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Call for Papers 
 
One hundred years ago in 1899, Georg Simmel published what has now been  
translated as his Philosophy of Money. The book addresses the phenomenon  
of money, not from the point of view of classical or neo-classical theory,  
but rather from a philosophical point of view -- yet there are many  
interesting insights for economists from this approach. In particular, the  
current debate about the introduction of a common European currency has  
raised many issues which cannot seriously be addressed by economists with  
their standard approaches, as the economists' answers do not match the  
general public's questions. In this sense, Simmel's work has gained a  
freshness which only a few years ago could not have been anticipated. 
 
Efforts are on the way to organize a conference digging more deeply into  
the significance of Simmel's work from a contemporary point of view. 
A conference will be held in Berlin on 8.9. and 10 October 1999 at the  
Berlin Business School (Fachhochschule fuer Wirtschaft), convened jointly  
by the Maastricht University and the Berlin Business School. 
Hans Joachim Stadermann of the Berlin Business School will take care of  
the local arrangements. 
 
Please address your inquiries to: 
 
Prof. Dr. Juergen G. Backhaus 
Maastricht University, AE 
P.O. Box 616 
6200 MD Maastricht 
The Netherlands 
tel: +31-43-3883636 
fax: +31-43-3258440 
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