Call for Papers Association for Evolutionary Economics Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA January 4-6, 2008 Program Chair: Malcolm Rutherford Department of Economics University of Victoria PO Box 1700 Victoria, BC, Canada, V8W 2Y2 Telephone : (250) 721-6481 Fax : (250) 721-6214 E-mail : [log in to unmask] AFEE invites proposals for individual papers and complete panels for the 2008 AFEE conference. There is NO overall conference theme although it is contemplated that one session will be devoted to issues in the history of institutional economics, and at that least one session will focus on methodological, conceptual, and theoretical issues in institutional economics. Papers dealing with policy issues are also most welcome. All papers are expected to contribute to the literature of Original Institutional Economics in the tradition of Commons, Veblen, Mitchell, Hamilton, Kapp, Myrdal, and Polyani, as broadly conceived. The deadline for submission of proposals for papers and sessions is April 15, 2007. Electronic submissions are strongly encouraged. If receipt of your paper or panel proposal has not been acknowledged within two weeks of submission, please contact the Program Chair. Authors will be informed whether their proposals have been accepted by May 15, 2007. Proposals for panels may contain up to five papers, and must include relevant details of all papers to be presented (see below). Constraints imposed by the Allied Social Science Association severely limit the number of sessions allocated to AFEE. AFEE deeply regrets that it will be necessary to turn down many good proposals. In considering your topic and preparing your abstract, please keep in mind that you will have no more than twenty minutes to present your paper. Furthermore, if you wish your paper to be considered for publication in the June 2008 Journal of Economic Issues, the text of your paper cannot exceed 2,850 words. You will be allowed two pages of references and two pages of tables, or figures. The deadline for submission for the June JEI is December 5, 2007. JEI submission details will be provided to authors whose proposals are accepted for the conference. Submission criteria will be strictly enforced by the editor. At least one of the authors of any paper must be a member of AFEE. Contact [log in to unmask] for membership information. Proposals for papers or panels must be submitted to the Program Chair by April 15, 2007. The following information must be submitted for each paper: a- Name(s) of author(s) b- Professional affiliation(s) c- Email address of corresponding author d- Mailing address of corresponding author e- Title of proposed paper f- Abstract of 100 to 200 words g- Your willingness to serve as a discussant or session chair (specify field) I look forward to hearing from you. Malcolm Rutherford