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Dear friends, 
 
        here below  you find the programme of a conference I am organising 
for my Department. The conference  is dedicated to the economic legacy of 
Hyman Minsky, and it will be held the 10th and 11th of December. 
 
        In a few days I'll put a page on the web server of my University, 
http://www.unibg.it, where under the heading "Convegni" you will also find 
other information about the conference, as the abstracts. 
 
        I am unable to send the papers to anybody (the proceedings will 
however be published by Edward Elgar in a volume edited by me and by Piero 
Ferri). Those who will come to the conference are suggested to send a 
message to me and reserve the papers, since the photocopies will be made 
relative to the expected number of participants. 
 
        I thank you in advance for your help in spreading the information 
about the conference. 
 
riccardo bellofiore 
 
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UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI BERGAMO 
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE ECONOMICHE 
 
 
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE "THE LEGACY OF HYMAN MINSKY" 
UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
 
PIAZZA VECCHIA "SALA GIURISTI", DECEMBER 10 - 11 1998 
BERGAMO ALTA (UPPER TOWN) 
 
                                                                                 
        DECEMBER 10, 1998 - THURSDAY MORNING 
 
8:50 - 9:00     WELCOME ADDRESSES 
                  PIERO FERRI,RECTOR OF UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
                  GIANCARLO GRAZIOLA, UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
                HEAD OF DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 
 
9:00 - 10:45    CHAIR: RICCARDO LEONI, UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
                  ALESSANDRO VERCELLI, UNIVERSITY OF SIENA 
                KEYNES, MINSKY AND THE STRUCTURAL INSTABILITY OF MONETARY 
ECONOMY 
 
                  RICHARD DAY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
                ECONOMICS IN THE SPIRIT OF MINSKY 
 
                  VICTORIA CHICK, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON 
                CASSANDRA AS OPTIMIST 
 
DISCUSSANT:     L. RANDALL WRAY, JEROME LEVY ECONOMICS INSTITUTE 
GENERAL DEBATE 
 
11:15 - 12:45   CHAIR: ALESSANDRO VERCELLI, UNIVERSITY OF SIENA 
 
                  STEVEN FAZZARI, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ST LOUIS 
                  PIERO FERRI, UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
                  EDWARD GREENBERG, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ST LOUIS 
                THE MACROECONOMICS OF MINSKY'S INVESTMENT THEORY 
 
                  PIERO FERRI, UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
                CEILINGS AND FLOORS, GROWTH AND THE NAIRU 
 
DISCUSSANT:     DOMENICO DELLI GATTI, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MILAN 
GENERAL DEBATE 
 
DECEMBER 10, 1998 - THURSDAY AFTERNOON 
 
14:30-16:30     CHAIR: VICTORIA CHICK, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON 
 
                  DIMITRI PAPADIMITRIOU / L.RANDALL WRAY 
                JEROME LEVY ECONOMICS INSTITUTE 
                THE ECONOMICS OF HYMAN MINSKY: A PROPONENT OF INSTITUTIONAL 
REFORM 
 
                  MALCOLM SAWYER, LEEDS UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL 
                INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY ARRANGEMENTS FOR FULL EMPLOYMENTS 
 
                  ESTER FANO, UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA" 
                MINSKY'S READING OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION 
 
DISCUSSANT:     ALESSANDRO RONCAGLIA, UNIVERSITY OF ROME - LA SAPIENZA 
GENERAL DEBATE 
 
17:00 - 19:00   CHAIR: RICHARD ARENA, CNRS - LATAPSES 
 
                  PERRY MEHRLING, BARNARD COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 
                MINSKY, THE BANKING SCHOOL, AND MODERN FINANCE 
 
                  MARC LAVOIE - MARIO SECCARECCIA, UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA 
                MINSKY'S FINANCIAL FRAGILITY HYPOTHESIS: A MISSING 
MACROECONOMIC LINK? 
 
DISCUSSANT:     ERIC NASICA, CNRS/LATAPSES 
GENERAL DEBATE 
 
                                                                                 
        DECEMBER 11, 1998 - FRIDAY MORNING 
 
9:00 - 10:45    CHAIR: RICHARD DAY, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 
 
                  DUNCAN FOLEY, BARNARD COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 
                HYMAN MINSKY AND THE DILEMMAS OF CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC METHOD 
 
                  ANDREA SALANTI/ANNAMARIA VARIATO, UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
                HYMAN MINSKY: WHAT KIND OF (POST) KEYNESIAN ? 
 
                  RICHARD ARENA - ALAIN RAYBAUT, CNRS/LATAPSES 
                ECONOMIC INSTABILITY & ENDOGENOUS BUSINESS CYCLES: 
                A MINSKYAN PERSPECTIVE 
 
DISCUSSANT:     ANNALISA CRISTINI, UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
GENERAL DEBATE 
 
11:15-12:45     CHAIR: WILLI SEMMLER, NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH 
 
                  JAN KREGEL, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA 
                MINSKY AND ASIA: "IT" DID HAPPEN AGAIN 
 
                  PHILIP ARESTIS, UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON 
                RECENT BANKING AND FINANCIAL CRISES: MINSKY VERSUS THE 
                FINANCIAL DEREGULATIONISTS 
 
                  GEOFFREY HARCOURT, JESUS COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE 
                INVESTMENT EXPENDITURE, UNREALIZED EXPECTATIONS AND OFFSETTING 
                MONETARY POLICIES 
 
DISCUSSANT:     JOSEPH HALEVI, UNIVERSITE' DE GRENOBLE 
GENERAL DEBATE 
 
DECEMBER 11, 1998 - FRIDAY AFTERNOON 
 
14:30 - 16:30   CHAIR: DUNCAN FOLEY, BARNARD COLLEGE - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 
 
                  MEGHNAD DESAI, LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS 
                THE MINSKY THESIS: KEYNESIAN OR MARXIAN? 
 
                  WILLI SEMMLER, NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH 
                TESTING THE FINANCIAL ACCELERATOR THEORY 
 
                  DOMENICO DELLI GATTI, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY MILAN 
                  MAURO GALLEGATI, UNIVERSITY OF TERAMO 
                FINANCIAL INSTABILITY AND POLICY DILEMMAS 
 
DISCUSSANT:     STEVE KEEN, UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY MACARTHUR 
GENERAL DEBATE 
 
17:00 - 18:30   CHAIR: JAN KREGEL, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA 
 
                ROUNDTABLE (in Italian): 
                AUGUSTO GRAZIANI, UNIVERSITY OF ROME LA SAPIENZA 
                SIRO LOMBARDINI, UNIVERSITY OF TORINO 
                LUIGI PASINETTI, CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MILAN 
                PAOLO SYLOS LABINI, UNIVERSITY OF ROME LA SAPIENZA 
 
ORGANISATION:   RICCARDO BELLOFIORE 
                UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO 
                DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS 
                PIAZZA ROSATE 2 - I 24129 BERGAMO, ITALY 
                PHONE: 0039 035 277545/277505 
                FAX: 0039 035 249975 
                EMAIL: [log in to unmask] 
 
WHOEVER WISHES TO PARTICIPATE TO THE CONFERENCE IS KINDLY REQUESTED TO 
INFORM RICCARDO 
BELLOFIORE TO THE ABOVE MENTIONED ADDRESS OR EMAIL, OR TO CONTACT THE 
SECRETARY OF THE 
CONFERENCE AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: [log in to unmask] 
 
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE IN ENGLISH 
 
FURTHER INFORMATION AND ABSTRACTS ON THE FOLLOWING WEB SITE: 
http://www.unibg.it 
 
THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONFERENCE WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TWO VOLUMES EDITED 
BY RICCARDO 
BELLOFIORE AND PIERO FERRI FOR EDWARD ELGAR 
 
BERGAMO TOURIST INFORMATION: 
APT 
viale Vittorio Emanuele, 20 
24100 Bergamo, Italy 
Phone: 0039 035 21 02 04 
Fax: 0039 035 23 01 84 
Email: [log in to unmask] 
 
 
Riccardo Bellofiore 
Department of Economics 
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