Dear Friends and Colleagues This is an update and reminder of the programme for the Workshop on Institutional Economics, to be held at the Hertford campus of the University of Hertfordshire, from 20-21 September 1999. Confirmed outside speakers include Vicky Chick, Geoff Harcourt, Tony Lawson and Ugo Pagano. Please book as soon as possible to secure a place at the workshop and dinner. The workshop fee is £40. This will include coffee, tea, 2 lunches, and dinner on the 20th. Students registered on the UH MA in Institutional Economics may attend this Workshop for the reduced price of £10. Other UH students may attend for £20. The registration fee of £40 should be sent to Denise Firman, University of Hertfordshire Business School, Mangrove Road, Hertford, Herts SG13 8QF. Denise (d.a.firman@herts.ac.uk) will be very please to send details of location and transport. Send Sterling cheque or international money order, made out to the 'University of Hertfordshire' to Denise Firman at the above address. Hertford is 30 minutes by train from central London, and close to London Luton, London Stansted and London City airports. Best wishes Geoff Hodgson Research Professor University of Hertfordshire ----------------------------------------------------------- WORKSHOP ON INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS, 20-21 September 1999 UPDATED PROGRAMME ----------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY 20TH SEPTEMBER 10.30 Registration and coffee 11.30 Tony Lawson (University of Cambridge) on 'Critical Realism' 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Geoff Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire) on 'Structures and Institutions' 15.30 Tea 16.00-18.00 Ugo Pagano (University of Sienna) - 'Public markets, private orderings and corporate governance'. 19.30 Workshop dinner with Geoff Harcourt (University of Cambridge) as after-dinner speaker. TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER 09.30 Tony Dnes (University of Hertfordshire) - topic of paper to be confirmed 11.00 Coffee 11.30 Frank Currie (University of Hertfordshire) - 'The theory of the GM-Fisher Body relationship: asset specificity versus culture' 13.00 Lunch 14.00 Victoria Chick (University College London) on 'The Evolution of Financial Institutions' 15.30 Tea 16.00 Jane Hardy (University of Hertfordshire) - topic of paper to be confirmed 17.30 End of workshop.