We are pleased to announce the plenary speakers for the 2016 History of Economics Society conference. :: Craufurd Goodwin (Duke University): "Perceptions of the (In)stability of Consumer Preferences: A Case Study of the Interaction between Economic Theory, Policy and World Events" :: Guillermo Calvo (Columbia University): "Macroeconomics in the Times of Crisis" :: Bradford DeLong (UC Berkeley): "The Confidence Fairy in Historical Perspective" :: Jeff Biddle (Michigan State University, Presidential Address): "Statistical Inference in Economics, 1910-1950: Changes in Meaning and Practice" |