In terms of content, this issue of the...
In terms of content, this issue of the Heterodox Economics Newsletter exhibits many continuities: for instance, we find the obligatory call for applications for the EPOG-program, one of the most outstanding MA programs in heterodox economics (see here). We can spot the final calls of heterodox associations for the ASSA-conference in January 2019 (here or here) or inspect Calls for Papers related to financialization, power and macroeconomic developments in Europe, which come along with the usual updates on recently published works, workshops, and so on.
In terms of context, however, this issue carries the mark of change as it signifies nothing less than the dawn of an era. In the past four and a half years this Newsletter has profited immensely from the passionate input of Florian Springholz, who proved to be an extremely professional and astonishingly talented editorial assistant. Florian has worked exceptionally hard and successfully on improving the Newsletter’s design, its coverage and its editorial precision; he contributed to IT and web development and showed great care when it came to revising the Heterodox Economics Directory, which could only be released in an updated edition due to Florian’s relentless effort. After writing an exceptional MA-Thesis, which basically overturns the results of one of the most-cited papers on the relation of economic openness and inequality, Florian has regrettably decided to leave the harsh winds of academia behind and turn towards new challenges. So, many thanks, dear Florian and although it is widely known that the future is something fundamentally uncertain, I am confident that you will succeed to beat any obstacle, if you only manage to show half of the passion, professionalism and intellectual rigor that you demonstrated in managing the Heterodox Economics Newsletter.
Having said all this, it remains to note that Florian’s successor is an equally promising young intellectual interested in heterodox economics, namely Timo Kapelari, who has heroically decided to step into Florian’s footsteps and continue the quest for a better economics. Timo, welcome on board and let’s go for it!
All the best,
Jakob