====================== HES POSTING ======================= ***Forwarded from IEPS-L by Esther-Mirjam Sent*** CALL FOR PAPERS FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR INTERCOMMUNICATION OF NEW IDEAS (ISINI) Maastricht, The Netherlands August 21-23, 1997 The Fourth International Meeting of the International Society for Intercommunication of New Ideas (ISINI) will be held at Maastricht, August 21-23, 1997. ISINI is a Society composed of scholars from over sixty countries from the areas of economics, finance and the social sciences in general. It is devoted to the study of economic and financial thought, and current economic and financial problems. Through the exchange of ideas and information among its members as well as with scholars from other applied and pure sciences, the Society seeks to create or recreate alternative paradigms than can help to formulate adequate policies to solve those problems. ISINI organizes an international meeting every tow years. The First International Meetings was held at Paris, France on August 1990; the second was held at Athens, Greece during the Summer of 1992. The Third International Meeting was held at Boston, August 24-26, 1995. ISINI publishes on a semiannual basis the International Journal of New Ideas. It also plans to publish books on specific areas and topics based on selected papers presented at its meetings, as well as invited papers. The Call for Papers follows, It includes the registration form. You can also retrieve the Call from our Webpage: http://serpiente.dgsca.unam.mx/siini Or contact: Edgar Ortiz, ISINI President: [log in to unmask] FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS It is a great pleasure to inform you that the Fourth Congress of ISINI will take place on August 21-23, 1997 at the University of Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands. You are cordially invited to attend the Congress and if you want to present a paper, please select a subject that is related to one of the themes mentioned in the enclosed Call for Papers. Of course each participant is free to present a paper of his or her line of research. The Registration Fee is US$ 135 for ISINI 1997 paid members up to May 2, 1997 and US$ 175 thereafter. For non members the fee is US$ 200 up to May 2, 1997 and US$ 225 thereafter. The annual membership fee is US$ 25. The registration fee includes a reception, 2 lunches, and a banquet during a boattrip at the river Meuse, on Friday evening. If you accept the invitation, please sign and return the enclosed registration form as soon as possible to take advantage of the reduced fee. For accommodations in Maastricht you can make a choice out of the following 3 categories of hotels and a hostel (D): Single Double Category A f. 230,- ($ 150) f. 320,- ($ 200) Category B f. 170,- ($ 110) f. 190,- ($ 120) Category C f. 150,- ($ 95) f. 195,- ($ 125) Category D f. 100,- ($ 62) f. 130,- ($ 80) Hotel reservations can be made via the Organization Committee. They will be mailed to participants with the notice of acceptance letter. The hotels ask a deposit of f.200,- ($ 125). This deposit you have to pay together with the registration fee to ISINI, to the bank account nr. 68.62.42.440 of Stichting BEOO, Wageningen, The Netherlands; or else by credit card: Visa or Mastercard. The final account of the hotel will be diminished with this amount. Please try to attend and make this Fourth Congress a success. This is a unique occasion to meet other members of the Society, present a paper, and enjoy the beauty of Maastricht, the oldest city in The Netherlands. The Call for Papers is enclosed below. The Registration Form, for your convenience is enclosed below. With best regards and hoping to meet you in Maastricht, Sincerely yours, Gerrit Meijer, Program Chair CALL FOR PAPERS AREAS AND TOPICS The Fourth World Congress of the International Society for Intercommunication of New Ideas, Inc. (ISINI) will be held in Maastricht, The Netherlands, at the University of Maastricht, August 21, 22, 23, 1997. This is a Call for Papers, on any subject you may prefer, and reflects the interests of our society, i.e. topics reflecting the following interestsand approaches to economic research and policy analysis and implementation: 1. New theories and paradigms, new views on past theories and paradigms. 2. The applications of new and past theories and paradigms to current and expected world economic problems, e.g. environment, poverty, etc. 3. High quality empirical (econometrical/statistical) research on economic and financial issues, current or historical. This can be issues such as macroeconomic issues, monetary policy, developed or emerging capital markets, etc. 4. Analysis about current problems and issues, and their implications and/or policies applied to solve them. This can be conceptual/descriptive papers on issues such as the implications of the European Monetary System on individual Central Bank's policies, international trade and finance problems, etc. 5. Recent economic experiences and policies and applications by countries, or regions. For instance the implementation of policies in Eastern European countries, and all transition economics issues. 6. Position papers. This would be papers in which authors analyze a problem and make their own recommendations, based highly in their economic, financial, political and social analysis. For instance analysis about a specific economic integration process, or a specific policy in a given country and then criticize it and offer alternatives (e.g. NAFTA, adjustment policies in Mexico). 7. Papers dealing with both developed and developing economies and international issues (e.g. national and international monetary problems and policy, foreign debt, foreign indirect investments, foreign portfolio investments), and dealing with any kind of conceptual framework or economic system. 8. Methodology of economics, finance and other sciences, and in particular the relationship between history (facts, practice), theory (concepts, analysis), science and technology (role, problems) and ethics (collective habits social norms, policies, e.g. developments in new institutional economics, law and economics). Some specific sessions (some also organized in the past) include, for instance, the following topics: * In Memoriam of Leon Walras (1834-1910). * The Thought of Alfred Marshall. * Austrian Economics. * The New Neo-Keynesians. * Shumpeterian Economics Today. * Monetarist Thinking and Models in Practice Today. * Alternatives to "Neoliberal" Thought and Practice Today. * Ethics and Economics. * Issues in Social Economics. * Economics and the Arts. * Economics and Science and Technology. * Economics of Crime. * Economic History and its Interpretations. * History of Economic and Political Thought. * Agricultural Economic Issues. * Current Labor Economic Issues. * The Economics of Environment. * Policies for Sustainable Development. * Transition Economics and the Environment: Problems and Policies. * Theory and Practice in Transition Economies. * From Socialism to Market Orientated Economies in Eastern Europe. * New Economic Thought in Eastern Europe. * Capitalistic and Democratic Roads to a Market Economy. * Recent Reforms in the Russian Federation. * Monetary Problems and Equilibrium. * International Capital Markets. * The Transmission of International Economic and Financial Cycles. * International Investments and Emerging Capital Markets. * Foreign Debt Issues. * Public Finance Today. * Exchange Rates: Theory and Empirical Studies. * Financial Innovations and the International Financial System. * Financial Liberalization and Deregulation. * Bank Efficiency and Solvency. * The European Monetary System and Central Bank Policies in Europe. * European Integration and Regional Convergence. * Economic and Financial Globalization at the End of the Century. * Economic and Financial Problems for the XXI Century. * Trading Blocks and the European Community. * Free Trade and the WTO. * The North American Free Trade Agreement: Paths for the Future. * Trading Blocks and Capitalism in the XXl Century. * Structural Adjustments in the Developing Countries. * Income Distribution in the Developing Countries. * Democracy and Economic Change in Latin America. Proposals for sessions and papers should be sent by January, 31, 1997 to the Program Chair: Gerrit Meijer Department of General Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Maastricht, Tongersestraat 53, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Phone: 31 43 3883649/3883636 (secretary); Fax: 31 43 3258440 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Proposals should not exceed 400 words and must include the author's name, affiliation, address and telephone number, fax-address and e-mail address. Proposals of sessions must include 3-4 papers and should also include a chairperson and two discussants. Authors of accepted papers will be notified within four weeks of receiving their proposals, and no later than March 1, 1997. Papers will be due by June, 21 1997. The Society publishes The International Journal of New Ideas. Papers presented at the Congress can be submitted to be considered for publication in this journal. REGISTRATION FORM PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT Name: _________________________________________________________________ Position: _________________________________________________________________ Affiliation: _________________________________________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Telephone/fax: _________________________________________________________________ e-mail: _________________________________________________________________ Home Address: _________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ Telephone/fax: _________________________________________________________________ e-mail: _________________________________________________________________ Spouse or Guest of participant: Name: _________________________________________________________________ Preferred mailing address: Affiliation / Home (circle one) Title of Paper: _________________________________________________________________ Area: _________________________________________________________________ Registration Fee: For members: US$ 135 up to May 2, 1997; US$ 175 thereafter. For non-members: US$ 200 up to May 2, 1997; US$ 225 thereafter. The membership fee is $US 25. Spouse or guest: US$ 90.00 with the right to attend meetings, coffee breaks, reception, lunches, and the banquet. Please make your payment to ISINI, to the bank account nr.68.62.42.440 of Stichting BEOO, Wageningen, The Netherlands; or else by credit card: Visa or Mastercard. Card #: _________________________ Expiration date:_____________ Besides presenting a paper I wish to: Chair a session: Yes / No. Discuss a paper: Yes / No. Please return this Registration Form to: Gerrit Meijer, Program Chair, University of Maastricht Faculty of Economics P.O. Box 616 6200 MD Maastricht The Netherlands. Signature: _________________ Date: _____________________ ============ FOOTER TO HES POSTING ============ For information, send the message "info HES" to [log in to unmask]