Economic History Working Group

About

Economic history is a vital tool for understanding economics today. We study institutional, narrative, theoretical, and empirical research in macroeconomics, financial, and business history.

Coordinators:
Diego Garza
Maylis Avaro
Sergio Castellanos-Gamboa

Contact
eh[@]youngscholarsinitiative.org

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Research themes

We think that Economic History is a naturally multidisciplinary field within economics, and it has the potential to contribute to our understanding of long-term development. We take a very broad perspective of economic history and the way this working group fits in the overall YSI structure. If anyone’s research includes a historical and/or long-run component we would love to collaborate. For example: does your research on inequality incorporate data trends from the past 50 years? Does your research on gender and development look at how societal structures have changed since a country’s independence? Does your research on financial crises compare 2008 with the Great Depression?

Projects Planned 

  • YSI pre-congress session in the 2022 World
    Economic History Congress in Paris.
  • Doctoral workshop at the EBHS’ 2022
    annual conference (Salt Lake City)
  • Workshop Magnifying Spaces of Capitalism:
    Sources and Data of a Transforming World
    (Madrid)
  • YSI Economic History Graduate Webinars
  • The economic history book club.
  • Workshop on introductory quantitative
    methods in economic history.

Existing partnerships and cooperation 

  • The World Economic History Congress (WECH22)
  • European Historical Economics Society (EHES)
  • The Economic and Business History Society
  • Red de Historia Economica Iberoamericana

Projects

You’re welcome to join any webinar or reading group at any time. You’re also invited to apply to present or participate in an any in-person workshop in your area. 

Upcoming 

News

The latest updates and announcements, sent out to all working group members via email.
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Cfp: Graduate webinar in economic history – Fall 2020
Dear all, We are launching a second YSI Economic history…
September 7, 2020
16:20
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YSI – Economic History Graduate Webinars
Dear all, In this period of social distancing we want…
April 15, 2020
11:08
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YSI Economic History Workshop at the Federal Reserve Board on 13 April
Macro-, Monetary-, and Financial History⁠—Lessons from the Past We are…
February 7, 2020
16:58
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