CALL FOR PAPERS 13th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought 23-26 April 2009 The 13th Annual Conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) will be organized by the Economic Departments of the University of Macedonia and the Aristotle University and will be held at the University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece. The special theme of the conference is Technological Change and Economic Analysis The kind of questions to be asked include: What can we learn from the history of economic thought as regards the causes, the forms and the effects of technological change? How do different approaches to the problem compare with one another? Which ideas and concepts were preserved over time, which got lost, and why? Topics for discussion could include: ? Contributions to an analysis of technological change by single authors and entire schools ? Early debates on the dynamics of technological change ? Capital accumulation and technological change ? Technological change and income distribution ? Technological change and economic development ? Technological change and (un)employment ? Technological change and its impact on the labour process ? Technological change and the environment Professor Robert Solow (MIT, Cambridge, MA) has kindly accepted to give one of the keynote lectures. Proposals for papers or sessions on all other aspects of the history of economic thought are also welcome. An abstract of about 400 words for a paper and of about 600 words for a session should be submitted at the latest by January 15, 2009. To submit an abstract, register at the conference website and follow the instructions. (It is planned to publish a selection of papers on the special theme in a conference volume.) ESHET Young Scholars Seminar ESHET invites young scholars (i.e. those who are working on or have just completed a PhD, regardless of their age) to submit their work to the Young Scholars Seminar to be held on the occasion of the ESHET Conference. Four submissions will be selected: ESHET will cover board, accommodation and registration fees plus travel expenses up to ?300. The authors of the selected papers will have 30 minutes each to present the paper and a senior scholar, appointed by the ESHET Council, will discuss it. Papers may be on any topic relevant to the history of economics, and are not restricted to the conference theme. ESHET encourages young scholars to participate in the conference. A one-year ESHET membership is offered to all young scholars who submit a paper. Candidates should e-mail a paper no longer than 9.000 words to Professors Ragip Ege and Tiziano Raffaelli ([log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask]), by February 20, 2009. The results of the selection process will be communicated to the candidates by 25 March 2009. Papers that have not been selected will be considered for presentation at other conference sessions. Scientific committee: Harald Hagemann (Stuttgart-Hohenheim), Heinz D. Kurz (Graz), Amos Witztum (London Metropolitan University), Persefoni Tsaliki (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki), Lefteris Tsoulfidis (University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki), Joachim Zweynert (Hamburg) Local organizing committee: Theodore Ikonomou (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki), Stavros Mavroudeas (University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki), Persefoni Tsaliki (Aristotle University, Thessaloniki), Lefteris Tsoulfidis (University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki) Companies Act 2006 : http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/companyinfo Amos Witztum