CONFERENCE IN MEMORY OF ANASTASIOS D. KARAYIANNIS

University of Thessaly, Department of Economics, Volos

October 18-19, 2013

The organizers wish to express their gratitude to the University of Thessaly, Department of Economics, and the Society of Economic Research for financial and administrative support.

George Bitros, Stavros Drakopoulos, Nickolaos Kyriazis, Michalis Zouboulakis

PROGRAM


THURSDAY, October 17

19:00-21:00 Get together dinner

FRIDAY, October 18

9:00 – 9:30 Welcome

9:30 - 11:00 Politics and Economics in Classical Greece Chair: M. Zouboulakis

Lyttkens, C. A et al. (Lund University) “Pericles – a rational politician.”

Lianos, Th. (Athens University of Economics and Business) “Xenophon’s theory of money.”

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30 - 13:00 Politics and Economics in Classical Greece Chair: S. Drakopoulos

Kyriazis, N. et al. (University of Thessaly) “The Glue of Democracy: Economics, Warfare and Values in Classical Greece.”

Collmer, C. (Journalist) “Civic market and lotted democracy.”

13:00-14:30 Lunch

14:30- 16:00 Methodological Issues in the history of economic theory, Chair: Th. Lianos

Drakopoulos, S. (University of Athens) “The Scientific ideal of physics in the works of Edgeworth and Fisher.”

Perrotta, C. (University of Lecce) “The stationary state: deadlocks and new perspectives.”

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30- 18:00 Methodological Issues in the history of economic theory, Chair: A. Lyttkens

Zouboulakis, M. (University of Thessaly) “Elements of a theory of business firms in Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill.”

Katsoulis, E. (Panteion University) “The middle class and the markets”

19:00-21:00 Dinner

SATURDAY, October 18

9:00-11:00 Policies, markets and economic crises Chair: P. Korliras

Backhaus, J. G.(University of Erfurt) “The context between the European bank policy on interest rates and the Greek dilemma.”

Sambracos, E. (University of Piraeus) “Shipping market financing: Special features and the impact of Basel III.”

Bitros, G. C. (Athens University of Economics and Business) “Thinking ahead of the next big crash.”

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee break

11:30-13:00 Views on “social justice” Chair: C. Perrotta

Korliras, P. (Athens University of Economics and Business) “Leon Walras on Social justice.”

Baloglou, Ch. (OTE SA.) “Dialogue between Greek and biblical economic philosophy.”

13:00-14:30 End of conference lunch