SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES, LONDON DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Calls for contributions for Professor Frederic S. Lee Heterodox Economics Scholarship Fund in the honour of Professor Frederic S. Lee
- Saturday 22nd November 2014, 9.30am – 5pm
- Reception: 5pm – 7pm
- Khalili Lecture Theatre
Professor Frederic Lee has been an active promoter of heterodox economics movements over the past 30 years with a major institutional contribution towards the development of heterodox economics in United Kingdom. He played a major role in establishing the Association for Heterodox Economics, founded and edited the Heterodox Economics Newsletter, edited the American Journal of Economics and Sociology, has been actively involved in heterodox associations such as AFEE, AFIT, AHE, ASE, EAEPE, HES, ICAPE, URPE, and so on.
This event will celebrate his activities towards establishing a truly heterodox and pluralist community of economists and not least his theoretical contributions towards developing foundations for heterodox economics.
Fred and his wife, Ruth, have recently established the Heterodox Economics Scholarship Fund, which is designed to financially support doctoral heterodox economics students. The Scholarship is open to all doctoral students studying in a heterodox economics program, although currently preference is given to UMKC doctoral students due to the limited amount of funds.
To make a contribution to the Frederic S. Lee Heterodox Economics Scholarship Fund, visit here (minimum donation of £16): https://gkccfonlinedonations.org/give/leeh00.asp
To learn more about the Fund, visit here: http://www.gkccf.org/scholarships/frederic-s-lee-heterodox-economics-scholarship-fund
If you wish to attend the event, please complete the form below by Wednesday 12th of November 2014
https://docs.google.com/a/soas.ac.uk/forms/d/1CTE7jmtVdYgQkneQpGgi-jQrWA9608FM0lOZ-7ICyFk/viewform
Program
9.30am-10.00am Coffee/Tea and arrival
10.00am-11.30am Opening: Professor Chris Brammall (Head of the Economics Department, SOAS), Professor Jan Toporowski (SOAS), Dr Ioana Negru (SOAS), Dr. Jamie Morgan (AHE Coordinator)
10.30am-11.30am Conversations with Geoff Harcourt (via Skype);
11.30am-11.45am Tea/Coffee break
11.45am-1.00pm Andrew Trigg, Bruce Philp and Paul Downward (Tales about AHE and Fred Lee)
1.00pm-2.00 pm Lunch break (lunch is not provided)
2.00pm-2.30pm Alan Freeman: Fred Lee’s contribution to pluralist economics (via Skype)
2.30pm -3.30pm Andrew Mearman, Richard Van den Berg, Bruce Cronin
3.30pm-4.00pm Tea/Coffee break
4.00pm-4.30pm Sheila Dow: Fred Lee as a Critical pluralist (via Skype)
4.30pm-5.00pm Andrew Brown: The Nature of Heterodox Economics
Including messages from Ben Fine, Tae-Hee Jo and Zdravka Todorova, Erik Olsen and Steve Keen
Reception
5pm-7pm Speakers: Professor Jan Toporowski, Gary Slater and Bob McMaster
Venue: Main Building, SOAS, Russell Square
Nearest Underground station: Russell Square