The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics is pleased to announce
   that submissions for the 2008 Don Lavoie Memorial Graduate Student Essay
   Competition are now being accepted.  Submissions will be accepted from
   students in the dissertation stage of their PhD education in economics or
   other relevant disciplines anywhere in the world.  This competition is
   designed for students writing dissertations on themes related to Austrian
   economics; submissions should adhere to appropriate standards of academic
   writing and should be on a topic relevant to Austrian economics.  There is
   no word limit; and, students submitting papers to this competition will
   retain all publication rights to their work; however, winners are encouraged
   to submit their papers to The Review of Austrian Economics for publication.

   Three prizes are given, each worth $1000, to be used to pay expenses to
   attend  the  Southern  Economic  Association meetings this November in
   Washington, DC, where the winners will present their work on a special
   panel.  Prize awards are contingent on attending the SEA meetings and the
   SDAE???s annual business meeting and awards banquet.

   The prize committee consists of:

   ??          Peter Boettke, George Mason University
   ??          Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College
   ??          Steven Horwitz, St. Lawrence University
   ??          David Prychitko, Northern Michigan University
   ??          Virgil Storr, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

   Deadline for submissions is October 10, 2008.  Decisions will be made by
   October 15.

   Please send all questions and submissions electronically to Peter Lipsey,
   Assistant to Peter Boettke, at [1][log in to unmask]


Steven Horwitz