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.updated 12 June 2010

  • The upcoming TASA conference will be a great opportunity to engage with others who are interested in a sociological approach to understanding economic activities, processes and relations. Macquarie University has a developing interest in economic sociology - see our latest issue of exchange which profiles Ben Spies- Butcher and discusses Macquarie's 'economy and society' unit. The deadline for refereed paper is 30 July, while general papers are due 30th August. See the conference website for more detail. W e are also planning a panel session on Economy and Society following on from the successful plenary session on economics and sociology at last year's conference. Stay tuned...
  • Equal pay day June 10 2010. On average Australian women are paid 17% less than men. Support equal pay in the community sector: Send a Kiss to Julia Gillard at www.payup.org.au. Check out the ASU equal pay case blog too http://www.payup.org.au/blog/
  • Issue 4 of our newsletter is out now.
    • In our Q & A Dina and Lee ask Australian economist, professor Andrew Leigh (Research School of Social Sciences, ANU), about the ways in which economics and sociology can learn from one another.
    • In our research snapshot we feature associate professor Jo Barraket (Social Enterprise at the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, QUT), whose work examines social enterprise in Australia.
    • In a new section on teaching, Ben Spies-Butcher (lecturer of 'Economy and Society' at Macquarie University) writes about his experience of developing an 'economy and society' unit, and his approach to teaching subjects at Macquarie that draw on economic sociology.
    • In everyday exchanges we feature two pieces. The first is a paper by Grazyna Zajdow, which she presented at last year's TASA conference. In that paper Grazyna traces some of the historical, cultural and economic changes in developing a market for alcohol in Victoria. We also feature Dr Zuleika Arashiro (Research and Policy manager, Financial Inclusion at the Brotherhood of St Laurence), who builds on Supriya Singh's contribution in issue 3 of exchange, to examine the effect of economic fluctuations on the lives of immigrants.
    • Finally, in our books section, courtesy of Scribe publishing, we feature an extract from, 'The 86 Biggest Lies on Wall Street' by John R. Talbott, former Goldman Sachs investment banker and UCLA business management scholar. Talbott compellingly unmasks how the Wall Street economy works, by offering what he sees as 86 fallacies that have traditionally guided the dominant market logic of Wall Street actors.

  • Two recent articles by SMH Economics Editor Ross Gittins. 'They know who you are … and how you think' (April 2, 2010) and 'Motivate staff by ignoring economists' (April 5, 2010) both discuss how mainstream economics can be enriched by adopting insights from 'Identity Economics', an emerging field that draws on some key sociological concepts.
  • Check out the Institute for New Economic Thinking which has been established with a grant from George Soros. It looks interesting but it looks to be pretty male dominated and may reproduce the narrow male-only perspective on the economy and practice in economics.

  • The Cambridge Trust for New Economic Thinking may be more inclusive. It was establlished in 2005 with the aim
    'to advance education in the field of economics for the benefit of the public, with particular regard to the following principles:

a) that economic behaviour is primarily social rather than individual;
(b) that economic behaviour is influenced by aesthetic and ethical values as well as economic values: and
(c) that the pursuit of self-interest in economic behaviour can impact adversely on both society and the environment. In particular, the Charity is to educate the public in developing practices and policies that recognise and redress the adverse effects that arise from lack of awareness of the principles stated above."

  • Also see Economy Transformers a Netherlands based group that aims 'to contribute to the economic and societal transition that is needed for a future that serves and dignifies all life on planet Earth'.

  • The society for economic anthropology is a great resource - check out their site

  • Follow the recent SEA debate about the training of economists here - including a copy of a letter to Queen Elizabeth from ten prominent British economists (interestingly - a few of them are based in Australia).

  • For other discussion lists about economics check out our resources page

  • new TASA post-grads group on facebook


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