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7th Annual Conference of the
European Society for the History of Economic Thought

"The Economic Agent: Theory and History"

Paris
Carré des Sciences- 1, rue Descartes
30th January - 1st February 2003

CALL FOR PAPERS

The 7th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of
Economic Thought (ESHET) will be held at the Carré des Sciences and
the Université of Paris-I, in Paris, during the period 30 January-1
February 2003.

Starting with a lecture in the evening of Thursday January 30, the
Conference will end after the Annual General Meeting to be held on the
afternoon of Saturday February 1. The Conference has sessions devoted
to its main topic as well as open sessions - however, the scientific
committee intends to give priority to the propositions related to the
main topic.

As announced in the previous ESHET Newsletter, the chosen subject is:
the Economic Agent. As a matter of fact, the economic agent is a
central feature in economics: Capitalists, Landlords, Labourers and
Legislators in Classical and Marxian economics; Consumers, Producers,
Firms, and Representative Agents in Marginalist and Neoclassical
economics. Some more specific lines of enquiry might be suggested. In
particular:

a. The emergence of the concept of economic agent
b. The way it is related to various forms of rationality
c. The connections between economic agents and institutions
d. Comparative approaches to economic and other types of agents -
political or sociological agents.

Scholars wishing to present a paper are asked to submit a proposal and
an abstract (no more than 1000 words) and full details of their
affiliation by 30 September 2002, preferably by e-mail, to the
following Conference address:

PHARE - Colloque ESHET
Université de Paris X - Nanterre
200 avenue de la République
K.131
92001 Nanterre Cedex
FRANCE
phare@...

Prior to the Conference, a Ph.D. seminar will be held on January 30
during which Ph.D. students are encouraged to present their lines of
research in order to benefit from comments and suggestions by a small
number of senior scholars. Applications with supporting letters by
their supervisors or other appropriate scholars and a proposal should
be sent to the scientific committee. Accommodation costs will be borne
by the local organising committee.

A scientific committee will screen the proposals. Notice of acceptance
will be sent by 4 November 2002. Deadline for the submission of final
abstracts to be included in a booklet distributed to all participants
is 15 December 2002.

Website : http://phare.univ-paris1.fr/ESHET

Scientific Committee: A. Béraud, P. Bridel, D. Diatkine, P-L. Porta,
P. Steiner and E. Streissler.

Local organising committee: A. Béraud, D. Diatkine, P. Steiner