Please read Niko's and my column on the influence of geography on the formation of the first customs union in history, and how Britain comes into play. https://t.co/2pidWTliLz
Reminder: The Department of Economics at the University of York is pleased to invite submissions for the 2nd Workshop in Political Economy and Economic History, which will take place Wednesday 10 to Thursday 11 June 2026 in York. The theme of the workshop is: “In Time and Space“.
Confirmed attendees: Ferdinand Rauch (St. Gallen) and Nikolaus Wolf (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). Please submit the title of the paper, along with either a full paper or an extended abstract (approximately 1,000 words), to [email protected] by 30 April 2026.
The Department of Economics at the University of York is pleased to invite submissions for the 2nd Workshop in Political Economy and Economic History, which will take place Wednesday 10 to Thursday 11 June 2026 in York. The theme of the workshop is: “In Time and Space“.
Confirmed attendees: Ferdinand Rauch (St. Gallen) and Nikolaus Wolf (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin). Please submit the title of the paper, along with either a full paper or an extended abstract (approximately 1,000 words), to [email protected] by 15 April 2026.
Finally in print in the JEH: Nikolaus Wolf and I study the Congress of Vienna as a natural experiment that changed European borders and may have left Prussia with the geography that would unify the German Empire. https://t.co/kk9jM0a7F7 #econhist#EconomicGrowth
The Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York calls for papers for the First York Economic History & Political Economy workshop from Thursday the 30th to Friday 31st of May 2024. The theme of the workshop is “Cities and the Wealth of Nations“
There is no workshop fee, refreshments and food will be provided. We can grant some travel support funds for PhD students and early career researchers.
Imagine a world where students’ prospects are not locked-in with A-levels at age 18 and where university can be a place for personal growth & development…
Glad that this paper, which actually was the first project of @ThiloHuning and me finally is published. It was an eight years roller coaster that taught me a lot about the the review process, and writing papers! https://t.co/lHfPjLNL6k