The Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE) is an international organization of economists and other social scientists devoted to analysis of economics as evolving, socially constructed and politically governed systems.  AFEE publishes the Journal of Economic Issues (JEI). AFEE also has a discussion list that is usually very active that you can sign up for here AFEEmail.

The intellectual heritage of AFEE is that of the Original Institutional Economics (OIE) created and developed by early twentieth-century economists such as Thorstein Veblen, John R. Commons, and Wesley Mitchell. Over recent decades, this legacy has evolved to address such contemporary issues as:

• The role of diverse cultures in economic performance.
• Domestic and international inequalities of income.
• The roles of social, economic and political power in shaping economic outcomes.
• Globalization and the increasing weight of multinational corporations in the international economy.
• The need for expanding use of modern technologies to relieve want.
• The urgent need to for awareness of the impact of new technology on the biosphere.
• The ways in which economic thought is affected by and affects always changing economics.

Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE)

Call for Papers

 Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA
January 7-9, 2011

 The Policy Relevance of Institutional Economics

AFEE invites proposals for individual papers and complete panels on the topic of The Policy Relevance of Institutional Economics. As the second decade of the 21^st century begins, nations across the globe face a multitude of economic, social, and environmental challenges, and the economics profession faces mounting criticism for its inability to address the critical issues of our time. Institutional economics has a long history of contributing to public policy debates, and the theme of 2011 annual meetings will be the relevance of institutional economics for policy analysis and policy-making. All proposals reflecting the tradition and analytical perspective of the Association for Evolutionary Economics will be given serious consideration, but preference will be given to those proposals that address public policy debates and proposals in areas of current concern, including employment, financial markets and banking, health care, education, international trade, economic development, and the environment.

The deadline for submission of proposals for papers and sessions is April 12, 2010.  Submissions via e-mail are strongly encouraged. When sending your email, clearly identify it as an AFEE paper or panel submission in the subject line.  If receipt of your paper or panel proposal has not been acknowledged within two weeks of submission, please contact the Program Chair (japeterson@csufresno.edu). Authors will be informed whether their proposals have been accepted by the end of May 2010.

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.

Presentations should be no more than eighteen minutes in length so as to leave time for discussion.  To be considered for publication in the June 2011 Journal of Economic Issues, the text of your paper cannot exceed 2,850 words, plus no more than four pages (total) of double-spaced endnotes and references, tables and figures. The deadline for submission for the June JEI is December 13, 2010.  JEI submission details will be provided to authors whose proposals are accepted for the conference.  All criteria for the submission of papers, including deadlines, will be strictly enforced by the editor.

At least one of the authors of any paper must be a member of AFEE.  For membership information please visit www.afee.net or contact ehake@ewu.edu.

Proposals for papers or panels must be submitted to the Program Chair by April 12, 2010.  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 no more than 250 words
g)     Your willingness to serve as a discussant or session chair (specify field)

I look forward to hearing from you.

Program Chair: Janice Peterson
Department of Economics
California State University, Fresno
5245 North Backer Ave M/S PB20
Fresno, CA 93740
E-mail:  japeterson@csufresno.edu
Phone: 559-278-2673