Call for Papers 2010

The Association of Private Enterprise Education
International Conference
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 11-13, 2010

Visible and Invisible Hands in the Market:
Assessing the New Interventionism

The Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) invites the submission of papers for its 35th International Conference in Las Vegas, April 11-13, 2010. The Association is composed of scholars from economics, political science, philosophy, and other disciplines, as well as policy analysts, business executives, and other educators. APEE’s annual meeting explores topics related to private enterprise in an atmosphere that respects market approaches. Presentations reflect the latest research in fields such as regulation, public choice, microeconomics, and Austrian economics, as well as development of instructional techniques. The submission fee for the society’s journal, The Journal of Private Enterprise, is waived for papers presented at the conference.
APEE invites papers on any topic; some sessions, however, will be devoted to this year's theme: “Visible and Invisible Hands in the Market: Assessing the New Interventionism.” The economic downturn of 2008 provoked a flurry of policy interventions that were designed to stabilize, stimulate, or otherwise improve economic performance. Yet in the rush to avert economic crisis, most of the new interventionism was enacted without a firm grasp of the causal factors that created the economic situation at hand, or the likely consequences that the various interventions would have. In the fervor of crisis, decision makers also largely ignored deeper implications for the principles of a free society. With some distance, scholars have turned their attention to many fundamental questions that are raised by this episode and its relation to others like it. Economists in every field of the discipline are studying the comparative contributions of market and government factors to economic success. Political economists examine the effects of limited knowledge and political incentives on the policy process. Scholars in politics, philosophy, law, and related disciplines are examining additional questions such as the constitutional and philosophical implications of an expanded sphere of government influence. In certain areas where scholars largely agree, such as trade barriers, the forces of politics may or may not coincide with economists’ advice. And among the many areas in which economists disagree, sometimes sharply, as on monetary and fiscal policy, it is often difficult to separate economic analysis from ideological views. Within this overall context, there is renewed importance to supporting rigorous education and scholarship in markets, freedom, and the relative societal value of visible and invisible hands. This year’s theme offers APEE as a platform for assessing the new economic interventionism, as well as for papers on any topic in the study of private enterprise.
Those wishing to submit papers should submit the entire paper or a 600-word abstract.
Papers and Abstracts should be submitted online at: http://www.etnpconferences.net/apee/apee2010/

Participants unable to submit online may forward a hard copy of the paper or abstract to:

APEE Vice President Edward Lopez
c/o J.R. Clark, APEE Secretary/Treasurer
Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
313 Fletcher Hall, Dept. 6106
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2598
Phone: (423) 425-4118, FAX: (423) 425-5218, e-mail: J-Clark@utc.edu

Everything else the same, papers are more likely to be accepted than abstracts.

The deadline for paper submission is December 1, 2009. If you have questions about paper topics or session panels, please contact Dr. Edward Lopez at edwardjlopez@gmail.com.

To learn more about APEE, please contact: J.R. Clark, APEE Secretary/Treasurer (above), or visit APEE’s website at http://www.apee.org.