Association for Evolutionary Economics

Association for Evolutionary Economics Celebrating over 50 years of debate and discussion, we are an association of economists dedicated to the Institutional/evolutionary way of economic thinking.

The Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE) is an international organization of economists and other social scientists devoted to analysis of economies as evolving, socially constructed and politically governed systems Our business office is located at Catawba College, 2300 West Innes Street, Salisbury NC 28144

The war on tenure continues:
08/05/2026

The war on tenure continues:

The professor, a longtime critic of the university, was among 19 educators who lost their positions as the institution navigated financial woes.

From our colleagues at ASE, their call for applications for Editor in Chief of Review of Social Economy (RoSE)
08/05/2026

From our colleagues at ASE, their call for applications for Editor in Chief of Review of Social Economy (RoSE)

The Association for Social Economics (ASE) invites applications and nominations for the position of Editor-in-Chief or Co-Editors of the Review of Social Economy (RoSE). The current aims and scope of…

We are honored to announce that Dr. Wolfram Elsner, Emeritus Professor of Economics, was presented the Veblen-Commons aw...
07/06/2026

We are honored to announce that Dr. Wolfram Elsner, Emeritus Professor of Economics, was presented the Veblen-Commons award at the annual meeting of the Association for Evolutionary Economics (AFEE) in January 2026. The Veblen-Commons award is AFEE's most prestigious award and is given in recognition of career excellence. Dr. Elsner's acceptance speech, "Contributing to EIE/OIE ...a long and winding road" is published in the June 2026 issue of the Journal of Economic Issues.
Please read the forward by JEI Editor William Waller to Elsner's speech here:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00213624.2026.2657201

Child labor has no place in civil societies
06/09/2026

Child labor has no place in civil societies

Many state lawmakers took encouraging steps in 2023 and 2024 to strengthen their child labor standards—in response to high-profile reporting of widespread child labor violations across the U.S. and simultaneous efforts to weaken state child labor standards in the wake of COVID-19. But trends in 20...

Call for Papers, ICAPE 2027 Annual ConferenceIn person sessions: Tuesday, January 5, 4-8 PM, Wednesday, January 6, 8:30 ...
06/08/2026

Call for Papers, ICAPE 2027 Annual Conference
In person sessions: Tuesday, January 5, 4-8 PM, Wednesday, January 6, 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Location: American University, Washington, D.C., USA
Virtual sessions: Friday, January 8, 2027 over Zoom, with presentation times set by time zone
Conference theme: Affordability and Provisioning in Contemporary Capitalism
Submissions are due by Friday, September 4, 2026.
The emerging polycrisis includes declining living standards, increased worker precarity, spiraling inequality, environmental disasters, mass immigration from impoverished regions, mental health crises, declining birth rates, and ongoing wars and conflicts. Meanwhile, the rapid rise of AI technology may displace millions of workers, adding fuel to existing crises. And yet, despite the affordability crisis, especially the high cost of food and housing, and the potential for an employment crisis, production continues to grow and stock markets have reached record highs.
Individual paper submissions: https://forms.gle/Zp3TWJ5RRrQkHqe18
(or https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScR0SFgkGW7PvwotQ2cEYYeAfJwNb3XLm5_dfmvaghlmYSB7Q/viewform?usp=header)

Panel, workshop and roundtable submissions: https://forms.gle/4dQUvPS3nFwPbenS8

(or https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfeYZhvxSH-eKlCnGsaRnRa5dbc4imFBtpUJD7pJvpyC4x01w/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=107962958915901212621)

ICAPE Conference, in-person sessions: American University, Washington D.C., Jan. 5, 2027, 4-8PM and Jan. 6, 2027, 8AM-6PM Virtual sessions: Friday, January 8, 2027, over Zoom.

Today in US history
06/08/2026

Today in US history

Freedom Riders traveling from New Orleans, Louisiana to Jackson, Mississippi were arrested in 1961.

Between May 26 and 29, the 2nd AFEE South American Conference was held in in Araraquara, Brazil. The event was an import...
06/08/2026

Between May 26 and 29, the 2nd AFEE South American Conference was held in in Araraquara, Brazil. The event was an important occasion for debate, exchange, and the continued development of OIE in South America. It included the participation of Danielle Guizzo, William Waller, Jacob Powell, and Laure Bazzoli, as well as a special session organized in dialogue with the Brazilian Keynesian Association, AKB.
The conference began with a pre-conference on Radical Institutionalism, which gathered 33 undergraduate and graduate students. The main conference took place over three days, with four keynote lectures and 17 sessions for the presentation and discussion of scientific papers. During the event, together with colleagues from Brazil and abroad, we also founded the Brazilian Association for Research in Original Institutional Economics, EINST, based in Araraquara and established with 64 founding members.

05/04/2026

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The Call for Board nominations is open! Please submit your nominations for Pres-elect and open board positions here:
04/01/2026

The Call for Board nominations is open! Please submit your nominations for Pres-elect and open board positions here:

All nominations should be sent to Valerie Kepner by May 15, 2026.

Happy Arab Heritage Month!
04/01/2026

Happy Arab Heritage Month!

Happy Arab Heritage month! We proudly celebrate the resilience and diverse contributions of our Arab union siblings across the U.S. and Canada.

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