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

2027 Call for Board Nominations - AFEE All nominations should be sent to Valerie Kepner by May 15, 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.

On this day, 27 March 1942, France's collaborationist Vichy government issued the barbershop decree, demanding that barbers collect cut hair and donate it to the war effort to make slippers and sweaters. The rebellious Zazous refused and grew their hair long.
Zazous were anti-fascist youths who wore dapper suits, listened to jazz and swing music by largely Black and Jewish musicians and fought with fascists on the street. Police rounded them up, and Vichy fascist youth groups hunted them down and cut their hair.
Learn more about them in our podcast bonus episode 72.1, available for our patreon supporters: https://www.patreon.com/posts/e72-1-zazous-and-80585692

If you are in the vicinity of Eau Claire, WI on April 21st, you might stop in to hear our very own Secretary-Treasurer Tom Kemp talk about his second favorite subject :-)

Today in US history, the Triangle Shirtwaist fire

March 25, 1911: Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire A fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory took the lives of 146 workers, mostly young immigrant women.

DEADLINE EXTENSION - APRIL 22
Gentle colleagues, a reminder of our current Call for Papers:
AFEE at ASSA 2027 Call for Papers! Institutional Economics at its Frontiers: Global Challenges, New Methods, Enduring Questions
The theme of the 2027 AFEE conference sessions invites contributions that explore the frontiers of institutional economics: conceptual, methodological, empirical, and geographical. We encourage papers that push institutionalist analysis in new directions while engaging enduring questions about economic power, institutional change, social provisioning, and public purpose. Contributions may draw on diverse methods, comparative perspectives, and interdisciplinary approaches, and may address institutions operating at local, national, regional, or global levels.
Please follow the link for the full Call, deadlines, and submission guidelines:

AFEE Call for Papers 2027 - AFEE Annual Meeting AFEE at ASSA; Washington, DC, USA January 3-5, 2027 (Sunday, Monday & Tuesday) - AFEE at ICAPE January 5-6 at American University in Washington, D.C.

AFEE at ASSA 2027 Call for Papers! Institutional Economics at its Frontiers: Global Challenges, New Methods, Enduring Questions

The theme of the 2027 AFEE conference sessions invites contributions that explore the frontiers of institutional economics: conceptual, methodological, empirical, and geographical. We encourage papers that push institutionalist analysis in new directions while engaging enduring questions about economic power, institutional change, social provisioning, and public purpose. Contributions may draw on diverse methods, comparative perspectives, and interdisciplinary approaches, and may address institutions operating at local, national, regional, or global levels.

Please follow the link for the full Call, deadlines, and submission guidelines:

AFEE Call for Papers 2027 - AFEE Annual Meeting AFEE at ASSA; Washington, DC, USA January 3-5, 2027 (Sunday, Monday & Tuesday) - AFEE at ICAPE

https://the-short-version.simplecast.com/episodes/what-if-were-wrong-about-money

What if we're wrong about money? Tally sticks, taxes and what archaeology can teach us about modern economics | The Short Version Anthropology Professor Robert Rosenswig says archaeology offers a very different explanation for why ancient societies began using money. His findings put him at odds with many mainstream economists and have potentially significant implications for modern economic policy. The debate is also an examp...

We still have spots for the 2026 Veblen Commons luncheon, Saturday Jan 3rd. Please join us in honoring Wolfram Elsner! His talk is, "Contributing to EIE/OIE… a long and winding road"
If any seats remain after Jan 1, please see us at the door; cash only

Veblen-Commons Luncheon - AFEE Please join us in honoring our Veblen-Commons Scholar Award winner for 2026, Wolfram Elsner, “Contributing to EIE/OIE...a Long and Winding Road”