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Dubra, J. (2005) “Interview with Kenneth Arrow” MPRA Paper No. 967, Online at http:// mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/ 967/
Abstract. Arrow argues that the biggest failures of economic theory are: our failure to explain the business cycle; the missing explanations for the size of fluctuations of prices; our failure to explain the causes of growth and of the spread of innovation. He then discusses several of the existing alternatives to the rational expectations paradigm.He tells the story of his dissertation, and how Koopmans wanted to decline his Nobel Prize. Finally, he discusses health care reform, and malaria in Africa
In one of his recent articles, Elias Khalil critically examines Douglass North’s last book Understanding the Process of Economic Change (2005). If you have read the book check out Elias Khalil’s paper:
Khalil, E. (2006) “The Roadblock of Culturalist Economics: Economic Change ´a la Douglass North”, MPRA Paper No. 1045, Online at http:// mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/ 1045/
For those who are interested in North’s book, here are some review articles:
Here is the Spring 2007 Program for Erasmus Institute for Philosophy and Economics Seminars: Read the rest of this entry »
ESNIE 2007, the sixth session of the European School on New Institutional Economics, will be held in Cargese (Corsica) from the 21st to the 25th of May 2007. Read the rest of this entry »
Seabright’s The Compnay of Strangers is an interesting book and some parts of it may be considered as a supplementary reading for undergraduate courses concerning philosophy of economics and history of economic thought. But before that it may be useful to read Haim Ofek’s review of the book which was published by EH.NET: Read the rest of this entry »
7th SCEME Workshop This is a reminder that the deadline for offers of contributions to the SCEME Workshop on 19 May on ‘Economics as a Moral Science’ is Friday 16 February. Offers to be sent to Sheila Dow on s.c.dow@stir.ac.uk. Further details are available at http://www.sceme.stir.ac.uk/
Call for Papers: Panel in Honor of E.K. Hunt’s Contributions to Economic Pluralism
ICAPE Conference, June 1-3, 2007,University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Read the rest of this entry »
Call for Papers: The International Network for Economic Method Annual Allied Social Science Association Meetings New Orleans, Lousiana, U.S.A. 4-6 January, 2008 Read the rest of this entry »
George Mason will host the History of Economics Society annual meeting (8-11 June 2007).
James Buchanan will present the Distinguished Visitor Lecture, “Let us understand Adam Smith”. David Warsh will speak on “The Ascent/Descent from Adam Smith”. Please consider proposing a paper or session, Read the rest of this entry »
ASSOCIATION FOR SOCIAL ECONOMICS CALL FOR PAPERS Annual Allied Social Sciences Association Meetings New Orleans, LA January 4-6, 2008 Read the rest of this entry »
CFP–HES at 2008 ASSA The History of Economics Society will sponsor four sessions at the Allied Social Sciences Association (ASSA) meetings, January 4-6, 2008 in New Orleans, LA. Read the rest of this entry »
Call for Papers: Association for Evolutionary Economics Annual Meeting
New Orleans, LA, USA January 4-6, 2008 Read the rest of this entry »
Volume 2 of The Adam Smith Review is available. See http://www.adamsmithreview.org/
