HES: 1998 Conference program The History of Economics Society: 1998 Conference HES'98: Montreal, 19-22 June Preliminary Program For more information please contact David Colander Department of Economics Middlebury College Middlebury, Vermont 05753 Fax: 802-443-2084 E-mail: [email protected] Friday June 19th 5:30-6:30 pm: Keynote Address Guest Speaker: Nathan Rosenberg, Stanford University Babbage and Complexity 6:30-8:00: Buffet Dinner -- Ticket Required Saturday, June 20th SESSION A1. 8:00-10:00 am The Role of Government in Economics (Chair: Warren Samuels, Michigan State University) Jerry Evensky, Syracuse University, E Pluribus Unum: From Homo Economicus to Civic Values and the Possibility of Constructive Liberal Society Yasunori Fukagai, Tokyo Metropolitan University, J.S.Mill's Utilitarian Foundation of the Economic Role of Government Discussants: Neil Skaggs (Illinois State University), John Bethune (University of Tennessee at Martin) SESSION A2. 8:00-10:00 am The Spread of Ideas (Chair: Craufurd Goodwin, Duke University) David Colander, Middlebury College; and Harry Landreth, Center College, Increasing Returns: Who, if Anyone, Deserves Credit for Reintroducing it into Economics? J. Allen Hynes, University of Toronto, The Neoclassical Consumption Function: A Study in the Adoption of Utility Theory HES 1998 Conference program.htm[12/13/2016 12:23:19 PM] HES: 1998 Conference program Keith Jakee, Monash University, Economists in the Streets: An Analysis of the Swedish Economic Debate Discussants: Paul Wendt, Robert Clower (University of South Carolina), Mark Perlman (University of Pittsburgh) SESSION A3. 8:00-10:00 am The Economics of Adam Smith 1 (Chair: Jeff Young, St. Lawrence University) Glenn Hueckel, Purdue University, Smith on the Corn Bounty: The Perils of Inconsistency Mauricio C. Coutinho, State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil, Adam Smith on Taxation and Public Expenditure Glen Alexandrin, Villanova University, N.S. Mordvinov: A Smithian or Not? Discussants: David Levy (George Mason University), Tiziano Rafaelli (University of Pisa), Spencer Pack (Connecticut College) SESSION A4. 8:00-10:00 am Institutions and Organization in Austrian Thought: 1 (Chair: Stephane Longuet, University Amiens). Session organized by Stephane Longuet. Christian Schmidt, University Paris IX, The Austrian Origins of the Standard of Behavior and Their Impacts on Game Theory D. Versailles, University Aix-Marseille III, Menger and Popper: Two Cases of Institutional Individualism Karen I. Vaughn, George Mason University, Hayek's Implicit Economics Discussants: Michael Montgomery (University of Maine), Peter Boettke (Manhattan College), Stephane Longuet (University Amiens) SESSION A5. 8:00-10:00 am Interpreters of the Classical Economists (Chair, Neri Salvadori, University of Pisa, Italy). Session organized by Neri Salvadori,University of Pisa, and Heinz D. Kurz, University of Graz. Mauro Boianovsky, Universitdade de Brasilia, Knut Wicksell as an Interpreter of Classical Economics John B. Davis, Marquette University, Keynes as an Interpreter of the Classical Economists Riccardo Faucci, Universita di Pisa, Marx as an Interpreter of Classical Economists Discussants: Carlo Panico (University of Naples), Neri Salvadori (University of Pisa) SESSION A6. 8:00-10:00 am The Firm, Pricing, and Business Cycles (Chair: Ingrid Rima, Temple University) Dieter Schneider, Ruhr-Universität, Predecessors of an Evolutionary Theory of the Firm Dr. Frank Schohl, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Hultgren's Microdiversity on the Firm Level: A Neglected Class of Stylized Facts and its Relevance for Modern Business Cycle Theory HES 1998 Conference program.htm[12/13/2016 12:23:19 PM] HES: 1998 Conference program Stanley Bober, Duquesnes University, The New Economics and Industrial Economics at the Close of the Millenium: The Issue of the Theory of Pricing Discussants: Andreas Ortmann (Bowdoin College), William (Sandy) Darity, Jr. (University of North Carolina), Ingrid Rima (Temple University) SESSION A7. 8:00-10:00 am The Early History of AS/AD (Chair: Ingo Barens, Bergische Universität Wuppertal). Session organized by Ingo Barens Ingo Barens, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, Born Under a Bad Sign: The Early History of AS/AD Amitava K. Dutt, University of Notre Dame, The Emergence of AS/AD in Macro Textbooks T. Windsor Field, James Madison University; and Hart, Price vs. Quantity Clearing of the Goods Market Discussants: David Andrews (Cazenovia College), Warren Young (Bar-Ilan University), James C.W. Ahiakpor (California State University at Hayward) SESSION B1. 10:30 am-12:30 pm Neoclassical Theories of Macro (Chair: T. Windsor Fields James Madison University) Mauro Boianovsky, Univerdidade de Brasilia, and John R. Presley, Loughborough University, Dennis Robertson and the Natural Rate of Unemployment Hypothesis Michael Gootzeit, University of Memphis, Marshall's vs Wicksell's Theory of the Real Cycle Perry Mehrling, Barnard College-Columbia University, Growth and Money in Allyn Young: New Evidence Discussants: Peter Rosner (University of Vienna), Robert Clower (University of South Carolina), Roger Backhouse (University of Birmingham) SESSION B2. 10:30 am-12:30 pm The Economics of Adam Smith 2 (Chair: David Levy, George Mason Univeristy) Andreas Ortmann, Bowdoin College, Adam Smith's Reasoning Routines Masazumi Wakatabe, Waseda University, John Rae and Adam Smith: Two Attempts at Theorizing Knowledge- Based Growth Discussants: Spencer Pack (Connecticut College), David Levy (George Mason University) SESSION B3. 10:30 am-12:30 pm Keynes, Sraffa and Ricardo (Chair: David Andrews, Cazenovia College). Session organized by Michael Lawlor, Wake Forest University John Davis, Marquette University, Sraffa's Early Philosophical Thinking Michael Lawlor, Wake Forest University, Keynes's Labor Market Analysis in Historical Context HES 1998 Conference program.htm[12/13/2016 12:23:19 PM] HES: 1998 Conference program Allin Cottrell, Wake Forest University, Keynes and Ricardo on Effective Demand Discussants: Gary Mongiovi (St. Johns University), Bobbie Horn (University of Tulsa), William (Sandy) Darity, Jr. (University of North Carolina) SESSION B4. 10:30 am-12:30 pm Methodological Issues in Economics 1 (Chair: Steve Pressman, Monmouth College) Andrea Salanti and Grancesco Guala, University of Bergamo, Theory, Experiments and Explanations in Economics Pat Gunning, National Chung Hsing University, Ronald Coase's Methodology Historically Considered Mary S. Morgan, London School of Economics, Hypothetical Worlds and Reflections: The Role of Models in Macroeconomics Discussants: Wade Hands, (University of Puget Sound), Steven Medema (University of Colorado at Denver), Francisco Louçã (Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestao, Universidade Tecnica de Lisbon) SESSION B5. 10:30 am-12:30 pm The Spread of Classical Economics (Chair: Cosimo Perrotta, University of Lecce). Session organized by Neri Salvadori, University of Pisa, and Heinz D. Kurz, University of Graz. Aiko Ikeo, Kokugakuin University, The Spread of Classical Economics in Japan Salvador Almenar, University of Valencia, and Jose Luis Cardoso, Technical University of Lisbon, Classical Economics in Spain and Portugal Heinz D. Kurz, University of Graz, The German-Speaking Countries Discussants: Riccardo Faucci (University of Pisa), Christian Gehrke (University of Graz) SESSION B6. 10:30 am-12:30 pm David Hume (Chair: Andrew Skinner, University of Glascow) Margaret Schabas, York University, David Hume, Adam Smith and Enlightenment Natural Philosophy Evelyn L. Forget, University of Manitoba, The Reconciliation of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and David Hume in the Social Analysis of Jean-Babpiste Say Sheila C. Dow, University of Stirling, Interpretation: The Case of David Hume Discussants: Phillipe Fontaine (Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan), Arild Saether (Agder University College, Norway), Mauricio Coutinho (State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil) SESSION B7. 10:30 am-12:30 pm Institutionalist Theory and Policy (Chair: Yuichi Shionoya, Hitotsubashi University) Jurgen Lowe, University of St. Gallen, Contextual Theory of Economics: The Approach of Karl Knies and its HES 1998 Conference program.htm[12/13/2016 12:23:19 PM] HES: 1998 Conference program Relevance to Institutionalist Theory and Econmic Policy Malcolm Rutherford, University of Victoria, Institutionalism and Science Robert E. Prasch, Vassar College, American Economists and Minimum Wage Legislation in Historical Perspective Discussants: Warren Samuels (Michigan State University), Neil Niman (University of New Hampshire), Mark Perlman (University of Pittsburgh) 12:30-2:00 Executive Committee Luncheon Meeting (Executive Committee only) SESSION C1. 2:30-4:30 pm The Boundaries of Economics (Chair: Margaret Schabas, York University) Ted Gayer, Georgetown University, and E. Roy Weintraub, Duke University, Negotiating at the Boundary: Patinkin v. Phipps Yuichi Shionoya, Hitotsubashi University, Schumpeter on the Relationship between Economics and Sociology Philippe Fontaine, Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, Trouble in Paradise: Altruism in Economics and the Other Social Sciences, 1968-1998 Discussants: Salim Rashid (University of Illinois), Dieter Schneider, Ruhr-Universität), James Wible (University of New Hampshire) SESSION C2. 2:30-4:30 pm Money and Banking Issues (Chair: Patrick Raines, University of Richmond) Joerg Bibow, University of Hamburg, Central Bank Independence from a Historical Perspective: An Analysis of the Monetary Thought of Maynard Keynes