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33rd Annual EAEPE Conference - 2nd CfP - Keynotes, Switching to ONLINE Conf and Pre-Conference Announcement

The 2nd Call for Papers for the 33rd Annual EAEPE Conference is ready. The conference will be held ONLINE, more info here. Furthermore, we are happy to announce Stephanie Kelton (tbc) and Joseph Stiglitz as keynote speakers. The 7th Annual EAEPE Pre-Conference for young scholars will be held from 1-2 September. Online Abstract Submission and Special Session Submission for the conference are open. Download the 2nd CfP here.

33rd Annual EAEPE Conference - 1st CfP - Submission Open

We are happy to announce the 1st Call for Papers for the 33rd Annual EAEPE Conference: Recovery from the Covid-19 Pandemic: Re-thinking the role of the State towards safe, cohesive, sustainable, and innovative economies. The conference will be hosted by the Parthenope University of Naples, School of Economics and Law, from 2nd to 4th September, 2021. Online Abstract Submission and Special Session Submission open. Download the 1st CfP here.

GOT KIES - EAEPE panel debate | Innovation at the Intersection of Public and Private Forces

A joint GOT KIES - EAEPE panel debate on Innovation at the Intersection of Public and Private Forces: Are there distinct roles for market and government? confronted the differing perspectives of Professor Mariana Mazzucato, UCL, London and Professor Maureen McKelvey, University of Gothenburg, leading the GOT KIES network. The panel debate was moderated by Professor Nathalie Lazaric, Université Côte d’Azur, CNRS GREDEG in France; Visiting Professor at the University of Gothenburg; and President of the European Association of Evolutionary Political Economy (EAEPE). More info here with access to the recording: https://eu.bbcollab.com/recording/c4e565b07d3a4871b2db689a2fe82c90

EAEPE 2020 - Kapp & Simon Awards

Hereby we would like to congratulate the 2020 prize winners for their outstanding submissions for the EAEPE 2020 William Kapp and Herbert Simon Award. The 2020 EAEPE-Kapp Prize went ex aequo to (1) Alberto Botta, Eugenio Caverzasi, Alberto Russo, Mauro Gallegati and Joseph E.Stiglitz for their article on Inequality and finance in a rent economy Journal of Economic Behavior and organization (2019), (2)  Claudius Gräbner, Philipp Heimberger, Jakob Kapeller and Bernhard Schütz Structural change in times of increasing openness: assessing path dependency in European economic integration, Journal of Evolutionary Economics (2019), and (3) Francesco Lamperti, Valentina Bosetti, Andrea Roventini and Massimo Tavoni for their article on The public costs of climate-induced financial instability, Nature Climate Change (2019) 9: 829–833. The 2020 EAEPE-Simon Young Scholar Prize was awarded to Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven for her conference article on Beyond the stereotype: Restating the Relevance of the Dependency Research Programme.

32nd Annual EAEPE Conference - Agenda & Programme

Conference starts on Sept 2nd, fine the general Agenda here and the detailed Programme here. Abstracts and uploaded papers can be viewed and downloaded here (for members and conference particpoants only).

Racism and Economics

EAEPE fully supports The National Economic Association in its statement to Stand in Solidarity with Those Who Are Protesting Anti-Black Racism and its Manifest Violence Against the Black Community. You can also endorse their statement here. EAEPE is a powerful proponent of pluralism that embraces diverse perspectives to interrogate the real world political economy of our times. Yet the representation of people of colour in our communities is very limited and many core assumptions in economics remain unchallenged. The “Black lives matter” movement should be the driver for change both in our academic societies and in economics more broadly. We commit ourselves to actions that will contribute to addressing racism and discrimination in higher education, increase the representation of people of colour in EAEPE’s communities, challenge white supremacy in its various forms in economics and contribute to the transformation of the curricula such that they incorporate issues of race and injustice in a systematic way. As a Council we welcome proposals in this direction and we look forward to working with communities of black economists.

Registration open for the 32nd Annual EAEPE Conference

Please register now for the 32nd Annual EAEPE Conference via our website. Apply for workshops at the Pre-Conference here.

 

Academic Freedom In Hungary

Academic freedom in Hungary has suffered from significant attacks that have undermined the independence of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Hungarian universities are also not exempt from harassment by the government and have seen a decrease of state funds. “The aim of the government has been the destruction of the academy’s independence and self-government. This has taken place throughout the total reorganization of the network of research institutes that brings together approximately 5,000 researchers. “(Halmai, 2019). These blatant violations of academic freedom, which on paper is still part of the Hungarian Fundamental Law, are in direct conflict with membership of a Eu222ropean Union that is based on the values of fundamental rights. The EU has also failed to stop the forced departure of a globally respected academic institution from the country, and the undermining of the academic autonomy of the national universities and the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

As an association that is firstly concerned with the promotion of pluralism in economic debates, EAEPE cannot be silent on this situation. We ask for vigilance in the dispersal of European funds that support the development of higher education. These must continue to encourage debates that are open and to embrace the breadth and richness of knowledge associated with Europe’s values of tolerance and respect

EAEPE asks its members to relay to all networks the critical situation of this country and supports our Hungarian colleagues in their effort to defend their fundamental values, freedoms, and pursuit of academic pluralism. To know more, please read:  Gabor Halmai (2019). “The End of academic freedom in Hungary”, Droit et Sociétés.

EAEPE 2020 - The 32nd Annual EAEPE Conference and Pre-Conference - Bilbao, Spain

We are happy to announce the 2nd Call for Papers for the 32nd Annual EAEPE Conference: The Evolution of Capitalist Structures: Uncertainty, Inequality, and Climate Crisis, with Keynotes by Genevieve leBaron and Robert Skidelsky. Download the 2nd CfP.  Abstract Submission is open here! There will be a Young Scholars Pre-Conference held from 1-2 Sept 2020, see here. See confirmed Special Sessions here. See Research Area specific Calls here.

Please Sign Statement on Violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University

Many have followed the news on the crisis at Jawaharal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi, India. For some background have a look at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/world/asia/india-jawaharlal-nehru-university-attack.html. Please consider to help raising international awareness about the issue and sign following petition: https://www.change.org/p/president-of-india-statement-on-violence-at-jawaharlal-nehru-university-and-need-to-remove-vice-chancellor

EAEPE 2020 - The 32nd Annual EAEPE Conference - Bilbao, Spain

We are happy to announce the 1st Call for Papers for the 32nd Annual EAEPE Conference: The Evolution of Capitalist Structures: Uncertainty, Inequality, and Climate Crisis. The conference will be hosted by the Department of Applied Economics V,  Faculty of Economics and Business, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU from 2nd to 4th September, 2020. Download the 1st CfP.  Abstract Submission opens on the 7th of January 2020!

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