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We are happy to announce the 1st Call for Papers for the 34th Annual EAEPE Conference: "Tackling inequalities: New paradigms in policy and technology for a just transition and vaccine equity". 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.

Video recordings of main sessions and parallel sessions are online now, see conference agenda and programme. Programme recordings are accessible only to EAEPE members and conference participants.

We are happy to announce that the 2021 Joan Robinson Award for the best book goes ex aequo to Isabella Weber, Franklin Obeng-Odoom and Jean-Christophe Graz. Please have a look at the Robinson Award page where you can find links to the books as well as statements from the Award winners. The 2021 Herbert Simon Award goes to Patrick Mellacher for the best young scholar paper at the conference, see details at the Simon Award page. The first REPE Award for the best paper in the Review of Evolutionary Political Economy goes to Steffen Bettin, see REPE Award page. Congratulations to the award winners!!

Conference agenda, programme and online proceedings available now. Visit this site for the Pre-Conference. Have in mind that the programme and proceedings sites are viewable/available only to members as well as registered conference participants.

CPERN, in collaboration with EAEPE, SASE, ESA CPERN, BISA IPEG, and IIPPE hosted a discussion on 8 July 2021, with Henry Giroux, Laura Horn and Sam Dallyn. Our aim was to raise awareness and solidarity for colleagues under pressure from university managers who are using COVID to mainstream their economics and management programmes and to worsen their employment relations. The full recording is available here: https://youtu.be/DyeTzaFp_ps

We are happy to announce that Francesco Sarceno will hold the second keynote next to Stepahnie Kelton at the 33rd Annual EAEPE conference.

Unfortunately Joseph Stiglitz needed to cancel his keynote at the 33rd Annual EAEPE conference, due to travelling to an important in-person event. Replacement for his keynote will be posted soon here as well as on the conference page.

Deadline for Abstract Submission is extended to 15th of April 2021. The new final Call for Papers contains also reduced conference fees for the online conference. Download Final Call for Papers.

We are very happy to have Stephanie Kelton and Jospeh Stiglitz as confirmed keynote speakers for our 33rd Annual Conference. Special sessions have been confirmed and are announced and listed here. Abstract submission is open for all sessions till 1st of April. Download 3rd CfP.

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.

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.

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

Please find the recordings of the Welcome Address and Keynote by Genevieve LeBaron here,  the Keynote by Robert Skidelsky here. and the COVID-19 plenary here. Further recordings of special sessions and research-area specific sessions are available at the conference programme page, for paid-up EAEPE members and registered conference particpiants only.

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.

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).

We are pleased to share some news for our online conference, taking place from 2nd to 4th September. Please find here the preparation schedule as well as the preliminary conference agenda.

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.

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

The 14th EAEPE Summer School will be held online from 13-15 July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Deadline for application is extended till June 15, please apply here. More info here.

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.

Due to the dramatic COVID-19 pandemic, the 32^nd Annual EAEPE conference will be held online at same dates, 2^nd to 4^th September, 2020. Download the 3rd CfP here. Modalities are currently discussed, please visit our website and follow us on Twitter for further news. Deadline for abstract submission is extended till end of April: https://eaepe.org/?page=events&side=annual_conference&sub=abstract_submission

We are happy to announce the 2^nd Call for Papers for the 32^nd 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.

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

We are happy to announce the 1^st Call for Papers for the 32^nd 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 2^nd to 4^th September, 2020. Download the 1st CfP.  Abstract Submission opens on the 7^th of January 2020!

Hereby we would like to congratulate the 2019 prize winners for their outstanding submissions for the EAEPE 2019 William Kapp Award ex aequo for Lee, Keun and Lee, Jongho as well as Kim, Yun K., Gilberto Tadeu Lima, and Mark Setterfield, the EAEPE 2019 Gunnar Myrdal Award to Ilene Grabel and the EAEPE 2019 Herbert Simon Young Scholar Award going to Karsten Kohler. Congratulations from the EAEPE Council!!