Announcement
The
20th century witnessed large movements of population within Europe
and from the latter to the United States, amongst which were people
of great creativity in economics and the social sciences. The history
of 20th century economics owes a great deal to such émigrés,
yet the attention paid here to the particular effects of displacement
and exile on creativity has been relatively small, and pale in comparison
to the treatment of the topic in the histories of art and science.
Various
approaches to the question suggest themselves. What might be said
about the impact of exile on theoretical orientation and questions
treated? What were the effects of exiles on the intellectual communities
receiving them? How can one reconcile the sometimes stormy integration
of foreigners with their positive contribution to the reputation
of the departments receiving them? In those cases where there was
a subsequent return to the home country, what were the effects of
such a double displacement? Throughout all of this, what was the
role played by philanthropic institutions and the host universities
in shaping the impact of these new arrivals?
The
above is offered in the belief that much remains to be discovered
about émigrés in the history of 20th century economics.
Proposals of all kinds will be welcomed, whether they involve portraits
of individuals or the histories of groups and institutions, or take
some other innovative approach. As usual, the aim of the ECHE will
be to feature a relatively small number of papers. To participate,
please submit a proposal containing roughly 1000 words, indicating
both the original contribution of the paper and how it relates to
the theme of the conference. The deadline for receipt of proposals
is September 15, 2002, notice of acceptance or rejection will be
sent on October 1, 2002, and completed papers will be due on March
15, 2003.
Programme
THURSDAY,
May 1st
8:00
pm
Pre-conference dinner (Restaurant Páteo dos Sabores) |
FRIDAY,
May 2nd
9:00
am
Welcome and registration |
9:30
am
Invited lecture
Mitchell G. Ash (University of Vienna, Austria), Forced Migration
and Scientific Change after 1933: Steps Toward a New Overview |
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11:00
am
Gilles Campagnolo (University of Provence & CNRS, France):
Austrian economics and the outcome of exile.
Discussant: Mário Graça Moura (University of
Porto, Portugal)
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12:00
am
Hansjörg Klausinger (University of Vienna, Austria):
Emigration and the decline of the Austrian school.
Discussant: Carlo Zappia (University of Siena, Italy)
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2:30
pm
Lluis Argemí d'Abadal and Jordi Pascual (University
of Barcelona, Spain): Exile and translation: the role of the
Spanish émigrés in the translation of classics
in the history of economic thought (1939-1970).
Discussant: Carlos Bastien (Technical University of Lisbon,
Portugal)
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3:30
pm
Albert Jolink and Bastiaan Willink (Erasmus University Rotterdam,
The Netherlands): Economics on display: Otto Neurath's Mundaneum
in exile.
Discussant: Guido Erreygers (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
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5:00
pm
Harald Hagemann (University of Hohenheim, Germany): German-speaking
economists in British exile, 1933-1945.
Discussant: Giovanni Pavanelli (University of Turin, Italy)
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8:00
pm
Conference Dinner (Restaurant Café d'Arte, Museu
Nacional de Arte Antiga) |
SATURDAY,
May 3rd
9:30
am
Michael J. Gootzeit and Albert Okunade (University of Memphis,
USA): Zvi Griliches as qualified humanitarian: the Holocaust
and the quantification of technical change.
Discussant: Pedro Teixeira (University of Porto, Portugal)
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|
10:30
am
Ivo
Maes (National Bank of Belgium) and Erik Buyst (University
of Leuven, Belgium): Migration and Americanisation: the special
case of Belgian economics
Discussant: José Luís Cardoso (Technical University
of Lisbon, Portugal)
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|
12:00
am
Robert
Leonard (University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada), Politics,
psychology and the stable set: new light on von Neumann's
creation of game
theory in the late 1930's.
Discussant: Francisco Louçã (Technical University
of Lisbon, Portugal)
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2:30
pm
Philippe Fontaine (ENS Cachan, France), The Exiled Observer:
John Harsanyi on Interpersonal Utility Comparisons and Bargaining.
Discussant: Mark Blaug (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
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3:30
pm
Invited lecture by Axel Leijonhufvud and Earlene Craver (University
of California, Los Angeles, USA)
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List
of participants
| Albert
Jolink (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands) |
| Axel
Leijonhufvud (UCLA and University of Trento, Italy) |
| Carlo
Zappia (University of Siena, Italy) |
| Carlos
Bastien (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal) |
| Earlene
Craver (University of Trento, Italy) |
| Erik
Buyst (University of Leuven, Belgium) |
| Francisco
Louçã (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal)
|
| Gilles
Campagnolo (CNRS, University of Provence, France) |
| Giovanni
Pavanelli (University of Turin, Italy) |
| Guido
Erreygers (University of Antwerp, Belgium) |
| Hansjörg
Klausinger (University of Vienna, Austria) |
| Harald
Hagemann (University of Hohenheim, Germany) |
| Ivo
Maes (National Bank of Belgium) |
| Joaquim
Feio (University of Coimbra, Portugal) |
| John
Vint (Manchester Metropolitan University, UK) |
| Jordi
Pascual (University of Barcelona, Spain) |
| José
Luís Cardoso (Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal)
|
| Leone
Niglia (University of Sheffield, UK) |
| Lluis
Argemí (University of Barcelona, Spain) |
| Marcello
Basili (University of Siena, Italy) |
|
Maria
Eugénia Mata (New University of Lisbon, Portugal)
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| Mário
Graça Moura (University of Porto, Portugal) |
| Mark
Blaug (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) |
| Michael
Gootzeit (University of Memphis, USA) |
| Mitchell
Ash (University of Vienna, Austria) |
| Pedro
Nuno Teixeira (University of Porto, Portugal) |
| Philippe
Fontaine (ENS Cachan, France) |
| Robert
Leonard (University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada) |
| Svetlana
V. Tkacheva (University of Perm, Russia) |
Organising
Committee
José
Luis Cardoso (Technical University, Lisbon)
Philippe Fontaine (Université des Antilles, Guyane)
Albert Jolink (Erasmus University, Rotterdam)
Robert Leonard (University of Quebec, Montréal)
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