On the merits of repeating oneself – A conference in defense of Bruno Frey

"It is only by varied repetition that new ideas can be impressed upon reluctant minds."
This often repeated admonition by the Nobel-prize winning economist James M. Buchanan is obviously unknown to the journalist of the German daily "Handelsblatt" Olaf Storbeck, who has initiated a vendetta against the well-respected economist Bruno S. Frey accusing him of self-plagiarism. Many people agree that such a delinquency does not even exist. For this reason, a meeting will be convened at the University of Erfurt to discuss the issue, the merits and demerits of repeating oneself.
Essays read and defended at this meeting will be published in the journal "Homo Oeconomicus" in a conference issue.
The meeting will take place at the University of Erfurt on December 9.