Session Chairs or Discussants Individuals wishing to chair a session chairperson or be a discussant should provide the following information. 1. request 2. Since the result of collaborative work is often greater than the sum of the individual contributions, AFEE s program chair will look favorably on all jointly authored submissions. Special attention will be paid to papers jointly authored by senior and younger institutional economics scholars. Younger scholars typically bring the strength of recent training in the tools of analytic investigation, especially in quantitative and computational areas.
Senior scholars bring the strength of an evolved holistic understanding of institutional systems.
The results of applications of institutional thought and method to the study of technologies and specific problems will likely benefit from combinations of analytic and holistic strengths. Such collaborations will most likely benefit the field and the scholars, especially younger scholars. Junior faculty and other younger scholars who submit single authored proposals are less likely to gain access to presentation forums such as the AFEE Program. Presentation forums, however, substantially help younger scholars advance research programs, strengthen publication records, and obtain travel funds for attending academic association meetings. AFEE strongly encourages senior and younger scholars to establish and continue collaborative efforts.