Welcome to the first ESHET-HES joint conference (Nice, 2026)
We are glad to invite you to the first-ever joint conference of the European Society for the History of Economic Thought (ESHET) and the History of Economics Society (HES), set to take place in city of Nice from May 26th to 29th, 2026.
This event will be hosted by the Université Côte d'Azur and the GREDEG (Groupe de Recherche en Droit, Économie et Gestion). It will take place at the Campus Saint-Jean d'Angély (Rue du 22ème B.C.A., 06300 Nice) at the graduate school of economics and management.
The conference will revolve around the theme, "Economists under Pressure and the Political Limits to Economics" In a global context of rising geopolitical tensions and authoritarian rule, this conference will examine from a historical perspective how political pressures have shaped, constrained or transformed the production of economic knowledge
Distinguished keynote speakers:
- Verena Halsmayer (Universität Wien), Blanqui Lecture on "Managing Growth in Miniature: Solow's Model as an Artifact"
- Harro Maas (Université de Lausanne), ESHET Honorary member on "Changing Order: Soulcrafting and the Values of Accounting."
- Philippe Fontaine (Ecole normale supérieure Paris-Saclay), Distinguished Fellow HES on "The superiority of Economists Historicized"
Young Scholar sponsored by the ESHET/HES programme:
- Anand Ibanca
- Batt David
- Cervesato Massimo
- Frith Mathew A.
- Guesdon Tristan
- Hoeper Dacanal Pedro
- Hošman Mirek Tobiáš
- Kritsotakis Spiros
- Lucchini Giorgia
- Maayan-Yeshoron Yam
- Niedbalec Arnaud
- Rauwald Zack
- Sasaki Nozomi
- Steardo Mattia
- Vieira Angelo
Local Organizing Committee:
Nicolas Brisset, Université Côte d’Azur
Nicolas Camillotto, Université Côte d’Azur
Muriel Dal-Pont Legrand, Université Côte d’Azur
Raphaël Fèvre, Université Côte d’Azur
Guilhem Lecouteux, Université Côte d’Azur
Thomas Mueller, Université Côte d’Azur
Alexandre Truc, Université Côte d’Azur
Scientific Committee:
Nicolas Brisset, Université Côte d’Azur
Katia Caldari, Univierstità degli Studi di Padova
Nicolas Camilotto, Université Côte d’Azur
Muriel Dal Pont Legrand, Université Côte d’Azur
Raphaël Fèvre, Université Côte d’Azur
Sandye Gloria, Université Côte d’Azur
Guilhem Lecouteux, Université Côte d’Azur
Steve Medema, Duke University
Thomas Mueller, Université Côte d’Azur
Ludovic Ragni, Université Côte d’Azur
Alain Raybaut, Université Côte d’Azur
Alexandre Truc, Université Côte d’Azur
Jim Wibble, University of New Hampshire
Carlo Zappia, Univierstità degli Studi di Siena
Joint Initiative Committee:
David Andrews, State University of New York at Oswego
Katia Caldari, University of Padova
Muriel Dal-Pont Legrand, Université Côte d’Azur
Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay, Université de Lorraine
Amy Hardy, HES's office manager
Cristina Marcuzzo,Università di Roma
Steve Medema, Duke University
Rivot Sylvie, Université de Haute-Alsace
Carlos Eduardo Suprinyak, American University of Paris