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Vth Summer School   
in the History of Economic Thought and Economic Methodology  
 
organized by  
 
PHARE 
CNRS, Universities of Paris X Nanterre and Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.  
PARIS  
Cité Universitaire Internationale 
19 boulevard Jourdan, 
75014 Paris 
FRANCE 
(RER B, Cité Universitaire) 
 
Monday 2 * Saturday 7 September, 2002.  
 
Contact: 
 
André Lapidus, [log in to unmask], University of Paris I, PHARE, MSE, 106-112
boulevard de l'Hôpital * 75647 Paris cedex 13 * France.
 
 
Mailing address for paper submissions before June 1, 2002: 
 
Sandrine Leloup, [log in to unmask], University of Paris I, PHARE, MSE, 106-112
boulevard de l'Hôpital * 75647 Paris cedex 13 * France.
 
 
Web: http://intranet.u-paris10.fr/uehpe  
  
Created in 1998, the Summer School in History of Economic Thought aims at:  
 
offering a specialized thematic formation for young scholars in History of Economic
Thought;
 
ensuring the circulation and scientific evaluation of their research work within the
community of historians of economic thought;
 
increasing their awareness of developments in contemporary economic analysis and of their
affiliation with the entire economic discipline.
  
 
In this perspective, the Summer School proposes:  
 
Workshops where Ph.D. students and young Doctors may present their papers and discuss them
with specialists of their discipline; and,
Conferences by invited professors, dealing each year with a different subject.  
  
About thirty Ph.D. students and young doctors form the usual public of the Summer School,
usually joined by some fifteen senior scholars. From this year onwards, the call for
papers is also sent to young scholars from different countries in the European Union. Oral
and written presentations in English are accepted, but at least an understanding of
Frenchis required.
 
 
Paper Presentation Workshops  
 
Between three and six papers will be presented every day by young scholars on free
subjects, organized according to their research field. These presentations will take place
in presence of the invited lecturers and senior scholars. Two discussants will be assigned
to each contribution, including the president of the session.
 
The list of the chosen contributions will result from a selection based on the call for
papers. An abstract or the full version of the paper in French or English, should be
submitted before June 1, 2002. During June 2002, the Scientific Committee will proceed to
the selection of papers, according to the usual criteria of the scientific community.
 
 
Thematic Orientation  
 
In 2002 the subject of the invited lectures is:   
 
"Stability and Instability in the History of Economic Thought"  
 
This theme follows the line given by the previous Summer Schools. The aim remains at
bringing closer the history of economic thought and more recent theoretical
considerations. The question of stability has an ancient origin: it appeared, for example,
during the mercantilist period, through the debates on the "stability of contracts", or in
Quesnay's reflections on the formation of the "good price" of wheat. Today, it is as
present as before, behind more recent investigations concerning the dynamic properties of
economic systems:
 
It underlies the study of the price formation process in the market (gravitation,
tâtonnement, non-tâtonnement) associated with the emergence of equilibrium magnitudes.
 
It also lies behind the Keynesian thesis, according to which an economy might
spontaneously reach a stable unemployment equilibrium.
 
It is also present behind the controversies of the classical period about the possibility
of overproduction or under-consumption crises.
 
It is obviously present in the different variants of the theories of the economic cycle,
as well as in growth theories.
 
It still plays a decisive part, in multiple aspects of economic life, as a property of
beliefs in the decision process.
  
 
Invited Lectures  
 
Each morning during the Summer University is dedicated to a particular aspect of the
subject. The conference by one or several specialized lecturers will be based on a
document and followed by a discussion with all the participants.
 
 
Monday, September 2, 2002:   
Christian Bidard (University of Paris X), Jean Cartelier (University of Paris X), Ingrid
Kubin (University of Mayence): The Stability of Equilibrium in Perspective: Gravitation,
Tâtonnement, Non-tâtonnement.
Tuesday, September 3, 2002:   
Jean-Marc Tallon (CNRS, EUREQua): The Stability of Beliefs;   
Christian Schmidt (University of Paris IX): Stability and Games.  
Wednesday, September 4, 2002:   
Guido Cazzavilan (University of Venice): Growth Stability and Instability;   
Richard Arena (University of Nice): Theories of Economic Cycle, Yesterday and Today.  
Thursday, September 5, 2002:   
Rodolphe Dos Santos Ferreira (University of Strasbourg I), Michel De Vroey (University of
Leuven): Alternative Interpretations of the Keynesian Unemployment Equilibrium.
Friday, September 6, 2002:   
Jérôme de Boyer (University of Paris IX), Ghislain Deleplace (University of Paris VIII):
The Classical Debates on Monetary, Financial, and Banking Stability.
  
 
ORGANIZATION  
 
 
The Summer School will take place at the: 
 
Cité Universitaire Internationale,  
Collège d'Espagne 
19 boulevard Jourdan 
75014 Paris 
(Metro station: RER B, Cité Universitaire) 
from Monday, September 2, to Saturday, September 7, 2002  
 
 
The registration fee is 45 euros. This includes accommodation, breakfasts and lunches  
  
  
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE 
 
Richard Arena (LATAPSES - Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis), Daniel Diatkine (PHARE -
Université d'Evry Val d'Essonne), Ragip Ege (BETA-THEME - Université Strasbourg I Louis
Pasteur), Pierre Garrouste (ATOM - Université Lyon II Lumière), André Lapidus (PHARE -
Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Ramon Tortajada (CEPSE - Université Grenoble II
Pierre Mendès-France)
 
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE 
 
Andrés Alvarez (PHARE - Université de Paris X Nanterre), Christophe Depoortere (GRESE -
Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne), Daniel Diatkine (PHARE - Université d'Evry Val
d'Essonne), Jimena Hurtado-Prieto (PHARE - Université de Paris X Nanterre), André Lapidus
(PHARE - Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne), Sandrine Leloup (PHARE - Université de
Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne), Jean-Sébastien Lenfant (GRESE - Université de Paris I Panthé
on-Sorbonne), Rozenn Martinoia (PHARE - Université de Paris XII Val-de-Marne), Arnaud
Orain (PHARE - Université de Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne).
 
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