Many of the sessions, however, will be focused on the theme “War and Economic Growth: Causes, Costs, and Consequences.” The program committee encourages submissions that provide a historical or interdisciplinary perspective on the ways in which warfare has affected economies throughout...

In recent years, economic theorists have made important advances in understanding the transition of economies from pre-industrial stagnation to modern economic growth, while economic historians have developed a detailed empirical account of economic growth over the second millennium. The aim of...