor, International Development Studies, Winter Term

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES – Teach second half of full year course. Duties related to the position, which shall be in accordance with University and departmental practices, include lecturing, the conduct of seminars/tutorials, marking, the development and administration of tests and examinations, submission of grades, as required, and the maintenance of reasonable hours for student contact outside of scheduled hours.

QUALIFICATIONS: BA and MA in International Development Studies or a similar relevant field and at an advanced stage of a PhD. A political economist with an ability to teach core development topics drawing on different traditions from within economics and political economy. Such traditions may include neoclassical, Marxian, Old Institutional and feminist economics, among others.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES: Please send C.V and the names of two referees to address listed below

PROJECTED CLASS ENROLMENT: 50 MAXIMUM HOURS (for hourly rated positions):

CLOSING DATE: October 21, 2011 COURSE NUMBER: IDST 3100Y CAMPUS LOCATION: Symons Campus, Peterborough TERM OF APPOINTMENT: From January 1, 2012 To April 30, 2012 BASE STIPEND OR HOURLY RATE: $5852.00* + 4% vacation pay

* subject to re-negotiation of the current Collective Agreement.

PLEASE FORWARD APPLICATION AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION TO:

Haroon Akram-Lodhi, Chair IDS Program Trent University Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 [email protected] cc’d to [email protected]

University of Massachusetts - Boston, US

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics

• 00 Any Field • B5 Current Heterodox Approaches • H Public Economics Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 21

The Department of Economics at UMass Boston invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor, to begin September 1, 2012. This position will support the undergraduate major and the Department's M.A. in Applied Economics, which focuses on urban and regional policy issues with a comparative international dimension. The M.A. program will open in fall 2012.

We are interested primarily in applicants with teaching and applied research records in urban economics and policy issues—such as public finance or state and local finance, housing and real estate markets, economics of non-profits, and/or immigration/demography, with a comparative international focus. Exceptional applicants in other policy-relevant applied fields of research will also be considered. Additionally, the applicant is expected to demonstrate an ability to secure external funding.

We are interested in candidates who include heterodox political economy, feminist approaches, applied policy analysis, or innovative methodologies in their research.

Qualifications: candidates should have a successful teaching record and the capacity to contribute to undergraduate general education, the economics major and graduate instruction. Evidence of successful teaching with diverse students is highly desirable. Candidates must have completed the Ph.D. by no later than August 31, 2012. Evidence of progress towards an excellent scholarly record is necessary. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2011. We anticipate preliminary interviews at the ASSA meetings in Chicago.

Send letter of application, curriculum vitae, a sample of written work, and three current letters of recommendation to: Personnel Committee, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125-3393. Please include in your letter of application an explanation of how your work would complement the heterodox nature of the Department. UMass Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Title IX employer.

Whitman College, US

Assistant Professor of Economics

The Economics Department of Whitman College (WA) invites applicants for a tenure-track position in Economics, with expertise in International Political Economy, at the rank of assistant professor. Effective August, 2012. A Ph.D. in economics is required.

Teaching responsibilities include courses in International Political Economy (including for example, International Trade, Development, Transitional Economics, and Immigration), and Principles of Micro and/or Macroeconomics. Other possible teaching areas include General Studies and areas that expand the Department's and the College's course offerings. Candidates should have a strong commitment to the liberal arts.

Whitman College wishes to reinforce its commitment to enhance diversity, broadly defined, recognizing that to provide a diverse learning environment is to prepare students for personal and professional success in an increasingly multicultural and global society. In their application, candidates should address their interest in working as teachers and scholars with undergraduates in a liberal arts environment that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction; how their cultural, experiential, and/or academic background contributes to diversity; and their interest in participating in the College's general education offerings as well as engaging in cross-disciplinary teaching and scholarship.

To apply, go to https://whitmanhr.simplehire.com/, click "Faculty" and "Assistant Professor of Economics (IPE)". Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 22

The online position description includes specific instructions on submission of the following materials: letter of application; curriculum vitae; three letters of reference; statements addressing the candidate's teaching interests and scholarly agenda; undergraduate and graduate transcripts; teaching evaluations or other evidence of demonstrated or potential excellence in undergraduate instruction.

Deadline: November 18, 2011 for full consideration. Interviews will be conducted at the 2012 ASSA meetings. No applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, gender, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Whitman College is a small, selective, liberal arts college dedicated to providing excellent educational opportunities for students. The College provides generous professional development support for both research and teaching.

For additional information about Whitman College and the Walla Walla area, see http://www.whitman.edu and http://www.wallawalla.org.

York University, Canada

Assistant Professor, International Development Studies | Department of Social Science

Applications are invited for a tenure-stream position to commence July 1, 2012, at the rank of Assistant Professor, in the field of International Development Studies. A relevant PhD is required. The successful candidate will demonstrate the promise of excellence in both scholarly research and teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, reflecting a systematic yet critical understanding of the changing narratives of development. Although areas of specialization are open, preference will be given to those with expertise in one or more of the following areas: critical approaches to the contemporary practices of development; development economics; grassroots development.

Applicants must have research and work experience in the developing world; preference will be given to those with experience in the Middle East and/or South East Asia. The successful candidate must have a good grasp of qualitative and quantitative methods used in development research. The candidate is expected to teach core and elective courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The successful candidate must be suitable for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.

Applicants should submit a letter of application outlining their professional experience and research interests, an up-to-date curriculum vitae and a teaching dossier, and arrange for three confidential letters of recommendation to be sent, by October 31, 2011, to: Professor Kimberley White, Chair, Department of Social Science, S737 Ross Building, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University, 4700 Keele St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M3J 1P3.

York University is an Affirmative Action Employer. The Affirmative Action Program can be found on York’s website at www.yorku.ca/acadjobs or a copy can be obtained by calling the affirmative action office at 416.736.5713. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 23

CONFERENCE PAPERS, REPORTS, AND ARTICLES

Critical Political Economy Geneva Conference Report

Please see this link (http://criticalpoliticaleconomy.net) - where the most recent post takes the form of a report on the recent Critical Political Economy sessions at the European Sociological Association conference at Geneva. There is also news of the new board and future plans (principally, our next event, which will be a conference in Barcelona).

Thanks,

Ian Bruff

Annual Conference of the EuroMemo Group

The 17th Workshop on Alternative Economic Policy in Europe was held last weekend in Vienna, Austria. The key note speakers of the conference were: • Birgit Mahnkopf (Berlin School of Economics and Law) on The Political State of the Union • Ozlem Onaran (University of Westminster) on The Economic State of the Union, Ozlem Furthermore, specific European topics were discussed within five different workshops on • Austerity policies • The future of the eurozone • The EU and the world • Energy, climate change and sustainability, after Fukushima and • Roots of the crisis of European integration

All papers presented can be downloaded at our conference website. Video with Panel Discussion online here: “The crisis of the Eurozone - are there progressive answers?”

HETERODOX JOURNALS

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 70(4): Oct. 2011

Journal website: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0002-9246

• Land Rent and Housing Policy: A Case Study of the San Francisco Bay Area Rental Housing Market / STEPHEN E. BARTON • Simon Patten on Public Infrastructure and Economic Rent Capture / MICHAEL HUDSON • Henry George and the Intellectual Foundations of the Open Source Movement / NEIL B. NIMAN • Source Software Production, Spontaneous Input, and Organizational Learning / GIAMPAOLO GARZARELLI and RICCARDO FONTANELLA • TRAP Abortion Laws and Partisan Political Party Control of State Government / MARSHALL H. MEDOFF and CHRISTOPHER DENNIS • Legitimating Inequality: Fooling Most of the People All of the Time / JON D. WISMAN and JAMES F. SMITH • Moral Capitalism: A Biblical Perspective / HERSHEY H. FRIEDMAN and WILLIAM D. ADLER Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 24

• The Political Uses of Some Economic Ideas: The Trade-Off Between Efficiency and Equality / • MARÍA JIMÉNEZ-BUEDO • Does the Lack of a Profit Motive Affect Hiring in Academe? Evidence from the Market for Lawyers / REX J. PJESKY and DANIEL SUTTER

Challenge, 54(5): Sep.-Oct. 2011

Journal website: http://mesharpe.metapress.com/link.asp?id=HK0082188305

• Letter from the Editor / Jeff Madrick • Partisan Conflicts Among the Public on the Economy and Budget Deficit in 2011 / Robert Blendon, John Benson • The Great Dislocation of 2007-2009 and Its Impact on Workers / Andrew Sum, Mykhaylo Trubskyy, Joseph McLaughlin • No Relief in Sight: Higher Unemployment at Every Age / Robert Horn, Philip Heap, Nevin Cavusoglu, Robert Jerome • Global Trends in Income Inequality: What Is Happening, and Should We Worry? / Robert Wade • Ideological and Political Roots of American Inequality / John Roemer • Roller Coaster Economics: Why Energy Price Volatility Hurts Families, Businesses, and the Economy / Christian Weller, Jaryn Fields • China and the Future of the World / Mike Sharpe

Journal of Economic Issues, 45(3): Sep. 2011

Journal website: http://www.mesharpe.com/mall/results1.asp?acr=jei

• Diamonds in the Rubble: The Women of Haiti: Institutions, Gender Equity and Human Development in Haiti / Andrew Padgett, Tonia Warnecke • The Place of Biotechnology in Modern Civilization: A Veblenian Analysis of Public Misgiving Toward Embryology in the United States / Quentin Duroy • Economic and Institutional Determinants in Fiscal Pressure: An Application to the European Case / Agustin Molina-Morales, Ignacio Amate-Fortes, Almudena Guarnido-Rueda • Government Failure - Four Types / Wilfred Dolfsma • The Institutional Theory of Radhamakal Mukerjee: Lessons for Modern Nonprofit Economics / Vladislav Valentinov • Uncertainty: A Typology and Refinements of Existing Concepts / David Dequech • Rational, Normative and Procedural Theories of Beliefs: Can They Explain Internal Motivations? / Elias L. Khalil • Claiming Choice for Institutional Economics / Ana Narciso Costa, Jose Castro Caldas • Social Capital: A Manifestation of Neoclassical Prominence or a Path to a More Pluralistic Economics? / Asimina Christoforou • Portrait of a Crisis / Howard Sherman • (Deceptive) Status Seeking Strategies in France and Tunisia / Insaf Bekir, Sana El Harbi, Gilles Grolleau • Precommitment in a Coase-Theorem Bargaining Game Leads to a Mutual Preference for Hiring the Government as an Arbitrator: A Corollary to Hahnel and Sheeran (2009) / Gerhard Holt Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 25

Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 33(3): Sep. 2011

Journal website: http://journals.cambridge.org/HET

Research Articles • The Monetary Economics of Benjamin Graham: A Bridge Between Goods and Money? / Perry Mehrling • Reciprocity and Henry C. Carey’s Traverses on “The Road to Perfect Freedom of Trade” / Stephen Meardon • Capabilities for The Miserable; Happiness for The Satisfied / José M. Edwards, Sophie Pellé • Carl Menger and His Followers in The Austrian Tradition on The Nature of Capital and Its Structure / Anthony M. Endres, David A. Harper • The Hidden Adam Smith I\in His Alleged Theology / Gavin Kennedy Book Reviews • Jeffrey T. Young, ed., Elgar Companion to Adam Smith (Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2009), pp. xxv, 374, $215. ISBN 978-1-84542-019-2. / Jason J. Delaney • Gavin Kennedy, Adam Smith’s Lost Legacy (Basingstoke, UK, and New York, USA: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005), pp. xvi, 285, $105. ISBN 978-1-4039-4789-5. / Glenn Hueckel • Daniel Geary, Radical Ambition: C. Wright Mills, the Left, and American Social Thought (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009), pp. 296, $31.95. ISBN 978-0-520-25836-5. / Tiago Mata • Joseph Schumpeter, The Nature and Essence of Economic Theory, edited by Bruce A. McDaniel (New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2010), pp. xxvi; 464, $69.95. ISBN 9781412811507. / Matthew McCaffrey • Frederic Lee, A History of Heterodox Economics: Challenging the Mainstream in the Twentieth Century (London and New York: Routledge/Taylor and Francis, 2009), pp. x, 354, $130. ISBN 978-0-415-77714-8 (hardback) / Phillip Anthony O’Hara • Roger Backhouse and Philippe Fontaine, eds., The History of the Social Sciences since 1945 (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010), pp. x, 256, $26.00. ISBN 978-0-521-71776-2. / Dorothy Ross

Journal of Institutional Economics, 7(3): 2011

Journal website: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayIssue?jid=JOI&tab=currentissue

Special Issue: Evolution of Institutions

View the entire special issue online until the 31st October 2011

• Introduction to the Special Issue on the Evolution of Institutions / MARK BLYTH and GEOFFREY M. HODGSON and ORION LEWIS and SVEN STEINMO • Crafting analytical tools to study institutional change / ELINOR OSTROM and XAVIER BASURTO • Constraints on the evolution of social institutions and their implications for information flow / R. I. M. DUNBAR • Interlocking complementarities and institutional change / UGO PAGANO • Evolution as computation: integrating self-organization with generalized Darwinism / ERIC D. BEINHOCKER • Conceptual issues in institutional economics: clarifying the fluidity of rules / JAMIE MORGAN and WENDY OLSEN • Southeastern institutional change and biological variation: evidence from the 19th century Tennessee State Prison / SCOTT ALAN CARSON Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 26

MONETA E CREDITO, 64(254): 2011

Journal website: http://scistat.cilea.it/index.php/MonetaeCredito/issue/view/30/showToc

• Introduzione: la crisi economica e della scienza economica / Carlo D'Ippoliti • Economie in crisi: Eurolandia dalla resistenza alla ricostruzione / Alberto Quadrio Curzio • Macroeconomie in crisi e macroeconomie in ripresa / Alessandro Roncaglia • Un’analisi quantitativa delle politiche di rientro dal disavanzo pubblico in Italia / Francesco Carlucci • Note Bibliografiche: Jossa B. (2010), Esiste un’alternativa al capitalismo? L’impresa democratica e l’attualità del marxismo (Gaetano Cuomo)

PSL Quarterly Review, 64(257): 2011

Journal website: http://scistat.cilea.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/issue/view/31/showToc

• Introduction: the crisis of economies and economics / Carlo D'Ippoliti • Taking the moral hazard out of banking: the next fundamental step in financial reform / Rainer Masera • Framing world monetary system reform: Fritz Machlup and the Bellagio Group conferences / Carol M. Connell • Macroeconomics in crisis and macroeconomics in recovery / Alessandro Roncaglia

Network of Industries Quarterly, 13(3): Sep. 2011

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• Dossier – Intelligent governance of large urban systems / Mohamad Ali Mahfouz, Guest editor • Cognitive cities and intelligent urban governance / Ali Mostashari, Friedrich Arnold, Mo Mansouri and Matthias Finger • New challenges in the evaluation of Smart Cities / Patrizia Lombardi • Intelligent governance of large urban systems: What is at stake regarding transport issues? / Yves Amsler • Comparative performance assessment of Smart Cities around the North Sea basin / Andrea Caragliu, Chiara Del Bo, Karima Kourtit and Peter Nijkamp • SCRAN: Assembling a community of practice for standardizing the transformation of eGovernment services / Mark Deakin • Supporting sustainability through smart infrastructures: the case of Amsterdam / Joost Brinkman Article • Innovative ICT solutions for monitoring and facilitating international trade / Eveline van Stijn, Bram Klievink and Yao-Hua Tan

Real-World Economics Review, 57: Sep. 2011

Journal website: http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/

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• How economic theory came to ignore the role of debt / Michael Hudson download pdf Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 27

• Economic growth, asset markets and the credit accelerator / Steve Keen download pdf • The financial sector and the real economy / Dietmar Peetz and Heribert Genreith download pdf • The return of the bear / Steve Keen download pdf • Tax havens, secrecy jurisdictions and the breakdown of corporation tax / Richard Murphy download pdf • China and India : a comparative analysis of their integration into the global economy / Mazhar Siraj download pdf • The radical implications of a zero growth economy / Ted Trainer download pdf • From rigged carbon markets to investing in green growth / Hazel Henderson download pdf • Mathematics and real-world knowledge / Nicolas Bouleau download pdf • The value of simple models / Geoff Davies download pdf • Five methodological fallacies in applied econometrics / D.A. Hollanders download pdf

Science & Society, 75(4): Oct. 2011

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• Editorial Perspectives: Afghanistan: The Deep Structure of a Complex and Adverse Moment Articles • “We Are Illegal Here”: The Communist Party, Self-Determination and the Alabama Share Croppers Union / Timothy V Johnson • Under German Eyes: Germán Avé-Lallemant and the Origins of Marxism in Argentina / Lucas Poy and Daniel Gaido • War on Waste: Law, Original Accumulation and the Violence of Capital / Mark Neocleous • Primitive Accumulation and Enclosure of the Commons: Genetically Engineered Seeds and Canadian Jurisprudence / Wilhelm Peekhaus Communications • Guglielmo Carchedi on Marx, Calculus, Time, and Dialectics / Russell Dale • The Political Economy of Venezuela’s Bolivarian Cooperative Movement: A Critique / Thomas Purcell Review Article • Marxism, Class, and the Household / Paddy Quick

Socio-Economic Review, 9(4): Oct. 2011

Journal website: http://ser.oxfordjournals.org

ARTICLES • Henning Finseraas and Kåre Vernby / What parties are and what parties do: partisanship and welfare state reform in an era of austerity • Beat Weber and Stefan W. Schmitz / Varieties of helping capitalism: politico-economic determinants of bank rescue packages in the EU during the recent crisis • Frédéric Widmer / Institutional investors, corporate elites and the building of a market for corporate control • Brian Burgoon and Damian Raess / Does the global economy mean more sweat? Trade, investment, migration and working hours in Europe • Patrick Emmenegger and Paul Marx / Business and the development of job security regulations: the case of Germany STATE OF THE ART • Jens Beckert / Where do prices come from? Sociological approaches to price formation REVIEW SYMPOSIUM • Kieran Healy, Michael Hutter, and Wendy Nelson Espeland / Lucien Karpik Valuing the Unique: The Economics of Singularities. Princeton, Princeton University Press, 2010 Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 28

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Levy News

New Publications • Quantitative Easing, Functional Finance, and the "Neutral" Interest Rate by Alfonso Palacio- Vera. Working Paper No. 685 • Central Banking in an Era of Quantitative Easing by Andrew Sheng. Working Paper No. 684 • Permanent and Selective Capital Account Management Regimes as an Alternative in Self- Insurance Strategies in Emerging-market Economies by Jörg Bibow. Working Paper No. 683.

HETERODOX BOOKS AND BOOK SERIES

Africa’s Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent

By Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce Zed Books, priced £12.99/$22.95, ISBN 9781848134591 | website

The Birth of Capitalism: A 21st Century Perspective

By Henry Heller Pluto Press. August 2011. Series in The Future of World Capitalism. 9780745329598 (pb) and 9780745329604 (hb) | website

Marx and Alienation: Essays on Hegelian Themes

By Sean Sayers Palgrave Macmilla. July 2011. 9780230276543 (hb) | website

Remaking Scarcity: From Capitalist Inefficiency to Economic Democracy

By Costas Panayotakis Pluto Press, 11/8/2011. Series in The Future of World Capitalism. 978-0-7453-3099-0 | website

HETERODOX BOOK REVIEWS

The Economist’s Oath: On the Need for and Content of Professional Economic Ethics

By George F. DeMartino. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. xiii + 257 pp. $35 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-0-19-973056-8. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 30

Reviewed for EH.NET by Peter J. Hill, Department of Economics, Wheaton College (emeritus). Read the review here.

The Institutionalist Movement in American Economics, 1918-1947: Science and Social Control

By Malcolm Rutherford. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. xii + 410 pp. $95 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-1-107-00699-7.

Reviewed for EH.NET by Robert Van Horn, Department of Economics, University of Rhode Island, and Richard McIntyre, Honors Program and Department of Economics, University of Rhode Island.

Read the review here.

Historical Materialism: New List of Books for Review

A new list of books for review can be found HERE.

Marx and Philosophy Review of Books

Reviews just published online in the Marx and Philosophy Review of Books

• Barry on two new critiques of economics • MacKensie on Žižek and The Lacanian Left • Krul on capitalism and ecology • Ainley on Anarchism and Education • Stone on Cohen on Egalitarian Justice • King on A User's Guide to the Crisis of Civilization

Also, a new list of books for review all can be found at http://marxandphilosophy.org.uk/ reviewofbooks/books-for-review

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Request for Review of Anarchism and Syndicalism...

Hirsch, Steven, & van der Walt, Lucien (eds.), (2010), Anarchism and Syndicalism in the Colonial and Postcolonial World, 1870—1940; The Praxis of National Liberation, Internationalism, and Social Revolution. Leiden, Netherlands/ Boston: Brill | website

If you are interested in reviewing the following volume, please contact Lucien van der Walt at [email protected] Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 31

HETERODOX GRADUATE PROGRAMS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

Joseph Rowntree Foundation Funding Opportunities (UK)

• Exploring the relationship between poverty and ethnicity in Wales. Proposal deadline October 13, 2011. • Poverty and Ethnicity in Northern Ireland: a Review of the Evidence. Proposal deadline October 6, 2011.

HETERODOX WEB SITES AND ASSOCIATES

Working Economics: New Blog by EPI

The Economic Policy Institute has a new blog called Working Economics: http://www.epi.org/blog/

HETERODOX ECONOMICS IN THE MEDIA

Gallagher and Wise on The false promise of Obama's trade deals

By Kevin P. Gallagher and Timothy A. Wise, The Guardian, September 8, 2011. Read the article here.

Wray and Kelton: What the Country Needs Is a New New Deal

Wray and Kelton respond here to Obama's Job Plan at Truthdig.com

Stephen Dunn: Britain's life expectancy can be raised with a bit of Japanese-style nannying

The Guardian, September 1, 2011. Here the article here. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 32

FOR YOUR INFORMATION

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2011 Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay Competition

The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics is pleased to announce that submissions for the 2011 Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay Competition are now being accepted. Submissions will be accepted from advanced PhD students in economics or other relevant disciplines anywhere in the world. The competition is limited to thesis chapters and/or other research that is geared toward publication in the professional journals; submissions should adhere to appropriate standards of academic writing and should be on a topic relevant to Austrian economics. There is no word limit; and, students submitting papers to this competition will retain all publication rights to their work; however, winners are encouraged to submit their papers to The Review of Austrian Economics for possible publication.

Three prizes are given, each worth $1000, to be used to pay expenses to attend the Southern Economic Association meetings this November 19-21, 2011 in Washington, DC, where the winners will present their work on a special panel scheduled for 10:00am, Monday, November 21. Prize awards are contingent on attending the SEA meetings and the SDAE’s annual business meeting and awards banquet on Sunday evening, November 20.

The prize committee consists of: • Peter Boettke, Committee Chair, George Mason University • Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College • Steven Horwitz, St. Lawrence University • David Prychitko, Northern Michigan University • Virgil Storr, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

Deadline for submissions is October 15, 2011. Decisions will be made on or around October 20. Please include a copy of your CV with your submission. All questions and submissions should be sent electronically to David Currie at [email protected]. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 33

Film - Capitalism is The Crisis: Radical Politics in the Age of Austerity

If you haven't seen it, you can view it here (full movie, 1:39:45): http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=fYFw3O--2R0

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HES "Best Article in the History of Economics" 2011 Nominations

The History of Economics Society is pleased to invite nominations for "Best Article in the History of Economics", 2011. Any article in the history of economics or economic thought published in English in the calendar year preceding the next Annual Meeting of the Society is eligible for consideration (that is, articles published in 2011, prior to the Annual Meeting in June, 2012).

It is recognized, however, that despite official publication dates, many publications are shipped after year end. In such cases, relevant articles that are in 'proof' form, with accompanying evidence of the journal and its year of publication, may be accepted at the discretion of the Chair of the committee.

The Committee considers all nominated articles as well as all articles published in the Society's journal: Journal for the History of Economic Thought. The committee cannot ask editors of journals for their nominations as editors, but editors may nominate in a personal capacity. Nomination of an article by its author is welcome. To nominate a dissertation for the award, please contact the chair of the committee.

Sincerely, Steve Ziliak

Stephen T. Ziliak Trustee and Professor of Economics 430 S. Michigan Ave Roosevelt University Chicago, IL 60605 USA http://sites.roosevelt.edu/sziliak Email: [email protected]

Committee Chair Best Article in the History of Economics History of Economics Society For additional information, see: http://historyofeconomics.org/Awards.cfm

Excellence Award in Global Economics Affairs 2012

Economists until the age of 35 (born 1976 or later) are invited to apply for this award by submitting up to three published or unpublished papers in the field of global economic affairs, and specifically pertaining to the following areas: • International Trade and FDI • Knowledge Creation and Growth • Poverty Reduction, Equity and Development • Environmental Policy • Reforming the Welfare Society Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 34

• Labour Market Policy • Monetary Policy • Financial Markets and Macroeconomic Activity Submission of a paper does not preclude publication in the standard outlets. Submitted papers may include coauthored papers. The aim of the Excellence Award is to build a community of the brightest young researchers in the area of global economic affairs.

Submitted papers will be evaluated by a jury. The top contestants will be granted the "Excellence Award in Global Economic Affairs" at a prize-giving ceremony at the Kiel Institute. In addition, they will receive a Research Fellowship at the Kiel Institute, entitling them to a research visit to the Institute, all expenses paid. Research Fellows will receive research support, access to the Institute’s Virtual Research Communities and the opportunity to participate in the Institute’s research projects and events.

There are four named Research Fellowships: the "Horst Siebert Fellowship", the "Porsche Fellowship", the "Landeshauptstadt Kiel Fellowship" and the " Birke Hospitality Fellowship". Further information is provided on the Excellence Award website. Staff members of the Kiel Institute and of the sponsoring organizations are not eligible for the fellowship.

Papers should be submitted as email attachment to [email protected] together with a CV that includes the birth date. The submission deadline is Oct. 31, 2011.

Haymarket Books 10th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, September 30, 2011 | Galapagos Art Space Brooklyn, NY

Haymarket Books is ushering in its tenth year of independent publishing with an evening of drinks, music, and politics at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn on Friday, September 30. We hope you will join us as we celebrate our first decade and lay the foundation for our next decade.

We will be joined by authors Dave Zirin, Chris Lehmann, Frances Fox Piven, Brian Jones, Moustafa Bayoumi, Michael Schwartz, Jose Vazquez, Jeremy Scahill, and Amy Goodman. We will also have special greetings from Arundhati Roy, Omar Barghouti, John Carlos, China Mieville, Mike Davis, Ilan Pappé, Aviva Chomsky, David Barsamian, Wallace Shawn, and other Haymarket writers.

Doors will open at 7 pm and the event will begin at 8 pm. • Tickets are available now Info:http://galapagosartspace.com/event/haymarket-books-10th- anniversary-celebration • Buy tickets: http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/ SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3756525

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IWW 2012 Labour History Calendar

The fantastic 2012 IWW Labor History Calendar is now available. This year's calendar features 14 photos from the Winnipeg general strike to the occupation of the Wisconsin state legislature, from the British miners' strike to a march by subcontracted Argentine workers protesting the murder of one of their fellow workers last year by gun thugs. There are dozens of new dates, and the calendar ends with excerpts from Big Bill Haywood's classic speech on the power of the general strike.

This year's calendar is published in cooperation with the Greater Kansas City General Membership Branch, which will be filling most orders. Copies are US$12 each, post-paid, or $6.50 each for 5 or more copies mailed to the same address. (please add $2 for overseas postage). Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 35

Checks made payable to IWW Kansas City GMB Ask for discounted rates for 25 or more copies

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JSTOR announces availability of historical articles

I write to share exciting news: Today, we are making journal content on JSTOR published prior to 1923 in the United States and prior to 1870 elsewhere freely available to the public for reading and downloading. This content includes nearly 500,000 articles from more than 200 journals, representing approximately 6% of the total content on JSTOR.

We are taking this step as part of our continuous effort to provide the widest possible access to content on JSTOR while ensuring the long-term preservation of this important material. To date, we have primarily provided access to people through a growing base of libraries and institutions. In 1995, only ten journals were digitized and available to just a few universities. Today, millions of people from more than 7,000 institutions in 153 countries have access to journals on JSTOR through their universities, colleges, high schools, businesses, research institutions, museums, historical societies, and public libraries.

These figures convey remarkable progress and impact, but there remain many people not affiliated with institutions who are without access to JSTOR. We have taken a variety of steps over the years to serve these users. First, in 1999 we began partnering with publishers and scholarly societies to provide access to their journals to their society members and other individuals through our Individual Access Program. More than 300 journals are accessible to individuals through this program. Second, in 2006 we initiated another program–the Publisher Sales Service–to enable publishers to sell individual articles to the public on the JSTOR platform. There are 762 journals that have articles for sale through this program. Third, in 2009 we began partnering with universities and colleges to offer their alumni access to content on JSTOR. There are 18 institutions in this pilot program today.

About a year ago, we started working on a set of initiatives to test and provide additional forms of access. These initiatives include supporting publishers who wish to test different price points for articles that are part of the Publisher Sales Service; working with publishers to experiment with ways in which individuals may read some articles free of charge; and providing free access for individuals to the early journal content available through JSTOR. We are very excited about the potential for this next wave of efforts. We are confident that they will result in broader access to scholarship in the near term, and enable JSTOR and our publishers to test and develop new models that meet the wider public’s needs in the future.

I hope you share our excitement about today’s announcement. We look forward to continuing to work with you to broaden access to individuals in the future. More information about the Early Journal Content is available, including an FAQ.On a final note, I realize that some people may speculate that making the Early Journal Content free to the public today is a direct response to widely-publicized events over the summer involving an individual who was indicted for downloading a substantial portion of content from JSTOR, allegedly for the purpose of posting it to file sharing sites. While we had been working on releasing the pre-1923/pre-1870 content before the incident took place, it would be inaccurate to say that these events have had no impact on our planning. We considered whether to delay or accelerate this action, largely out of concern that people might draw incorrect conclusions about our motivations. In the end, we decided to press ahead with our plans to make the Early Journal Content available, which we believe is in the best interest of our library and publisher partners, and students, scholars, and researchers everywhere. Please feel free to let me know if you have questions. Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 36

Sincerely,Laura Brown JSTOR Managing Director

2012 Leontief Prize Winners

Tufts University’s Global Development And Environment Institute announced today that it will award its 2012 Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought to Michael Lipton of Sussex University and C. Peter Timmer of Harvard University. This year's award, titled "The Global Food Crisis and the Future of Agriculture," recognizes the critical work these researchers have contributed to the economics of food and agriculture. The ceremony and lectures will take place on April 3, 2012 at Tufts University’s Medford campus. “The current food crisis is an early indication of one of the greatest economic, humanitarian, and environmental challenges of our time,” says GDAE Co-Director Neva Goodwin. “Michael Lipton and C. Peter Timmer have been giants in the field of food and agricultural policy. Their research and writings have provided critical conceptual leadership as well as the empirical foundations necessary to address the challenges we face.”

The Global Development And Environment Institute, which is jointly affiliated with Tufts’ Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, inaugurated its economics award in 2000 in memory of Nobel Prize-winning economist and Institute advisory board member Wassily Leontief, who had passed away the previous year. The Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought recognizes economists whose work, like that of the institute and Leontief himself, combines theoretical and empirical research to promote a more comprehensive understanding of social and environmental processes. The inaugural prizes were awarded in 2000 to John Kenneth Galbraith and Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen.

More on the award winners HERE.

Warren Samuels Prize

The Association for Social Economics (ASE), one of the founding member organizations of the Allied Social Science Associations, together with the Review of Social Economy, would like to invite submissions for the 2012 Warren Samuels Prize.

This prize is awarded to a paper, presented at the January ASSA meetings, that best exemplifies scholarly work that: Is of high quality; Is important to the project of social economics; Has broad appeal across disciplines.

It is preferable, but not required, that the paper is presented at one of the ASSA sessions sponsored by the Association for Social Economics. Papers will not normally exceed 6,500 words (inclusive of references, notes), and should follow the style guidelines for the Review of Social Economy.

The winner of the prize will be announced during the ASE presidential breakfast, to which the winner is invited. The winning paper may, subject to peer review, be published in a subsequent issue of the Review of Social Economy. The winner of the Warren Samuels Prize receives a $500 stipend.

The selection committee consists of: • A Past-President of ASE; • A Co-editor of the Review of Social Economy (Chair); • A member of the Editorial Board, Review of Social Economy.

This prize is awarded to a paper, being presented at the January, 2012, ASSA meetings in Chicago, Ill., in sessions not restricted to sessions in the ASE programme. Please send your paper electronically, as Heterodox Economics Newsletter, Issue 120 | September 26, 2011 | 37

a word or pdf attachment, to Wilfred Dolfsma, Corresponding Editor, Review of Social Economy, before December 5th, 2011 to [email protected]