11th Annual Conference on the History of Economics ECHE 2006

The purpose of this conference will be to explore the geographies of economics throughout time. Potential areas that might be examined include, but are by no means limited to, the following: - How have local, regional and national spaces shaped the theoretical work of economics? - How does economic science acquire universality? And how does globalization of knowledge influence the making of economics at the local, regional and national levels? - What difference does it make for economic science to be produced in different spatial settings such as, for example, a laboratory, university office, salon, research center, classroom, library or at home? - How important are the various spaces in the reception (acceptance or rejection) of ideas and more generally in the diffusion of knowledge? - How is scientific endeavor influenced by geographical displacement?