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FOURTHINTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS
Organised by the CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN INSTITUTIONALECONOMICS, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Thisresidential workshop will be held in Offley Place, Great Offley,Hertfordshire, UK
3-5 July 2002
Thisworkshop is designed to provide in-depth discussion of cutting-edge issues ininstitutional economics, in a forum that permits the attention to detail and definitionthat is often lacking in larger, conference-style events. The maximum number ofparticipants will be 40.
GreatOffley is a beautiful Hertfordshire village, in between Hitchin and Luton. Itis a 4-mile taxi ride from London Luton Airport (with cheap flights by Easyjet- see www.easyjet.com ) and a 3-mile taxiride from Hitchin railway station (with regular trains from London King’sCross). There are regular bus services connecting London Luton Airport with LondonHeathrow and London Stansted airports.
2002Theme: "HOW DO INSTITUTIONS EVOLVE?"
Speakers includeRobert Aunger (University of Cambridge), David Hull (Northwestern University,USA), Jack Vromen (Erasmus University Rotterdam), Nathalie Lazaric (CNRS, Nice),Thorbjørn Knudsen (University of Southern Denmark), Markus Becker (Universityof Southern Denmark), Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire).
CONTENTS
There is already a very high level of interest in the 2002 InternationalWorkshop. You are advised to book early to secure your place.
Since 1999 the Hertfordshire workshop has established itself as a majorannual international event, devoted to the development of institutionaleconomics. Past participants have included: Victoria Chick (London), Tony Dnes(Hertfordshire), Geoff Harcourt (Cambridge), Geoff Hodgson (Hertfordshire),Tony Lawson (Cambridge), Nathalie Lazaric (Nice), Edward Lorenz (Paris), BartNooteboom (Rotterdam), Ugo Pagano (Sienna).
Themefor 2002: "HOW DO INSTITUTIONS EVOLVE?"
2002 Speakersinclude Robert Aunger (University of Cambridge), Markus Becker (University ofSouthern Denmark), Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire), David Hull(Northwestern University, USA), Thorbjørn Knudsen (University of SouthernDenmark), Nathalie Lazaric (CNRS, Nice), Jack Vromen (Erasmus University Rotterdam).
Thisresidential workshop will be held in Offley Place, Great Offley,Hertfordshire, UK
"HOW DO INSTITUTIONS EVOLVE?"
14.30 Registration
15.30 Opening and Welcome
16.00 Seminar 1: Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire)“Darwinism in Economics: From Analogy to Ontology”
18.00 End of session
09.00 Seminar 2: Robert Aunger (University of Cambridge)“Taking Memes Seriously”
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Seminar 3: Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire)“The Mystery of the Routine: The Darwinian Destiny of An Evolutionary Theoryof Economic Change”
13.00 Lunch
14.00 Seminar 4: Thorbjoern Knudsen (University of SouthernDenmark) “Evolutionary Explanations in the Social Context: Development orPopulation Change?”
15.30 Tea
16.00 Seminar 5: Jack Vromen (Erasmus University)“Co-evolution: How do Different Types of Evolutionary Process Interact?”
17.30 End of session
09.00 Seminar 6: Markus Becker (University of SouthernDenmark) and Nathalie Lazaric (CNRS, Nice) "Defining Routines"
10.30 Coffee
11.00 Round Table Session. Discussion with Robert Aunger, MarkusBecker, Geoff Hodgson, David Hull, Thorbjoern Knudsen, Nathalie Lazaric andJack Vromen.
13.00 Lunch
End of Workshop
STANDARD RATES:
Attendance, accommodation (single bedroom) and meals from14.00 on 3 July to 14.00 on 4 July – £130
Attendance, accommodation (single bedroom) and meals from14.00 on 4 July to 14.00 on 5 July – £130
Attendance, accommodation (single bedroom) and meals from14.00 on 3 July to 14.00 on 5 July – £220
REDUCED RATES:
For a limited number of people on low incomes and withoutany other financial support, these costs will be reduced to the following:
Attendance, accommodation (shared bedroom) and meals from14.00 on 3 July to 14.00 on 4 July – £90
Attendance, accommodation (shared bedroom) and meals from14.00 on 4 July to 14.00 on 5 July – £90
Attendance, accommodation (shared bedroom) and meals from14.00 on 3 July to 14.00 on 5 July – £160
NON-RESIDENTIAL RATES:
Attendance and refreshments from 14.00 on 3 July to 14.00 on4 July – £50
Attendance and refreshments from 14.00 on 4 July to 14.00 on5 July – £50
Residential prices include accommodation breakfast, lunch,dinner, tea and coffee. Non-residential prices do not include meals. In theevent of cancelled attendance, a £20 administration charge will be deductedfrom any refunds.
Those wishing to apply for low-income rates should send aletter or email, briefly outlining your financial circumstances, to GeoffHodgson (g.m.hodgson@herts.ac.uk –mailing address below) ideally by 30 April 2002. This information will betreated in the strictest confidence.
The above costs apply also to members of, and students at, the University ofHertfordshire, who are advised to claim these expenses from their own departmentalaccount.
To reserve a place on the workshop, please send a cheque orinternational money order for the full amount required in Pounds Sterling, plusa completed application (see below) to:
Professor Geoff Hodgson, University of HertfordshireBusiness School, Mangrove Road, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8QF, UK
Reduced rate applications for those on low incomes require priorapproval from Geoff Hodgson (see COSTS above).
Cheques should be made payable to “University ofHertfordshire (SBM0004/001/640)”. Please include the reference number inbrackets.
APPLICATION:
The cheque should be accompanied with a letter with thefollowing information:
Your surname:
Your first name(s):
Your institution:
Your email address:
Your preferred mailing address:
Your telephone number(s):
Your fax number:
Your dietary limitations or preferences:
Indicate periods of attendance at the workshop:
Indicate whether you wish to be resident or non-resident.
Non-residential status is designed for those living incommutable distance from Hitchin or Luton. Otherwise, residence is advised,because of the taxi costs and the limited alternative accommodation in thearea. The booking of any such alternative accommodation is the responsibilityof participants themselves.
Aunger, Robert (ed.) (2000) DarwinizingCulture: The Status of Memetics as a Science (Oxford and New York: OxfordUniversity Press).
Godfrey-Smith, Peter (2000) ‘The Replicatorin Retrospect’, Biology and Philosophy, 15, pp. 403-23.
Hodgson, Geoffrey M. (1993) Economicsand Evolution: Bringing Life Back Into Economics (Cambridge, UK and AnnArbor, MI: Polity Press and University of Michigan Press).
Laurent, John and Nightingale,John (eds) (2001) Darwinism and Evolutionary Economics (Cheltenham:Edward Elgar).
Nelson, Richard R. and Winter,Sidney G. (1982) An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change (Cambridge,MA: Harvard University Press).
Vromen, Jack J. (1995) EconomicEvolution: An Enquiry into the Foundations of New Institutional Economics(London: Routledge).