"Economics as a Multi-Paradigmatic Science"
Conference in Honour of Kurt W. Rothschild (1914-2010)
Thursday, December 1st
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Registration:
event-management@oenb.at
Professor Kurt W. Rothschild died on November 15, 2010 at the age of 96. Austria has lost with him one of its most thoughtful and original economic thinkers of the past century. Commemorating the 1st anniversary of his death the Oesterreichische Nationalbank jointly with the University of Economics, Vienna, the University of Linz and the Austrian Institute of Economic Research organises this conference in honour of Kurt W. Rothschild and his contribution to economics.
Oesterreichische Nationalbank,
Otto-Wagner-Platz 3, 1090 Vienna
Programme
Thursday, December 1st, 2011
Personal Tribute
18:00 - 18:15
Ewald Nowotny, Governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Opening of the Conference
18:15 - 20:00
John E. King, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Remembering Kurt W. Rothschild
20:00
Evening Reception
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Kurt W. Rothschild at the International Stage / Part 1
9:00 - 11:00
Amit Bhaduri, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Unemployment and Distribution of Income
Discussant: Markus Marterbauer
Josef Falkinger, University of Zurich
Em"powering Economics": Some Thoughts on policy and financial markets
Discussant: Peter Rosner
Chair: Alois Guger
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
Kurt W. Rothschild – His Influence on Economic Research, Economic Teaching and Economic Policy in Austria
(session to be held in German)
11:30-12:00
Ewald Nowotny, Governor, Oesterreichische Nationalbank
Kurt W. Rothschilds Leben und Wirken in Österreich
12:00 - 13:30
Podiumsdiskusion
Die Bedeutung Kurt W. Rothschilds für die ökonomische Forschung und die Wirtschaftspolitik Österreichs
Moderation: Wilfried Altzinger (WU Wien)
Karl Aiginger (WIFO), Johann Brunner (JKU Linz), Günther Chaloupek (AK), Christoph Leitl (WKO), Peter Mooslechner (OeNB), Herbert Walther (WU Wien)
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
Kurt W. Rothschild at the International Stage / Part II
14:30-17:30
Heinz D. Kurz, University of Graz
Heterodox Economics in Austria: The Case of Kurt W. Rothschild
Discussant: Ingrid Kubin
Harry Bloch, Curtin University of Technology and Mita Bhattacharya, Monash University
Price Theory and Oligopoly
Discussant: Michael Landesmann
Jürgen Kromphardt, Berlin
Labour Market Theory, Wage and Price Dynamics, Theory of Growth
Discussant: Gunther Tichy
Chair: Helmut Kramer
17:30 - 18:00
Coffee Break
18:00 - 18:45
Film about Kurt W. Rothschild's Life
Please register for the conference by November 25th, 2011 either via e-mail to
event-management@oenb.at or via fax to (+43-1) 40420-6697
