THIRD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS
Hertford Campus, University of Hertfordshire, UK
4-7 September 2001
"Understanding Economic Institutions: Theory, Methodology and Illustrations "
This year, the workshop has been expanded from two to four days.
Participants may choose to attend any part of the workshop. The first two
days will consist of lectures and discussions on institutional economics.
In the final two days a number of selected papers will be presented by
leading researchers.
This year we are pleased to welcome Philip Mirowski (University of Notre
Dame, USA) as the keynote speaker and Tony Lawson (University of Cambridge)
as guest lecturer.
In addition, a number of high quality papers have been selected for
presentation at the workshop. Their authors come from Denmark, France,
Japan, Netherlands, Sweden and the USA - as well as from the UK.
For further information, see our web site on
http://www.herts.ac.uk/business/esst/Staff/g-hodgson/CRIE.htm
It is planned to update this site regularly.
Hertford is 30 minutes by train from central London, and close to London
Luton, London Stansted and London City airports.
This mailing gives details of the programme, costs and registration
procedure. Please note that places and local accommodation are both limited
and you are asked to book your place in the workshop, as well as your local
accommodation, by 16 July 2001. This applies to all participants, including
those giving papers.
I hope very much that you will be able to participate in this event.
Geoff Hodgson
Research Professor
Ben's Cottage, University of Hertfordshire Business School, Mangrove Road,
Hertford, Herts, SG13 8QF, UK
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PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME
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The workshop will be held in Room M1, The Mansion, Hertford Campus, unless
otherwise indicated.
TUESDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2001
14.30 Registration
15.30 Opening and Welcome
16.00 Lecture 1: Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire) "The old and
the new institutional economics"
18.00 End of session
WEDNESDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2001
09.00 Lecture 2: Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire) "Structures
and institutions: institutional economics and social theory"
11.00 Coffee
11.30 Lecture 3: Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire) "The problem
of historical specificity"
13.30 Lunch
14.30 Lecture 4: Tony Lawson (University of Cambridge) "Economics as social
theory"
16.30 Tea
17.00 Lecture 5: Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire) "The emergence
of institutions: rationality, habit and learning"
18.30 End of session
THURSDAY 6th SEPTEMBER 2001
09.00 Matthias Klaes (Keele University) "Psychological and social elements
in a theory of custom"
09.45 Roger Koppl (Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA) "Language games and
economic theory"
10.30 Keiran Sharpe (Oxford University) "Who's doing what?: Towards a
narrative theory of institutional agency"
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Discussion of papers by Klaes, Koppl and Sharpe
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Klaus Nielsen (Roskilde University, Denmark) "Institutionalist
approaches in the social sciences: typology, dialogue and future challenges"
15.15 Daniel Bromley (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA) "A most
difficult passage: The economic transition in Central and Eastern Europe
and the former Soviet Union"
16.30 Tea
17.00 Keynote Speaker: Philip Mirowski (University of Notre Dame, USA) "The
evolution of market automata and some implications for financial markets"
18.30 End of session
19.30 Workshop Dinner at a local hotel
FRIDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2001
09.00 Parallel Sessions:
Room M1: Session A: Piet Keizer (Maastricht University, Netherlands) "A
socio-economic framework of interpretation and analysis"
Room M113: Session B: Lyazid Kichou and Christian Palloix (University of
Picardy, France) "Institutional economics of the world groups of the
agro-food industry in this beginning of the twenty-first century"
10.15 Parallel Sessions:
Room M1: Session A: Thomas Marmefelt (University of Södertörn, Sweden)
"Institutional endowments and the Lithuanian holding as innovative network:
why does it differ from the Swedish ownership sphere?"
Room M113: Session B: Susumu Ono (Ritsumeikan University, Japan) "The
economics of quasi-markets"
11.30 Coffee
12.00 Damien Talbot (University of Metz, France) "Institutional dynamics
and localised inter-firm relations: the case of Aerospatiale and the
Toulousian subcontractors"
13.15 Lunch
14.30 Edward Nell (New School University, USA) "The transformational growth
of demand"
16.00 End of workshop.
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COSTS:
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Standard Rates:
Attendance on 4th September or part thereof, £20
Attendance on 5th September or part thereof, £60
Attendance on 6th September or part thereof, £80
Attendance on 7th September or part thereof, £60
Attendance at whole workshop, £200
For a limited number of people on low incomes, these costs will be reduced
to the following:
Attendance on 4th September or part thereof, £10
Attendance on 5th September or part thereof, £30
Attendance on 6th September or part thereof, £40
Attendance on 7th September or part thereof, £30
Attendance at whole workshop, £100
Those wishing to apply for low income rates should send a letter or email,
briefly outlining your financial circumstances, to Geoff Hodgson
([log in to unmask] - mailing address above) by 30 June 2001. This
information will be treated in the strictest confidence.
In addition, authors presenting accepted papers at the workshop and
attending at least on the 2 days of 6-7 September are offered a £50
reduction (per presented paper) in their overall cost of attendance. If
this offer is not taken up by 10 June 2001, with a paid registration
received by that date, then the £50 will be used to help more people on low
incomes to attend the workshop.
Prices include lunch, tea and coffee where indicated on the programme plus
- for those who have paid to attend on that day - the workshop dinner on
6th September. In the event of cancelled attendance, a £20 administration
charge will be deducted from any refunds.
The above costs apply also to members of, and students at, the University
of Hertfordshire, who are advised to claim these expenses from their own
departmental account.
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REGISTRATION PROCEDURE
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YOU ARE ASKED TO BOOK YOUR PLACE IN THE WORKSHOP, AS WELL AS YOUR LOCAL
ACCOMMODATION, by 16 JULY 2001. Geoff Hodgson and his Secretary, Sue Barker
are both taking holidays during much of August. Furthermore, places on the
workshop and local accommodation are both limited. Consequently, early
booking is highly advisable.
To reserve a place on the workshop, please send a cheque or international
money order for the full amount required, plus a completed application form
(see below) to:
Susan Barker, ESST Dept, University of Hertfordshire Business School,
Mangrove Road, Hertford, Herts, SG13 8QF, UK
Reduced rate applications for those on low incomes require prior approval
from Geoff Hodgson (see COSTS above).
Cheques should be made payable to "University of Hertfordshire
(QBE0011/001/200)". Please include the reference number in brackets.
The cheque should be accompanied with a letter with the following information:
Your surname:
Your first name(s):
Your institution:
Your email address:
Your mailing address:
Your telephone number(s):
Your fax number:
Your dietary limitations:
Indicate days of attendance at the workshop: 4Sept / 5Sept / 6Sept / 7Sept
The booking of accommodation is ultimately the responsibility of
participants themselves. However, some rooms have been reserved at local
hotels, and Susan Barker ([log in to unmask]) will be pleased to inform
you if these are available. If you require this assistance, then please
indicate in your letter the nights for which you require accommodation.
This information and the cheque should be sent to Susan Barker at the above
address by 16 July. Places on the workshop cannot be reserved until full
payment is received.
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Geoff Hodgson
Research Professor
University of Hertfordshire
http://www.herts.ac.uk/business/esst/Staff/g-hodgson/hodgson.html
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