New Economic Papers (NEP) is part of RePEc (Research Papers in Economics), the online repository of economics working papers. NEP provides subscribers notice of new working papers in their area, and is an extremely useful resource for keeping track of the latest developments in ones field. Unfortunately, the subscriber list for History of Economics is inactive, since there is no editor. I inquired about the procedure for appointing an editor, and the general editor, Dr. Bernardo Batiz-Lazo, sent me the following message. If interested please contact Dr. Batiz-Lazo directly at [log in to unmask] * Volunteering for NEP editor * New Economic Papers (NEP) is one of the largest dissemination services of recent additions to the broad literatures of management and economics. As of 1 April 2006, there were 40,905 subscriptions from 17,329 unique addresses distributed throughout the world. The reports are generated by subject-specific editors. ALL OF THEM VOLUNTEERS. At present, we are looking for people to collaborate on: # nep-css Critical Studies # nep-fdg Financial Development & Growth # nep-cdm Collective Decision Making # nep-hpe History & Philosophy of Economics # nep-cba Central Banking The task involves some 15 to 30 min per week using dedicated software to create weekly reports on the subject areas above. If you or anyone you know might be interested, please forward a curriculum vitae (with publications) to [log in to unmask] Thi opportunity is not limited to established academics. We will be happy to hear from enthusiastic doctoral students or practitioners, particulaly women in third world countries. If you want to learn more about NEP visit http://nep.repec.org http://ideas.repec.org/p/wpa/wuwpeh/0505002.html If you want to learn about other opportunities http://ideas.repec.org/volunteers.html Bernardo Batiz-Lazo, PhD Managing Director, NEP ---------------------------- E. Anthon Eff