Previous Graz Schumpeter Winter/Summer Schools
Graz Schumpeter Winter School 2024
Agent-based Economics
We are happy to announce the return of the Graz Schumpeter School in 2024 as a Winter School from 15th to 19th of January 2024 after a hiatus related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Agent-based models (ABMs) are highly versatile and allow, among other things, for detailed agent heterogeneity, localised interactions, path dependency and out-of-equilibrium dynamics. While ABMs are widely used in many different disciplines, they are still underutilised in economics. This year's Graz Schumpeter Winter School is a prime opportunity to obtain state-of-the-art knowledge of agent-based modelling in economics and discuss future directions with top researchers in the field.
Lectures will be given by:
- Prof. Tiziana ASSENZA, Toulouse School of Economics
- Prof. Herbert DAWID, Bielefeld University
- Prof. Domenico DELLI GATTI, Catholic University of Milan
- Prof. Andrea ROVENTINI, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (Pisa)
Our school is aimed at young researchers (PhD students, postdocs, etc.). Participants will have the opportunity to present their own work and discuss it with the senior lecturers.
How to apply: Applicants should fill out the application form and send it together with their CV and a one-page motivation letter by 15 October 2023 to schumpeter.centre(at)uni-graz.at. Applicants who want to present a paper should also include an extended abstract (2-4 pages) of their work as part of their application.
Tuition fee: A tuition fee of £200 includes access to the lectures, as well as lunches, coffee breaks and one dinner with the senior lecturers.
Accommodation: A list of affordable hotels and hostels can be found here.
Location and Venue: Graz is the capital city of the province of Styria (Steiermark) and, with approximately 300,000 inhabitants, Austria's second largest city. The Old Town of Graz is one of the best preserved in Europe and was awarded World Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO in 1999. The charm of the city itself, its proximity to the Alps and a bustling cultural life are just a few of the advantages Graz has to offer. The Summer School will be held at the University of Graz, which is located close to the city centre.
Contact:
For further information about administrative details, write to schumpeter.centre(at)uni-graz.at. For information about the content of the school, please contact Dr Patrick Mellacher (patrick.mellacher(at)uni-graz.at).
6th Graz Schumpeter Summer School (9 to 13 September 2018)
Smart Technologies – A New Industrial Age?
Approaches to Radical Innovation and Economic Transformation
Modern economies are currently undergoing technological change, about which there are very different views. Some believe that disruptive innovations will trigger a fourth industrial revolution that will boost economic growth, while others see the spectre of persistent and massive technological unemployment haunting modern society. What are we to make of this? For economists, this raises a number of specific and more far-reaching questions, such as:
- What forms of technological change are we dealing with? How do they differ from the forms we have experienced in the past?
- How pervasive are radical innovations, and what about the systemic effects of a new general-purpose technology?
- What are the consequences of automation and digitalisation for employment, social inequality and well-being?
- Can we diagnose implications for key features of the institutional regime, such as property rights, contract governance, informational decentralisation and mechanisms of change?
- Does all this add new dimensions to the process of globalisation, and what socio-economic and environmental benefits and risks are associated with this for developed and developing regions?
The summer school will address theories, analytical tools and empirical evidence to tackle the issues at hand. Invited lecturers will familiarise young researchers with the latest methods and approaches in the field of innovation and technological change. Thematic workshops are planned in which participants can present their own work. Pre-docs and post-docs with an interest in areas such as innovation research, the economics of technological change and knowledge, institutional economics and structural change are invited to attend. Researchers who deal with questions and theories of technological change and economic transformation from a historical perspective are also welcome.
Lectures will be given by:
- Uwe Cantner, University of Jena, Germany
- Ina Drejer, Aalborg University, Denmark
- Michael Peneder, Austrian Institute of Economic Research, Austria
- Pier Paolo Saviotti, Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Italy
- Heinz D. Kurz, University of Graz, Austria
5th Graz Schumpeter Summer School (12 to 18 July 2015)
Economic Stagnation: Problems of Theory and Policy
From Malthus to Piketty
After a long period of sustained growth, the spectre of stagnation has returned to advanced capitalist economies. Stagnation was a major issue in the days of John M. Keynes and Joseph A. Schumpeter, and is now back on the agenda with a vengeance. The Graz Schumpeter Summer School will address the following questions:
- What is the evidence that advanced capitalist economies are facing the problem of stagnation?
- What are the driving forces responsible for stagnation at the beginning of the 21st century?
- How is the problem of stagnation related to trends in income and wealth distribution, the depletion of natural resources and ecological constraints on economic growth, asynchronous demographic trends, the increasing power of the financial sector and fiscal imbalances, etc.?
- What are appropriate policy responses and institutional innovations?
Can Schumpeterian forces be relied upon to lead us out of the depression?
The Summer School will discuss these issues at the theoretical, empirical and policy levels. It will provide a thorough presentation of the many aspects of stagnation as addressed by authors from Thomas R. Malthus to Alvin Hansen to Josef Steindl and beyond, and will apply relevant ideas, concepts and tools to current problems.
Literature (English only)
4th Graz Schumpeter Summer School (1–6 July 2013)
Innovation, Institutions and Economic Dynamics
In today's globalised world, there are major differences in economic development between industrialised and emerging countries. What are the driving forces behind the dynamic and rapid change in national economies, and why are some countries unable to develop and improve economically despite enormous overall progress in recent decades?
The 2013 Summer School analyses the development of economic systems with a focus on the importance of institutions for the dynamics of growth. Particular attention will be paid to analytical methods and tools that are suitable for dealing with complex economic developments, as well as to alternative approaches to the problems at hand.
The school is aimed at doctoral students and junior researchers (junior fellows) working in the fields of evolutionary economics, institutional economics, growth economics, globalisation and development economics, and economic history.
The summer school programme includes three to four lectures per day, held by members of the senior faculty. A significant portion of the time is devoted to seminars in which junior fellows have the opportunity to present their research and receive feedback from their peers.
Senior Faculty:
Professor Giovanni Dosi, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna in Pisa
Professor Ulrich Krause, University of Bremen
Professor Heinz D. Kurz, University of Graz
Professor Stanley Metcalfe, University of Manchester
Professor Malcolm Rutherford, University of Victoria, Canada
Professor Ian Steedman, Metropolitan University Manchester
Professor Ulrich Witt, University of Jena
3rd Graz Schumpeter Summer School (3–9 July 2011)
Whither Macroeconomics?
The recent financial and economic crisis has reinforced doubts about the ability of modern mainstream economics, and especially its neoclassical branch, to explain economic data and provide reliable economic policy advice. Some of its critics even claim that mainstream economics is partly responsible for what has happened, having misled politicians, financial institutions and other economic actors. The summer school will discuss the conclusions drawn from the financial and economic crisis, focusing on the shortcomings of modern macroeconomics and highlighting possible alternative approaches. The programme is aimed at doctoral students and young researchers working in the fields of macroeconomics, finance, international economics, globalisation and development economics.
Senior Faculty:
- Prof. Gerhard Illing, University of Munich, Germany
- Prof. Heinz D. Kurz, Graz Schumpeter Centre
- Prof. Thomas Lux, University of Kiel, Germany
- Prof. Yosh Ono, ISER Osaka, Japan
- Prof. Richard Sturn, The Graz Schumpeter Centre
- Prof. Lance Taylor, New School, New York, U.S.A.
Scientific Committee:
- Prof. Harald Hagemann, University of Hohenheim (Stuttgart)
- Prof. Heinz D. Kurz, Graz Schumpeter Centre
- Prof. Richard Sturn, Graz Schumpeter Centre
2nd Graz Schumpeter Summer School (13 to 18 July 2009)
Classical Economics After Sraffa: Problems and Perspectives
In 2010, Piero Sraffa's book "Production of Commodities by Means of Commodities" (Cambridge University Press, 1960) celebrates its 50th anniversary. This is an ideal opportunity to discuss with leading experts the current status and open questions regarding the 'standpoint of the old classical economists from Adam Smith to Ricardo', which was defended by Sraffa. The Graz Schumpeter Centre dedicated this year's Summer School to this topic.
Senior Faculty:
- Prof. Pierangelo Garegnani, University of Rome III, Italy
- Prof. Harvey Gram, Queens College, New York, U.S.
- Prof. Eiji Hosoda, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
- Prof. Man-Seop Park, Korea University, Seoul, Korea
- Prof. Sergio Parrinello, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’, Italy
- Prof. Neri Salvadori, University of Pisa, Italy
- Prof. Bertram Schefold, University of Frankfurt/M., Germany
- Prof. Franklin Serrano, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Prof. Ian Steedman, Manchester Metropolitan University, U.K.
1st Graz Schumpeter Summer School (15 to 22 July 2007)
Evolutionary Economics 25 years after the seminal contribution of Nelson and Winter: Problems and Perspectives
2007 marks the 25th anniversary of the book "An Evolutionary Theory of Economic Change" (Harvard University Press, 1982) by Richard Nelson and Sidney Winter. This is an ideal opportunity to discuss the current state of research and open questions in evolutionary economics with leading experts. The University of Graz dedicated this summer school to this topic.
Senior Faculty:
- Professor Richard Nelson, Columbia University, New York
- Professor Sidney Winter, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- Professor Uwe Cantner, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
- Professor Duncan Foley, The New School University, New York
- Professor Pier Paolo Saviotti, Pierre Mendès-France University, Grenoble
- Professor Ulrich Witt, Max Planck Institute, Jena