The 1st Thomas Guggenheim Conference in the History of Economic Thought
Perspectives on Keynesian Economics

1st Bi-annual Symposium

Rotem Hall, Zlotowski Student Administration Building, July 14-15, 2009

Day I: Tuesday, July 14th 2009​
12:00-13:00Lunch at the Rotem seminar hall.
13:00-15:00Opening session
GreetingsRector of BGU, Prof. Jimmy Weinblatt, Prof. Thomas Guggenheim, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Chair: Arie Arnon, Ben-Gurion University.​
Samuel Hollander Ben-Gurion University. Making the Most of Anomaly in the History of Economic Thought:Smith, Marx-Engels, and Keynes
Discussant: David Laidler The University of Western Ontario, Canada.​
15:00-15:20Coffee Break
Discussant: Moshe Justman, Ben-Gurion University.​
Warren Young Bar-Ilan UniversityEconomic and Political Expectations at the FED: 1939-1945.
Alex Cukierman Interdisciplinary CenterHow do professional forecasters form expectations about future interest rates? (joint with Thomas Lustenberger).
16:15-16:30Coffee break.
15:20-17:00Second Session
Chair: Warren Young​
David Laidler The University of Western Ontario, CanadaLucas, Keynes and the Current Crisis.
Discussant: Ephraim Kleiman, Hebrew University, Israel.​
Mauro Boianovsky Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil.Was Patinkin a Keynesian Economist?
Discussant: Michel De Vroey, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.​
17:15-18:45Panel (at the Senate Hall).
Chair: Prof. Jimmy Weinblatt, The Current Economic Crisis – Keynesian and non-Keynesian Themes.​
Round IKarnit Flug, David Colander, David Laidler, Alex Cukierman, June Flanders.
Questions from the public.​
Round IIMaria Cristina Marcuzzo, Robert Dimand, Russ Boyer, Ephraim Kleiman, Michel De Vroey.
19:00Dinner




 

Day II: Third Session Wednesday, July 15th 2009​
09:00-10:40​
Chair: Suleiman Abu Bader​
Warren Young Bar Ilan University, Israel.The Keynesian Revolution and IS\LM
Discussant: M. June Flanders, Tel Aviv University, Israel.​
Amos Witztum London Metropolitan University, UK.Keynes, Robbins and the Nature of Economics.
Discussant: Mauro Boianovsky, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil.​
10:40-11:00Coffee Break
11:00-12:40Fourth Session: Expectations in Theory and Reality.
Chair: Mark Gradstein​
Arie Arnon Ben-Gurion University.Keynes, Wicksell and Active Monetary Policy.
Discussant: Warren Young, Bar Ilan University, Israel.​
Michel De Vroey Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.The Marshallian Roots of Keynes' General Theory.
Discussant: David Colander, Middlebury College, USA.​
12:40-14:00Lunch
14:00-15:40Fifth Session
Chair: Elise Brezis​
Russell S. Boyer The University of Western Ontario, CanadaKeynesianism at Chicago: 1959-1977
Discussant: Dror Goldberg, Bar Ilan University, Israel​
David Colander Middlebury College, USAKeynes, Complexity, and Mill's Half Truths
Discussant: Amos Witztum, London Metropolitan University, UK​
15:40-16:00Coffee Break
16:00-17:40Sixth Session
Chair: David Colander​
Robert Dimand Brock University, Canada'The Consequences to the Banks of the Collapse of Money Values', 1931 and 2009
Discussant: Elise Brezis, Bar Ilan University, Israel​
Alex Cukierman Tel Aviv University, IsraelThe Great Depression, the Current Crisis and Old vs. New Keynesian Thinking: What Have We Learned and What Remains To Be Learned?
Discussant: Avia Spivak, Ben-Gurion University, Israel​
17:40Concluding Remarks: Prof Thomas Guggenheim, University of Geneva, Switzerland
END OF CONFERENCE​
  • Participants:
  • Dr. S. Abu Bader, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Prof. M. Boianovski, Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil
  • Prof. R. S. Boyer, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
  • Prof. E. Brezis, Bar Ilan University, Israel
  • Prof. D. Colander, Middlebury College, USA
  • Prof. A. Cukierman, Tel Aviv University, Israel
  • Prof M. De Vroey, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
  • Prof. R. Dimand, Brock University, Canada
  • Dr. K. Flug, Director of Research Department, Bank of Israel
  • Prof. M. June Flanders, Tel Aviv University, Israel
  • Dr. B. Gliksberg, University of Haifa, Israel
  • Dr. D. Goldberg, Bar Ilan University, Israel
  • Prof. M. Gradstein, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Prof. T. Guggenheim*, University of Geneva, Switzerland
  • Prof S. Hollander*, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Prof. M. Justman, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Prof. E. Kleiman, Hebrew University, Israel
  • Prof. D. Laidler, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
  • Prof. M. C. Marcuzzo, Sapienza Universita Di Roma, Italy
  • Prof. A. Spivak, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Prof. A. Witztum, London Metropolitan University, UK
  • Local Organizing Committee:
  • Prof. A. Arnon *, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Prof. W. Young*, Bar Ilan University, Israel
  • Prof. J. Weinblatt*, Rector, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
  • Additional members of the International Board:
  • Prof. M. Bordo*, Rutgers University, USA
  • Prof. J. Mokyr*, Northwestern University, USA - invited
  • Prof. J. Silver*, Bar Ilan University, Israel