Call for Papers The Theory and Practice of Economic Policy: Tradition and Change The Ninth Conference of the Italian Association for the History of = Economic Thought (AISPE) will be held on June 15-17, 2006 at the = University of Padova, Padua, Italy. Main Subject The aim of the Ninth AISPE Conference is to present original research on = the evolution of economic policy, from its first theoretical statements = right through to the most recent proposals and practices. The organizing = committee encourages papers on individual authors and schools of = thought, theories and categories of economic policy, policies concerning = specific sectors, countries, areas and institutions. Main Conference Themes Traditions The periodical re-emergence of Mercantilist doctrines The relevance of Classics and Neo-classics to the present day Marxism and economic policy Keynesian economic policy 70 years after the General Theory The Monetarist "rule" and the art of central banking Recent developments The "new classical economics" and the "supply side" The "new" Keynesians The economic policy as a "game" The "new political economy" Expectations and economic policy Growth and economic policy National, local and sectoral "experiences" Political regimes and economic choices The "third ways" The policies of planning and reforms Price control and income distribution Monopoly and competition Regional and local economic policies Sectoral economic policies The internationalization of economic policy Free trade areas and monetary unions International economic organizations International economic policy co-ordination Other sessions According to the AISPE tradition, "free" sessions including papers on = different general topics related to the History of Economic Thought will = be organized. Scientific Committee Piero Bini (University of Roma 3), Pier Francesco Asso (University of = Palermo), Marco Bianchini (University of Pavia), Ferruccio Marzano = (University of Roma, La Sapienza), Manuela Mosca (University of Lecce), = Riccardo Realfonzo (University of Benevento), Gianfranco Tusset = (University of Padova) Abstracts Abstracts (max 500 words) and proposals for sessions (max 1000 words) = must be submitted by December 15, 2005 to Gianfranco Tusset by: e-mail: [log in to unmask] or mail: Department of Economics, Via del Santo, 33 - 35123 Padova = (Italy) Call for papers and information about the Conference are posted on the = Conference website: www.decon.unipd.it/aispe