The 2011 History of Economics Society Conference will be held over June 16-20 at the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana.

Please join us, and add your voice to the historical contemplation of economic thought and action by submitting a paper or proposing a session.

From Nov. 26 onwards, we now have an on line electronic paper submission system for the conference. It can be accessed at:

https://notredame-web.ungerboeck.com/spa/spa_p1_authors.aspx?oc=10&cc=110111603651

It will prompt you to provide a title, paper abstract (not longer than 200 words), and the name of at least one other scholar whom you have contacted to propose as discussant before February 7, 2011.

It also has allowance for you to propose a session: For each paper, it will prompt for a session title, abstract, and a list of at least two other scholars you have contacted to put together a focused session, either as presenters or discussants. You can also Send them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by the deadline of February 7, 2011. Papers subsequently chosen will need to be submitted to our office by April 11 in order to be made available on the conference website.

The Conference will host a number of special plenary sessions: currently, there are plans to convene a plenary on the use of history to discuss the role of economists in the Great Recession; and special sessions on economists and the state, the Cold War and the social sciences, and the production of economic knowledge outside academia. Sessions which incorporate journalists, professional historians, science studies scholars, perspectives from outside the United States, and members of other disciplines are especially welcome. We are also attempting to arrange a special screening of the film Inside Job on the first night of the conference, in pursuit of a new class of multimedia presentations. 

The HES also provides special support for a limited number of Young Scholars [YS] to present papers at the conference, by providing free registration, banquet ticket and a year’s membership in the Society. If you wish to have your paper considered for the YS program, the above web site will prompt you to provide details as to the date of your last degree along with your abstract, and an option to indicate you wish to be considered for the YS Proposal. A Young Scholar must currently be a PhD candidate, or have been awarded the PhD in the 2 years preceding the conference. The deadline for application is February 7, 2011. 

Information on transportation, accommodations, and area attractions is also available at http://hes2011.nd.edu . Registration is available at:   .

If you encounter any problems will paper/session submission or have any other questions about the conference, please feel free to email me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or Conference Secretary Tori Davies at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

I hope to see you at Notre Dame.

Sincerely

Philip Mirowski
President-Elect, HES