ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Fourth STOREP European Summer School (SESS) Bressanone /Brixen, 21-31 August 2008 General Description The main aims of the STOREP European Summer School are: - to provide advanced training for postgraduate students in economics of any orientation and field of specialization; - to broaden the horizons of young economists on the relevance of the history of political economy for a better comprehension and further advancement of contemporary economics; - to allow young economists to meet fellows and scholars from different countries with different backgrounds and aspirations but with the same research interests in the wide field of political economy or related disciplines. Programme The Summer School has a duration of 10 days. Two main lectures by invited speakers are given in the morning of each day. In the afternoons Young Scholar Seminars will take place, in which Ph.D. and Post-doc students will present and discuss their research papers or projects with senior scholars. Among the lecturers of the 2008 edition are: Brad Bateman (Denison University, Granville, Ohio, USA) Avi Cohen (York University, Toronto, Canada) Jan Kregel (UNDESA, United Nations, New York, and Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia) Heinz Kurz (University of Graz, Austria) Tony Lawson (Cambridge University, UK) Bertram Schefold (J.W. Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany) Among the topics of the 2008 edition: - Predicting an Unexpected Future for the History of Economic Thought - Issues in the Hayek/Knight Capital Controversy - The Creation and Evolution of Post Keynesian theory - Endogenous Growth, Old and New - What is Wrong with Modern Economics? - Max Weber as an Economist and an Economic Historian The Organizers SESS is organized by STOREP (the Italian Association for the History of Political Economy) in collaboration with the University of Padova in Bressanone/Brixen and is held at the Accademia Cusano/Cusanus Akademie, Piazza Seminario 2. Bressanone/Brixen is a small South Tyrol city located in the valley of Isarc river and surrounded by the beautiful Dolomiti mountains. The official language of SESS is English. Direction and Coordination of the School: Prof. Ferdinando Meacci (University of Padova, SESS Director) Prof. Salvatore Rizzello (Universit? del Piemonte Orientale, STOREP Secretary) Dr. Katia Caldari (University of Padova, SESS Secretary) Dr. Anna Spada (Universit? del Piemonte Orientale, SESS Administrator) The school is targeted to doctorate and post-doctorate students in economics, economic history and related disciplines and to young economists in general. Participants will be selected on the basis of their CV and the information provided in the application form, downloadable from website http://storep.org/summerschool2008/index.htm The deadline for applications is June 1, 2008. Applications should be sent via e-mail to Dr. Katia Caldari, SESS secretary. Accepted candidates will be notified by June 15, 2008 Fees and Scholarships SESS is funded partly by sponsors and partly by tuition fees. The tuition fee for the 2008 edition is =80350. The fee will cover registration and full accommodation at the Accademia Cusano/Cusanus Akademie, Piazza Seminario 2, Bressanone/Brixen (http://www.cusanus.bz.it/) plus materials and leisure activities. The fee must be paid in two instalments: 1st instalment of =80200 by June 30, 2008; 2nd instalment of =80150 on arriva= l at the Accademia Cusano A number of fellowships are available for qualified students on demand. Katia Caldari