This workshop aims to bring together economic theorists, applied economists, demographers, and economic historians working on unified growth theory. It will provide a forum for discussion of recent research on what facilitated the transition to self-sustaining growth. Some of the possible topics...

The analysis of the causes and consequences of economic growth is central to the study of economic history. Growth takes place in a legal, political, and social context and the innovations that drive growth are often opposed by vested interests that expect to lose from the changes. Creative...

Theme: The purpose of this symposium is to explore new directions in historical and theoretical research on the institutional properties of markets. In world history markets have taken a plurality of shapes in terms of their routines, pricing procedures and other features. Among the key themes...

The aim of the group is to bring together the large number of researchers in aggregate economics who are using modern dynamic theory to investigate substantive historical questions. These questions cover, but in no way are limited to, the study of great depressions; industrial revolutions; the...

The topic of the third meeting will be “Foreign Exchange Reserves and the International Monetary System: Management, Cooperation, and Stability”. We are interested in submissions that promise to develop new historical information with the potential for challenging existing views and...