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Virtual Economic History Seminar 2021-2022

Virtual Economic History Seminar

The Economic History AssociationLink opens in a new window and the Cliometric SocietyLink opens in a new window sponsored the Virtual Economic History Seminar monthly from September to December on Mondays 9am PST / 12pm EST / 5pm GMT.

Past series: Spring 2020Link opens in a new window, Fall 2020Link opens in a new window, Spring 2021Link opens in a new window

Sept. 13
Nancy QianLink opens in a new window

The Social Contract and Racial Discrimination: Evidence from Black WWII Volunteer EnlistmentLink opens in a new window
(with Marco Tabellini)

Discussant: William CollinsLink opens in a new window

Oct. 11
Sara LazzaroniLink opens in a new window

Ideological Contagion and Populism: Evidence from ArgentinaLink opens in a new window

Discussant: Davide CantoniLink opens in a new window

Nov. 8
Tzachi RazLink opens in a new window

Learning is Caring: Soil Heterogeneity, Social Learning and the Formation of Close-knit CommunitiesLink opens in a new window

Discussant: Omer MoavLink opens in a new window

Dec. 6
Ana Tur-PratsLink opens in a new window

The Long Shadow of the Spanish Civil WarLink opens in a new window
(with Felipe Valencia Caicedo)

Discussant: James FenskeLink opens in a new window

Jan. 24
Noam YuchtmanLink opens in a new window

From Rivals to Partners: The Alignment of Capital and State Coercion in the Rise of Modern Economic Growth (with Ernesto Dal Bo and Lukas Leucht)

Discussant: Joachim VothLink opens in a new window

February 14
Erik HornungLink opens in a new window

Flow of Ideas: Economic Societies and the Rise of Useful KnowledgeLink opens in a new window 
(with Francesco Cinnirella and Julius Koschnick)

Discussant: Petra MoserLink opens in a new window

March 14
Martin FiszbeinLink opens in a new window

Agrarian Origins of Individualism and CollectivismLink opens in a new window 
(with Yeonha Jung and Dietrich Vollrath)

Discussant: Paola GiulianoLink opens in a new window

April 11
Joachim VothLink opens in a new window

Slavery and the British Industrial RevolutionLink opens in a new window 
(with Stephan Heblich and Stephen Redding)

Discussant: Robert MargoLink opens in a new window

May 9
Bishnupriya GuptaLink opens in a new window

Missing Women in Colonial IndiaLink opens in a new window 
(with James Fenske and Cora Neumann)

Discussant: Claudia GoldinLink opens in a new window

June 6
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Solving the longitude puzzle: A story of clocks, ships and citiesLink opens in a new window
(with Luigi Pascali)

Discussant: Dan BogartLink opens in a new window


Co-Organised with Katherine ErikssonLink opens in a new window and Shari EliLink opens in a new window