The History of Economics Society invites nominations (including  
self-nominations) for its Best Article award for 2004. Deadline for nominations  
is January 17, 2005.  
 
Please send a copy of the article that you wish to nominate to the chair of the  
Best Article committee at the address at the end of this posting, along with a  
brief note explaining your reasons.  
 
For your guidance, here is a statement of the criteria used by previous best  
article committees:  
 
"We are looking for a paper that makes an original contribution to discourse in  
the history of economic thought. Other desirable characteristics depend in part  
on the topic or approach to the history of economic thought represented by the  
paper, but may include:  
- potential relevance to a wide range of researchers or more than one  
research area in the history of economic thought  
- clear and bold thesis  
- significant comparisons  
- attention to economic, social, and cultural context  
- innovative research methods using materials beyond the classical  
texts, including correspondence and archival material  
- engaging style"  
 
The HES Best article committee consists of Perry Mehrling (chair, Barnard  
College, Columbia University), Tony Aspromourgos (Univ. of Sydney), Spencer  
Banzhaf (Resources for the Future), Vincent Barnett (University of Birmingham),  
Alain Marciano (University of Reims) and Leon Montes (Universidad Adolfo Ibanez)  
 
Perry Mehrling  
HES Best Article Committee  
Department of Economics  
Barnard College  
3009 Broadway  
New York, NY 10027  
USA  
 
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