I am pleased to announce that the first issue of the   
HISTORY OF ECONOMICS ABSTRACTS, on the Economic   
Research Network of the Social Sciences Research Network, Sponsored   
by the History of Economics Society (Vol. 1, No. 1: June 23, 2006)   
will be published via e-mail shortly.  This is a good time, I think,   
to make a second announcement (see below) of this free series and to   
encourage anyone interested in the history of economics or related   
fields to 1) subscribe, and 2) post your working papers and abstracts   
of your published papers to the series.  Like all such endeavors,   
this series will become more valuable as more people use it.  
  
Kevin Hoover  
Editor, ERN History of Economics Journal  
  
  
  
ANNOUNCING A NEW HISTORY OF ECONOMICS WORKING PAPER SERIES  
  
I am pleased to announce that the History of Economics Society now   
sponsors a working paper and published paper (abstract) "journal" on   
the Economics Research Network (ERN) a part of the Social Sciences   
Research Network (SSRN).   The History of Economics "journal" is free   
in every sense:  anyone is free to post papers, anyone is free to   
subscribe and to receive regular e-mail notices of newly posted   
papers, and the series will be edited with an eye to promoting the   
free exchange of ideas.  Work related to any aspect of the history of   
economics and cognate areas -- and indeed to any topics that are   
likely to be of interest to historians of economics -- is   
welcome.  Although the series is edited, the guiding thought of the   
editorial policy is to promote the free exchange of ideas.  There is   
no refereeing, and virtually all papers will be posted without   
editorially interference.  Posting papers on the History of Economics   
journal does not conflict with subsequent submission to professional journals.  
  
The homepage for SSRN is www.ssrn.com  
  
To Subscribe:  Go the Homepage (www.ssrn.com) and click the   
subscription button.   Click on the   
link:  <http://hq.ssrn.com>Subscribe/Unsubscribe to SSRN Journals   
.  Following the links through login (where you will set up an ID and   
password), to your personal page.  Click on the Subscription link,   
and then click on the link to subscribe/unsubscribe from journals on   
the Economic Research Network.  The History of Economics journal is   
found under the Subject Matter Journals.  
  
To  Submit Working Papers or Abstracts of Published Papers:  Go to   
the Homepage (www.ssrn.com), click on the Submit button and follow   
the instructions. (You will need to have a pdf copy of your paper   
(they may be able to convert other files to pdf on the site; if so   
you will find the instructions there), an abstract, the appropriate   
JEL codes, and a list of keywords.  You may also list the abstracts,   
though not post, published papers.)  
  
Once Subscribed, You May:  1) Search the SSRN databases or Browse   
journals from links on the homepage; 2) Track your own papers through   
the posting process and keep track of your download statistics by   
clicking on the MyBriefcase button on the homepage.  
  
Technical questions about posting papers should be addressed, in the   
first instance, to SSRN (see information on their website).  Policy   
questions should be directed to me.  
  
The History of Economics journal on SSRN has the potential to be a   
highly valuable resource for all historian of economics.  Its   
success, however, requires that as many scholars as possible   
subscribe and routinely post their papers to the network.  I   
encourage you all to begin the process without delay.  
  
Kevin D. Hoover  
Editor, ERN History of Economics Journal