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European Business History Association

NEWSLETTER N°. 36

December 2012

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The Newsletter (current and past issues, starting from Issue 26, December 2007) is available on the members’ page of the EBHA website (www.ebha.org).

The page is accessible using the following information:

Beutzername (Username): ebha Kennwort (Password): eu-2008

Editorial Staff: Veronica Binda veronica.binda@unibocconi.it Andrea Colli andrea.colli@unibocconi.it Francesca Polese francesca.polese@unibocconi.it

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Editorial 4 EBHA Conference 7 Past Conferences 9 Workshops, Conferences and Call for Papers 15 Books 29 Research Tools and Research Projects 34 Job Openings, Fellowships, Grants and Prizes 37 EBHA Announcements 42 About EBHA 44

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EDITORIAL

Current Issues and Tasks on Business History Studies in Korea

Inman Yeo GWNU, South Korea

1. Academic Associations The right academic association in the field of business history is the Korean Academy of Business Historians (KABH) which was established in 1986. The KABH publishes a quarterly journal titled the Journal of Business History. Members of KABH are around 500 as of the end of 2011, though a majority of them is those who major in management than in business history. The Association of economic historians is the Korean Economic History Society which was created in 1963. It has around 300 members, and publishes a journal titled the Korean Journal of Economic History (KJEH) twice a year. About 20% of the members of the KJEH is also the members of the KABH. About 500 historians get around the Historical Society of Korea founded in 1958. The HSK publishes a quarterly journal called the Journal of Historical Studies. Only a few members of the HSK participate in the KABH. It can be summarized in the table below: Associations Korean Academy of

Business Historians (KABH)

Korean Economic History Society (KEHS)

Historical Society of Korea (HSK)

Year Founded 1986 1963 1958

Members 500 300 500 Journal Journal of Business

History Korean Journal of Economic History

Journal of Historical Studies

It is said that studies in Business History in Korea is in its infancy. In terms of membership of the KABH, the footage of the Association is in the field of management rather than in history. Nevertheless, it is difficult to say that the locus of business history in management stays at the center. In fact, few universities offer business history or Korean business history in their curriculum.

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The attribute of academic “backwardness” in business history in Korea is easily found in comparison with the field of economic history. Though became a bit less active in recent years, the subject of economic history, notably that of Korean economic history is regarded as an independent academic discipline linking history and economics. And most departments of economics in Korea offer the subject as a regular course. In addition to its late introduction, the “backwardness” of research in business history in Korea can be attributable to Korea’s unique conditions, including the short history of capitalism, the critical role of government in the process of economic development, and the presence of political economic conglutination which deters a motivation in studying self-determination of corporations. 2. Trends in Research on Business History The following table shows the classification of articles appeared on the Korean Journal of Business History by subject.

Subject of History on

Businessmen Corporations Business History

International Trade

Industries Business Administration

Others Total

1980s 12 5 3 6 3 7 36

1990s 26 25 9 19 47 27 13 166

2000s 44 55 11 18 68 81 17 294 Total 82 85 23 37 121 111 37 496

Kim, Shin and Cheon, Man-Bong, “The Study Trends of the Business History in Korea”, The Journal of Business History, Vol. 25 Number 3, Sep. 2010, p. 19

According to the table above, the number of papers published in business history tends to grow over time in Korea. However, it doesn’t necessary imply a universal upgrade in quality. Most research on businessmen is based on Schumpeter’s entrepreneurship theory. Nevertheless, a majority of them is eulogies on businessmen faithfully based on in-company publications. A majority of papers in other subjects such history on industries, international trade and business administration also lack a rigid analysis in historical evidence. Most papers deal with current situation. One of the reasons in the shortage of an in-depth research is because few Korean companies keep and release documents to researchers. Though around 400 corporations have published company annals, most of them are written by employees in Public Relations department, not by external researchers.

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3. Tasks to Be Done It is necessary for Korean researchers to learn know-hows from overseas scholars in expediting a release in company documents and conducting positive methods. The virtually sole foreign exchange done so far is with Japanese. Topics to be studied urgently are: an analysis of Korean style of management; a study on changing patterns in management style by different stages of economic development; and relations of industrial policy and business strategies. In addition, it is required to promote a joint study with overseas scholars, and disseminate the results widely in Korea.

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EBHA CONFERENCE

Uppsala University Department of Economic History and the Faculty of Social Science

Uppsala Centre for Business History (UCBH) Call for Papers

European Business History Association Congress, 22-24 August 2013 “Innovation and growth”

Technical, financial and organizational innovations have all been important drivers of growth. From a global perspective, the interaction between enterprises, innovations and growth has been central in the process of economic growth during three industrial revolutions. European historical experiences also give us insights into these complex relationships on a national, regional and local basis. For example, in the Swedish economy innovation has been fundamental to structural economic changes, as well as functioning as an engine driving the country's development towards a highly industrialized nation. Scientific innovation and its implementation have also been and still are an important part of local economic development in Uppsala.

Innovation is key to development and sustainable growth, but as observed

by Schumpeter, innovations as well as entrepreneurs assume different shapes and forms. As its main theme, this congress will identify the interrelationship between growth and innovation. It is obvious that innovations can result in economic growth. But also, since innovations often lead to changing economic and social structures, they may have a destabilizing effect as well, at least in the short term. It is important for us as business historians to dissect the preconditions for growth and innovation as well as to analyze such processes from a long-term historical perspective – even though they often appear complex.

Technical, financial and organizational innovations have often been

interrelated – but in what ways? Is one kind of innovation a precondition for another? Technical development is an important part of innovation, and with, for example, the help of patent information and statistics it has been possible to identify clusters of company and regional innovation activities. These clusters

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have also sometimes provided the framework for economic growth. But does the same hold for financial and organizational innovations?

Suggested issues:

� How can we understand the interaction between innovation and growth? � Are innovative activities more common during periods of economic boom

or during times of economic downturn? � How can we define innovation today compared to 150 years ago? � What are the driving forces behind innovative activities? � What factors cause differences between innovations in different countries

or regions and over time? � How have institutional frameworks supported and/or hindered

innovation? � What role does the state play in the development of innovation? � What is the role of entrepreneurs and innovations in the emergence of

enterprises? � How do science, innovations and economic growth interact? � Which role do innovative activities play for industrial latecomers? � How are financial innovations related to growth? Are they preconditions

for, or the results of technical and/or organizational innovations? � Are financial innovations destabilizing – and, if so, in the long or the short

term? Proposals for papers and/or sessions related to the theme of the

conference are especially welcome, although paper and /or session proposals not directly related to the theme will also be considered. For paper proposals, please submit a title and abstract of no more than 400 words (one A4 page) along with a one page CV to mail EBHA2013@ekhist.uu.se

Session proposals should include a brief abstract of the session along with

a one-page abstract and a one-page CV for each participant. Deadline for all proposals is the 1st of February 2013.

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PAST CONFERENCES

THE PARIS EBHA CONFERENCE OF 2012: POOLING JAPANESE AND WESTERN SCHOLARS

When the Council of the EBHA accepted our proposal to bring the annual conference to Paris, the EBHA president: Albert Carreras made a suggestion that we immediately accepted and which proved immensely valuable: organize the conference jointly with our Japanese colleagues. At Utrecht in 2009 delegates of Japanese scholars agreed, and they also agreed on the topic: business enterprises and the tensions between local and global, which had been suggested by Geoffrey Jones. This issue of key contemporary concern was debated by 400 researchers at 105 boulevard Raspail from the 30th of August to the 1st of September 2012. A CHALLENGE FOR THE HOST INSTITUTION It was however the first time since its foundation in 1947 that the host institution: the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) organized internally a conference of such magnitude. It is indeed the culture of the EHESS since Lucien Febvre and Fernand Braudel’s times to organize small colloquiums which give a forum for work in progress as well as foster the creation of durable research networks. A key component, however, of international scientific life is also conferences of a greater size, ones which depend on the patronage of significant associations and which allow a variety of approaches towards a major theme to be explored. It was therefore incumbent upon us to demonstrate internationally that the EHESS is ready and willing to take on the mantle of organizing such a conference. Through the pooling of many people, the EHESS saw through the organization of its first international conference. SOME STATISTICS Some key statistics will convey the extent of this year’s undertaking. Following the call for papers, 280 speakers were selected by the international committee responsible for the program of the conference, with joint responsibility held by the European Business History Association and the Business History Society of Japan. The program committee comprised of Takeshi Abe and Kazuo Wada for the BHSJ, Patrick Fridenson, Gabriel Galvez-Behar, Francesca Polese, Harm Schröter for the EBHA. The Japanese members of the committee suggested to gather the accepted papers of a number of young researchers under the heading of “emerging scholars sessions”, and the

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committee readily agreed. All contributions were subsequently collected and have been made available online, constituting an invaluable intellectual and bibliographical resource of contemporary research on globalization from an international perspective. 80 sessions were held at a rate of 9 parallel sessions, and the 4 plenary sessions were filmed (3 will soon be made available online). Insofar as 16% of the 400 participants were made up of students enrolled in doctoral studies, the conference also served as a springboard for the work of young researchers. 93 participants were of French origin, 24% of whom came from institutions based in the provinces. The 307 participants of other origin represented a diversity of countries: 80 Japanese, 5 from South East Asia, 40 Scandinavians, 32 British, 17 North Americans, 6 Australians, 3 South Americans and 2 South Africans. Japan was the most prominent “foreign” country represented at the conference, which cannot only be explained by the fact the Business History Society of Japan (the BHSJ) is the largest of its kind in the world and was the co-organizer of the conference, or the appeal of Paris. Beyond their numbers, representing 20% of participants, the strength of will of our Japanese colleagues in taking up the challenge of the internationalization of the social sciences made its presence uniquely felt. THE SCIENTIFIC STAKES OF THE CONFERENCE We will not give a detailed outline of the themes addressed in the conference, set out in both the call for papers and the final program. We will, however, underscore its unique character: it did not set out to be merely another symposium on internationalization or on its accompanying forms of globalization (the different social sciences have not been slow in taking up the challenges of this field). The objective in addressing the theme of the tension between local and global was to bring together specialists of regional studies with those of international or area studies, domains often kept in isolation. We were aiming in addition to trace lines of communication between economy and politics, the social and the cultural, and to bring together different disciplines: representatives from history, sociology, anthropology, geography, management science and economics were all present. And the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and methods between Japanese and Western scholars, by bringing different intellectual traditions into contact, proved to be fruitful. We have selected three examples to give an idea of the quality and variety of research perspectives presented and debated at the conference: The keynote lecture, given by Gabrielle Hecht (University of Michigan), addressed the question of « Proliferating Markets. The Transnational Trade in Uranium from Africa », via a techno-political approach which embraced the history of sciences, business history and the anthropology of the contemporary. Her contribution which focused on a highly sensitive topic and brought Africa

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on the forefront was the subject of avid attention and followed by a wide ranging and lively debate. The prize for the best dissertation in business history was awarded to a work bringing together a diversity of approaches towards the end of constructing a convincing problematic: Christopher L. Colvin (London School of Economics): Religion, Competition and Liability: Dutch Cooperative Banking in Crisis, 1919-1927. The prize for the best paper was won ex aequo by two speakers, each embodying two discrete approaches to the same overarching topic, that of the global value chain.

- The Global Value Chain and the Shift towards Luxury in the Swiss Watch Industry: A Focus on the Swatch Group (1990-2010), Pierre-Yves Donzé (Kyoto University)

- Fibres of History. The Transformation of the Danish Fashion Industry and the Emergence of Global Value Chains, 1970-2010, Kristoffer Jensen (The Danish Museum of Industry and the University of Southern Denmark) and René Poulsen (Copenhagen Business School).

It is very much regrettable, however, that four important themes announced in the call for papers were not addressed at the conference, despite the repeated efforts of the international program committee, due either to a lack of proposals or a lack of proposals of sufficient quality: the place of languages, the role of religions (the thesis of Christopher Colvin notwithstanding), cultural aspects, the politics of development. POOLING RESOURCES Within the life of the EHESS, a conference is the principal responsibility of at least one laboratory. In this case, the ensemble of the administrative and technical team of the Centre de Recherches Historiques (Center for Historical Research) as well as its director made a weighty contribution to the success of the enterprise by taking on a significant part of the management of this conference. They also accomplished the feat of organizing and negotiating prices for accommodation in the vicinity of 105 boulevard Raspail, as well as booking 50 rooms at reduced rates at the International University Residence of Paris, and were always at hand to assure logistic support for any eventuality. This conference, by virtue of its unprecedented scale for the EHESS, required the active support across the board of the management structure and services of the EHESS. Its success depended to a large extent on the initiative and cooperation of the department for the development of research, the department of information systems, the audiovisual department, financial services, communication services, legal services, logistical services and the EHESS’s accounting agency, as well as the France-Japan Foundation at EHESS. To give but a few examples, the general services always made themselves available to help wherever required, the juridical service were called upon to write up a number of conventions (certain of

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which were in English), the EHESS’s accounting agency participated actively in the setting up of an online payment scheme via Paybox, the financial services participated in the management of the conference’s unparalleled budget, the communication services transformed the emblematic photo of the conference (supplied by a talented independent photographer, Catherine Orsenne) into a magnificent poster and also prepared the conference kit. The ITC services provided computers and video projectors for 10 rooms as well as Wifi access for all participants, and the audiovisual services permitted us to film plenary sessions. The whole team of 105 boulevard Raspail, led by Josseline Gillet, provided us with unwavering support with regards to logistics, ITC provisions and audiovisual coverage during the three intense days of our presence onsite. It is equally thanks to their intervention that another institution: the University Paris VI graciously loaned us two magnificent rooms in the upper stories of the building. A team of 12 students (mostly PhD students) recruited for the occasion gave us their ideas and energy in the running of the conference, assuring a multilingual reception, ITC assistance, notably in the setting up of PowerPoint, logistical aide and in making themselves available at all times to conference participants. Therefore we would like to thank the following: Jessica Corredor, Tristan Jacques, Maïté Juan, Agnès Lakits, Coline Leroy, Camille Moraud, Brahim Oumansour, Anaïs Perret, Anna Rustan, Keiko Serino, Glauber Sezerino, Dominique Zeier. It was also via the intervention of a doctoral student of the EHESS that we obtained the financial backing of one of our sponsors: the Galeries Lafayette. We would like to warmly thank the two general directors of services for their support, advice and determination. Last but not least, we would also like to thank the two successive presidents of the EHESS for putting their trust in the project and for their readiness to take risks whenever necessary. INNOVATIONS AND INITIATIVES The web platform of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), SciencesConf.org, initially designed for hard sciences, was used to create the site of the symposium. Free access to this tool, reserved to the institutions of higher education and research, permitted us to create a website for the conference. It was also instrumental in facilitating the selection of participants by the program committee, allowing for the effective cataloguing of proposals and ensuring easy access to complete papers. Due to the absence of online payment facilities within the EHESS, we used software developed by another section of the CNRS, Azur colloque, which allowed for the payment online of enrollment fees as well as the management of participants, the production of badges, purchase orders, invoices and the compiling of statistics.

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LIMITATIONS AND PROBLEMS We were unfortunately unable to meet the request of some prominent foreign publishers for the sale of books due to a lack of intermediary booksellers and to the practical difficulties involved in installing credit card payment facilities onsite. Nevertheless the bookroom, filled out with an impressive array of books and journals on display or graciously provided for the occasion, proved to be a resounding success. Its convivial character, proximity to the buffet room and cafeteria and its central location attracted a large stream of visitors throughout the three days of the symposium. Hélène Frouard (Center for Historical Research) played an essential role in the success of this aspect of the symposium in liaising with the dozen plus French and foreign publishers and in taking responsibility for the layout of the room. It is not the tradition within the social sciences in France to pay for participation in a conference, and we had some difficulties in convincing French colleagues to accept this principle. A handful of them went as far as refusing to participate - by no means an index of their belonging to less well financed institutions. Yet the application of this principle, alongside a vigorous fundraising campaign amongst institutions within the private and public spheres of French as well as foreign origin, allowed us to avoid going over-budget (and we were able to finance the final banquet in the medieval setting of another institution: the Collège des Bernardins). We would finally like to remark that it appeared to us that both the EHESS and its laboratories lacked the necessary expertise in fully exploiting the opportunity the conference offered for creating interfaces with the media, and that we ourselves should have given more sustained attention to this aspect. We can report with some satisfaction, however, the continuous presence of a journalist specialized in Asian affairs and the place given to the conference by the daily newspaper Le Monde in its Economy and Business section of the 25th of September. Such is our initial appraisal of this collective experience. We would be evidently receptive to any feedback or criticism on the running of the conference. We would finally like to underscore the importance for the EBHA and the BHSJ of capitalizing both on the scientific exchange between Japan and the West and on several innovations developed on this occasion, and would encourage the EBHA to support similar initiatives with Asian countries in the future.

Patrick Fridenson and Arielle Haakenstad The address of the site remains for one year: http://ebha-bhsj-paris.sciencesconf.org/

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WORLD ECONOMIC HISTORY CONGRESS 2012 –

A WORLD CLASS EVENT

The first ever International Economic History Association WORLD ECONOMIC HISTORYCONGRESS2012 was hosted in South Africa from 9 -13 July 2012. The WEHC2012 was held in Stellenbosch and the Department of Accountancy@UJ sponsored the closing ceremony. The Department of Accountancy played a pivotal role in bringing the WEHC2012 to South Africa. Professor Grietjie Verhoef, Director of the South African Accounting History Centre (SAAHC) serves on the Executive Committee of the IEHA and won the bid to host the WEHC2012 in South Africa in November 2008. Following that success, a Local Organising Committee started the extensive project of soliciting funding for the WEHC2012, organising the event and finally hosting it. The Department of Finance was the anchor sponsor for the WEHC2012.Government recognition of the world class nature of the congress was displayed by the Minister of Finance, Mr Pravin Gordan, who opened the WEHC2012 on a wet Monday morning in the Kruiskerkon the campus of the University of Stellenbosch on 9 July 2012. A total of 850 delegates from 69countries attended the WEHC2012. The WEHC2012 hosted a total of 131 session on Economic, Business and Social History. A remarkable plenary session was addressed by Professor Deirdre McCloskey, from the University of Chicago. She revisited the historiography on the Industrial Revolution and pointed to the vital social and human dimensions of economic innovation, entrepreneurship and business development. Delegates were treated to a high powered closing debate on the “Roots of Development in Africa”. The debate was between Professor James Robinson, from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the renowned Africanist, Professor Gareth Austin, from the Graduate School at the University of Geneva. The wonderful success of the WEHC2012 is in the enthusiasm with which the delegates enjoyed the hospitality of South Africa. Large numbers of delegates continued on from Stellenbosch to tour the marvellous attractions along the South African cost, the game parks as well as the ever inviting wine regions surrounding Stellenbosch. Professor Grietjie Verhoef now serves as President of the International Economic History Association. This is a first for the Department of Accountancy and for South Africa. The aim in 2008in bidding for the WEHC2012 was to display research and scholarship in Economic and Business History in Africa. This work is now perpetuated in the activities of the Economic history Society of South Africa (www.ehssa.org).

Grietjie Verhoef

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WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES and CALL FOR PAPERS

GUG - CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS 2013-2014 19-20 September 2013. Joint Conference of: Wissenschaftsförderung der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe e.V., the Institute for bank-historical research Frankfurt and the Working Groups Banking History and Marketing history of GUG. Venue: Magdeburg 10-11 October 2013. Scientific Symposium on “Enterprises and War: Recent Research about World War I”. Venue: TECHNOSEUM Landesmuseum fuer Technik und Arbeit, Mannheim 13-15 March 2014. Joint Conference of the Business History Conference (BHC), GUG and the Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main Theme: “The Vices and Virtues of Business – a historical perspective” Venue: Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main 17 March 2014. World Business History Conference. Theme: “State of the art in World Business History – a first review”. Venue: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main 9-10 October 2014. Scientific Symposium. Theme: “Corruption and Economic Crime“. Venue: KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main. “EUROPE’S MEDICAL REVOLUTIONS. MARKETS AND MEDICINE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE”, 11 January 2013, London School of Economics, London, WC2A 2AE This workshop focuses on a fundamental question for historians of medicine: when and why did most people start to look beyond their family and neighbours for medical care? Using a range of different sources, speakers will analyse developments in the consumption of medical services in early modern France, the Netherlands and Venice, and in eighteenth-century England. The papers present new evidence of continuity or change in demand for healthcare and in the types of provision the sick employed in different periods, with a focus on estimating changes in the level and characteristics of medical consumption over the long-run in different parts of Europe. Programme: Bamji, A. (Leeds University), ‘Death in Venice: medical assistance for the dying, 1550-1800’; Rabier, C. (LSE), ‘Measuring medical care in France: debts and death, 1600-1800’; Deneweth, H. (VUB), ‘Medical debts and demand in the low countries, 1600-1750’; Wallis, P. (LSE), ‘After the revolution? Medical Demand in England, 1660-1800’. Places are limited. For more information or to register to attend contact: p.h.wallis@lse.ac.uk. http://www2.lse.ac.uk/economicHistory/Conferences/EuropesMedicalRevolutions/Europes-Medical-Revolutions.aspx

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FRESH MEETING “NEW RESEARCH AND MAKING AN IMPACT”, 1 February 2013, School of History, Classics & Archeology, University of Edinburgh Keynote speaker: Tom Devine, University of Edinburgh. Local organizers: Joan Haig, Bernard Kelly, Sally Tuckett, and Eoin McLaughlin (Eoin.McLaughlin@ed.ac.uk). FRESH meetings are aimed at researchers in any field of economic and social history. The meetings build on the concept that scholars present their ongoing research at an early stage, i.e. normally before it becomes published as a working paper or the like, and certainly before it is published in books or journals. The main aim of the meetings is to gather researchers in a friendly and collegial environment where they can present their research and receive constructive criticism from their peers. The FRESH meeting organizers strive to accommodate as many speakers as possible. Accepted papers will normally receive 30 minutes each (20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for discussion). However, in the interest of avoiding parallel sessions, the presentation time may be shortened. In the event of space constraints, please note that members of the hosting faculty and geographically close institutions will be given preference. The organizers can offer lunch, dinner and other refreshments on the day of the meeting, but hotels and travel must be covered by the participants themselves. Also, there will be a registration fee for this meeting of 70 EUR payable on acceptance of your submission. Prospective speakers should submit a one-page abstract and a short CV to Eoin McLaughlin (email: Eoin.McLaughlin@ed.ac.uk) no later than December 1, 2012. Notification of acceptance will be given by mid December 2012. The Edinburgh FRESH meeting is organized by Joan Haig, Bernard Kelly, Sally Tuckett, and Eoin McLaughlin (local organizers), Rowena Gray, Paul Sharp and Jacob Weisdorf. For more information about FRESH meetings and FRESH membership, please visit the FRESH website at www.sdu.dk/ivoe/fresh or see below. Would you like to organize a FRESH meeting? FRESH meetings have no permanent venue but take place at any institution around the world where there is an interest in having the FRESH meeting. Hosting institutions will be asked to provide a venue, including electronic equipment, and lunch and dinner for the meeting participants (usually 10-15 persons). If you would like to organize a FRESH meeting at your institution, please contact the meeting organizers (contact details on the FRESH website: www.sdu.dk/ivoe/fresh). Would you like to keep updated on FRESH activities? There are two ways to sign up for updates on our activities. You can either ‘like' FRESH on our facebook page (www.facebook.com/freshmeetings), or you can subscribe to eh.news at eh.net.

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ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS HISTORY CONFERENCE 2013 “MARKETS, INSTITUTIONS AND PEOPLE IN ECONOMIC CRISIS AND RECOVERY”, 14-16 February 2013, Seoul National University Seoul (South Korea) Organisation: Korean Economic History Society, in cooperation with the Institute of Economic Research (Seoul National University) and the Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand http://apebh2013.wordpress.com. The main theme is 'Markets, institutions and people in economic crisis and recovery. During the recent Global Financial Crisis, various commentators heralded the end of globalisation. A few noted that the world economy as a whole, and also different economic regions had overcome major economic crises before. The global crisis of the 1930s and the Asian financial crisis of the 1990s were given as examples. Rogoff and Reinhart in This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly (2009) explained that throughout history rich and poor countries alike have been lending, borrowing, crashing and recovering their way through an extraordinary range of financial crises throughout history. Are there indeed limits to how mankind learns from history? How did crises unfold in the past? What roles did product and factor markets play in how crises unfolded? What role did institutions play? How were recoveries from crises achieved? What was the human impact of crises? What are the lessons from comparative approaches to analysing crises across time and across countries? What lessons can be drawn from comparative historical perspectives for current and future crises? Our theme could be approached from a number of perspectives, including those of the cliometrician, the economic historian, the economic theorist, the business historian, the applied economist, as well as the social historian. There is ample scope for new interpretations, new findings, as well as syntheses of existing work. Some support will be made available to graduate students wishing to participate in the conference. Further details will be available from the conference website http://apebh2013.wordpress.com/. 25TH CONFERENCE OF THE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR SOZIAL- UND WIRTSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE, 3-6 April 2013, Salzburg (Austria). The organizers invite proposals for posters on all fields of social and economic history. The language of proposal and poster can be German or English (most of the conference will actually take place in German, but the poster session introduces an element of flexibility). Doctoral researchers and junior colleagues are encouraged to submit, but the poster session is also open to senior colleagues. There will be an optional travel subsidy of 100 Euro if the poster proposal is selected. A selection committee will make the decision. The proposal should consist of a summary of not more than 500 words, and should be structured in the following way: 1. What is the core research question? 2. Which methodological approach is used? 3. What is the source base of the analysis?

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Please also provide your full contact details and a CV. Deadline for proposals would be December 10th. Proposals for conference posters are invited via email to: Prof. Dr. Günther Schulz: gswg@uni-bonn.de (please Cc to joerg.baten@uni-tuebingen) “ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INEQUALITY: SOCIAL MOBILITY, ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND INEQUALITY”, 5-6 April 2013, hosted by the Huntington Library and sponsored by the All-UC Group in Economic History and the California Institute of Technology Program Committee: Leah Boustan, Greg Clark. Tracy Denison, Jean-Laurent Rosenthal. Theme: The widening of the income distribution in recent decades, both within and across countries, has led to a revival of interest in the causes and consequences of economic inequality. Debate has centered, in part, on the relationship between income inequality and disparities in political power. These topics have spurred the gathering of new historical data on the distribution of income, wealth, health, education and political power, among other factors, in an attempt to learn from the past about contemporary economic processes. This conference will address questions relating to economic and political inequality. Among these we particularly encourage work on the following issues: National aggregates hide massive internal variation both in terms of endowments (say, environmental conditions) and outcomes (say human capital). This heterogeneity must be reconciled with studies that connect national institutions with aggregate national performance. The wealth and human capital of one generation are both the result of what that generation has decided and been able to accumulate and the endowment of the next generation. What are the connections between inequality and inheritance? Inequality has been largely studied by taking countries as closed (with the flow of capital and people being taken as nearly exogenous). Human capital and economic growth, however, are partly the result of migration decisions (by labor or capital) and thus one must consider the merits of studying inequality or social mobility in an open versus a closed economy framework. Submission and deadline Scholars interested presenting their work should email a paper proposal (a draft of the paper can be attached) to jlr@hss.caltech.edu by January 5, 2013. The program will be finalized by January 31, 2013. APPALACHIAN SPRING: EIGHTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN WORLD HISTORY AND ECONOMICS, 20 April 2013, Appalachian State University Campus This conference is an interdisciplinary meeting aimed at bringing together scholars from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC) with scholars from other universities in North Carolina, the surrounding states, and abroad. We

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have already hosted seven of these meetings in the past, which have been very successful. Our past keynote speakers have included John Wallis, Jeremy Black, Peter Lindert, and Price Fishback. This year’s speaker will be Dr. Philip Hoffman, Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Business Economics and Professor of History, California Institute of Technology; a world-renowned scholar of financial institutions and government capacity for violence. We will also feature 5-6 panels with scholarly papers, divided among different topical themes, including an undergraduate and a graduate panel. This year’s theme will be How Did Europeans Come to Rule the World? The paper or panel proposals do not have to be directly tied to the conference theme, although papers fitting with theme will be given special consideration. The conference will take place on April 20, 2013, on the Appalachian State University campus, Boone, in the beautiful North Carolina mountains. Those interested in participating should let the organizers know by January 31, 2013. A one-page abstract describing the scholar’s proposal should be submitted to the organizers by that date. A full paper will be expected by the organizers by March 1, 2013. There is only a modest registration fee (regular: $75; (graduate) students: $30; ASU faculty and students: free). The organizers cannot provide funding for accommodations or travel expenses. We offer meals to the participants during the meeting at reduced cost in addition to the registration fee. Organizers (contacts for paper proposals and practical matters): Jari Eloranta, Associate Professor (Appalachian State University, Department of History): phone: 1-828-262-6006, email: jari.a.eloranta@gmail.com; Jeremy Land, Ph.D Student (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Department of History): phone: 1-704-689-2055, email: land25.jeremy@gmail.com ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS HISTORY SOCIETY CONFERENCE, 23-25 May 2013, Baltimore, Maryland The Economic and Business History Society (EBHS) is now accepting proposals for our 38th annual conference, to be held at the Tremont Plaza Hotel and Grand Historic Venue in Baltimore, Maryland. Proposals for presentations on any aspect of economic or business history are welcome. We also welcome proposals for whole panels, typically of three presentations. Proposals should include an abstract of no more than 500 words, a brief curriculum vita, postal and email addresses, and telephone and fax numbers. We welcome submissions from graduate students and non-academic affiliates. EBHS conferences offer participants the opportunity for intellectual interchange with an international, interdisciplinary, and collegial group of scholars. (Typically about half the participants are from economics departments and half are from history or economic history departments). The keynote speaker will be Louis Galambos of Johns Hopkins University. EBHS prides itself on openness to new members. We offer reduced conference fees for graduate students and early career researchers

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(four years or less since doctorate earned). Our regular registration fees are also relatively low. EBHS also operates a peer-reviewed journal, Essays in Economic and Business History, edited by Jason Taylor (Central Michigan University). Conference papers and non-conference papers alike may be submitted for consideration. We invite you to visit our website, www.ebhsoc.org, to see our new editorial board and policies, as well as back issues. Proposals may be submitted through the EBHS website at www.ebhsoc.org, by email to ebhs2013@ebhsoc.org, or by postal mail. Please see our website for more information. Deadline for submission of proposals: February 15, 2013 (Notification will be sent by March 15. Earlier submissions should receive notification within two months.) Deadline to register and send papers to panel: May 3, 2013 Conference: May 23 - 25, 2013. If you have further questions about the meeting or organization please contact Program Chair Duncan Philip Connors, ab2036@coventry.ac.uk, or EBHS President Ranjit Dighe (State University of New York at Oswego, ranjit.dighe@oswego.edu). 5th EURHISTOCK WORKSHOP. HISTORY OF EUROPEAN STOCK EXCHANGES, 23-24 May 2013, University of Antwerp. As in Madrid (2009), Cambridge (2010), Paris (2011), and Bonn (2012), the fifth edition of the Eurhistock workshop aims at providing a meeting point for financial and economic historians as well as financial economists interested in the long term changes of European financial markets. It provides a unique opportunity to discuss ongoing research and to revive or start up joint research initiatives. Papers for presentation from all fields of financial history and finance are welcome as long as there is a financial and historical perspective. Also work in progress may be considered and we invite both junior and senior researchers to attend. We already appreciate strongly that William N. Goetzmann (Yale School of Management) has agreed to hold the keynote speech. Organising committee: Jan Annaert (University of Antwerp), Frans Buelens (University of Antwerp), Erik Buyst (KU Leuven), Marc De Ceuster (University of Antwerp), Marc Deloof (University of Antwerp), Kim Oosterlinck (Université Libre de Bruxelles). Submission: Full papers written in English should be sent (in pdf) no later than 15 March 2013 by email to Jeannine.Luyten@ua.ac.be. The email should contain: an abstract of the paper, not exceeding 300 words, contact information (name, affiliation, email) for all authors. Submissions will be carefully examined by the scientific committee and the presentations will be commented by the participating discussants. A notice of acceptance for presentation will be sent by the end of March. Accepted papers will be posted on the workshop’s website www.ua.ac.be/eurhistock2013. Registration and fee: to register fill in the form on the workshop’s website, where in due time the program and other practical information will be posted. We are able to provide limited financial support to cover most transportation and accommodation

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expenses for active participants. Nevertheless, applicants able to fund part or all of their costs should mention it in their application. People interested in joining the workshop without presenting a paper will be charged a €100 participation fee to cover for the coffee breaks, lunch and dinner. Travel and accommodation expenses are not covered by this fee. Scientific committee: Jan Annaert (University of Antwerp), Frans Buelens (University of Antwerp), Carsten Burhop (Universität zu Köln), Erik Buyst (KU Leuven), David Chambers (University of Cambridge), Marc De Ceuster (University of Antwerp), Marc Deloof (University of Antwerp), Pierre-Cyrile Hautcoeur (Paris School of Economics), Kim Oosterlinck (Université Libre de Bruxelles), Angelo Riva (European Business School Paris). Venue: University of Antwerp, Prinsstraat 13B, Antwerp Belgium. 7TH WORLD CONGRESS OF CLIOMETRICS, 18-21 June 2013 Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA The 7th World Congress of Cliometrics will be held in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA from June 18-21, 2013. The Congress will be hosted and supported by the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa. All sessions will be held at the Imin Conference Center on the campus of the East-West Center (adjacent to the University of Hawai‘i-Mānoa campus). All are invited to attend. Submissions will be accepted until December 16th. Those wishing to present a paper should provide an abstract and a 3-5 page summary of the proposed paper. Presenters will be notified no later than January 20th. Twenty-page papers must be submitted no later than March 15th. Individuals who presented papers at recent Cliometric Conferences are eligible to present at the World Congress. There is no restriction based on recent presentations. We particularly encourage paper proposals from graduate students conducting research in economic history. A grant from the National Science Foundation will substantially defray the costs of registration, accommodation and travel for graduate students on the program at the World Congress. The World Congress is designed to provide extensive discussion of new and innovative research in economic history in all regions and time periods. We expect 80 to 90 papers to be selected for presentation and discussion in concurrent sessions. These are sent out to all conference participants 6 weeks in advance. Each paper is devoted a session, in which authors have 5 minutes to make an opening statement and the rest of the session is devoted to discussion among all conference participants. Conference participants are expected to read the papers for the sessions that they attend. World Congress Headquarters Hotel The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel. Paper submission at http://eh.net/clio/conferences/prop11.html or through the Congress website: https://sites.google.com/site/7worldcliocongress/ Questions? Please contact Professor Sumner La Croix at the University of Hawai‘i at clioconf@hawaii.edu.

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WARSAW FRONTIER RESEARCH IN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY (FRESH) MEETING ‘UNDERSTANDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF EASTERN EUROPE’, 6-7 July 2013, Museum of Polish History Eastern European Economic History Hub, Centre for Global Economic History Institute of History and Department of Economics, Warsaw University Keynote Speakers: Jan Luiten van Zanden and Max Schulze Local Organizers: Jacek Kochanowicz, Michał Kopczyński and Mikołaj Malinowski FRESH Organizers: Paul Sharp, Jacob Weisdorf and Rowena Gray. In the past few years, regional studies in economic and social history have gained significant momentum. Historiographies on the development of Africa, South-East Asia and Latin America are developing rapidly thanks to the grass-root initiatives of regional scholars willing to bring their collective research up to speed with that of the North-Atlantic frontier. This is being accomplished by the close cooperation of researchers interested in various aspects of the development of a given region. This synergy thrives on the implementation of common methodologies and the existence of well-integrated networks of scholars. Furthermore, understanding development is a two-pronged process; it requires quantifying economic growth and disentangling the impact of a whole spectrum of institutional and geographical factors. This effort contributes to our expertise in evaluating past and present growth processes. The meeting focuses on a reconstruction of the accounts of Eastern European growth as well as its socio-economic context. The purpose of this FRESH meeting is to facilitate the debate on the economic development of Eastern Europe by pursuing novel methodological advancements, and connecting peers from the ‘East’ and ‘West’ of Europe. We welcome proposals dealing with these and closely-related topics. Accepted papers will receive 45 minutes each (20 minutes for presentation and 25 for discussion). There will be an opportunity for additional participation in a panel discussion on ‘Institutions, Geography and Eastern European Growth Trajectories.’ The participation fee is 20€. If this represents a hurdle to participation, please send an email to Mikołaj Malinowski (m.malinowski@uu.nl). Additionally, there will be some support available for travel and accommodation. This is intended to encourage participation of scholars from Eastern Europe in particular. The payment instructions will follow. Prospective speakers should submit a one-page abstract and a short CV to Mikołaj Malinowski (m.malinowski@uu.nl) no later than January 31st, 2013. Please indicate if you intend to submit a working paper or, in cases of research at a very early stage, just wish to give a presentation. The organisers encourage applications with prospective working papers. Notification of acceptance will be given by the end of February, 2013. The deadline for submitting your working papers is June 23rd, 2013. For more information about the Eastern European Economic History Hub please visit http://www.cgeh.nl/eastern-european-economic-history-hub.

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EUROPEAN HISTORICAL ECONOMICS SOCIETY (EHES) CONGRESS, 6-7 September 2013, London School of Economics The Conference Programme Committee consisting of Stephen Broadberry (London School of Economics), Herman de Jong (University of Groningen), Giovanni Federico (European University Institute) and Sybille Lehmann (Hohenheim University) invites proposals for individual papers on any aspect of European or global economic history covering a wide range of periods, countries and regions. The Society encourages submissions from young scholars. There will be 10 bursaries of €500 each to help PhD students cover the costs of travel and accommodation. Further details are available on the EHES website. For each proposed paper, an abstract not exceeding 500 words together with the institutional affiliation and e-mail address of the authors should be uploaded by 6 February, 2013 via the Society’s website (www.ehes.org). All submissions will be acknowledged. Notices of acceptance will be sent to corresponding authors by 6 April, 2013. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ECONOMIC HISTORY ASSOCIATION, 20-22 September 2013, ashington, D.C. Economic history has gone global. The history of international trade, finance, migration, and long run development attracts ever more attention. The global perspective is also transforming the study of individual countries. International comparisons provide a yard stick for gauging what is unique and important in a nation’s history. What role have internal factors like culture and institutions played in explaining differential development and how does their importance compare to the imperatives and opportunities presented by the international economy? What role has economic policy played in shaping the international economic order and in helping countries meet the challenges it presents? Can a country’s economic history any longer be written from a purely national point of view or is a global perspective essential? The Program Committee (Stephen Broadberry, London School of Economics (chair), together with Chris Meissner, Peter Coclanis, and Carol Shiue) welcomes submissions on all subjects in economic history, though some preference will be given to papers that specifically fit the theme. Papers should be submitted individually, but authors may suggest to the Committee that three particular papers fit well together in a panel. Papers should in all cases be works in progress rather than accepted or published work. Submitters should let the program committee know at the time of application if the paper they are proposing has already been submitted for publication. Individuals who presented or co-authored a paper given at the 2012 meeting are not eligible for inclusion in the 2013 program. The submission system is now open. Paper proposals should include a 3-5 page précis and a 150-word abstract suitable for publication in the Journal of Economic History. Papers

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should be submitted by 31 January, 2013 to ensure consideration. Graduate students are encouraged to attend the meeting. The Association offers subsidies for travel, hotel, registration, and meals, including a special graduate student dinner. A poster session welcomes work from dissertations in progress. Applications for the poster session are due no later than 21 May 2013 online: https://www.eh.net/eha/node/add/posters. The poster submission system will open on March 1, 2013. The dissertation session convened by Ian Keay (Queen’s University) and Dan Bogart (UC Irvine) will honor six dissertations completed during the 2012-2013 academic year. The submission deadline is June 11, 2013. The Alexander Gerschenkron and Allan Nevins prizes will be awarded to the best dissertations on non-North American and North American topics respectively. For further information, check http://eh.net/eha/meetings/2013-meeting, which also includes information on travel options to the Washington D.C. area; or contact Meetings Coordinator Jari Eloranta at: elorantaj@appstate.edu. Papers and session proposals should be submitted online: http://www.eh.net/eha/meetings/submissions. SEVENTH ACCOUNTING HISTORY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE (7AHIC), 25-27 September 2013, Seville, Spain The theme of the 7AHIC is "Innovation in Accounting Thought and Practice: Lessons from the Past", although papers will be accepted across the full range of accounting history topics and methodological and theoretical perspectives. As part of the Conference, the fourth Accounting History International Emerging Scholars' Colloquium (4AHIESC) is being conducted on Wednesday, 25 September 2013. Please find attached the "Call for Papers" of the 7AHIC as well as the "Call for Research Proposals" of the 4AHIESC. Both conference papers and research proposals will be subject to a double blind refereeing process and may be accepted for presentation subject to revision. The 7AHIC is being hosted by the Department of Business Administration, Universidad Paolo de Olavide, de Sevilla and the Department of Accounting, Universidad de Sevilla. The Conference Convenor is Juan Baños of Universidad Paolo de Olavide, de Sevilla (email:jbasan@upo.es). Further information about the Conference will be progressively posted on the 7AHIC web site during the coming months. The 7AHIC web site address is as follows: http://www.7ahic-seville2013.com/ ASSOCIATION FRANÇAISE D’HISTOIRE ÉCONOMIQUE CONGRESS “DOES FAILURE HAVE ECONOMIC VIRTUES?” 4 and 5 October 2013, Lille 3 University On the occasion of its 2013 Congress, the AFHE proposes to focus on the economic virtues of failure and thus help to fill a gap in historiography. In order to better capture the spirit of this conference, we propose three strands to the

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chosen theme: anticipate, confront and overcome. Proposals for papers may address specific examples or provide a more general analysis, ranging from ancient times to contemporary society and covering all continents and all types of actors: governments, entrepreneurs, associations and individuals. Proposals should be submitted to the Congress’s Scientific Committee no later than 15 September 2012 and should include the paper title, a summary in French of 3000 characters including spaces, the affiliated institution and a brief CV of the author(s). Full proposals should be e-mailed to afhe.association@gmail.com. Historiography is full of accomplishments, successes and conquests, at the risk of overlooking the failures, which are just as numerous, be they human, financial, commercial, strategic, technological or political. When addressing this issue, the work of economic and social historians does not always succeed in revealing its underlying factors and consequences. Beyond the legend of Bernard Palissy or the currently fashionable notion of serendipity, is failure merely a deferred success, an example of technical and economic heroism? Is it synonymous with ending or terminus for the historian? How is it perceived and analysed by historians, considering their own specific challenges? And what, for contemporary historians, are the elements that allow us to understand its reception, analysis and penalties? Should we see it as the source of the efforts of other agents or just one step in an innovation process? These problems, along with many others, call into question our relationship with failure, both for actors and historians. Varying the scales of analysis - temporal, spatial and social – can help to reveal the various dimensions. Could it be that giving up in the short term can prompt subsequent adjustments and/or lead to success in the long term? What do the great discoveries owe to European failures in the eastern Mediterranean region? Is the widespread consumption of potatoes a result of the succession of famines? How should we analyse the numerous attempts to launch electric cars, their commercial failures and the technical progress made as a result? These examples illustrate the need to specify the scale on which failure is observed before drawing any conclusions, especially since the failure of one individual can sometimes forge the success of others. Can we even attempt to envisage the unpredictable consequences – not necessarily negative – from the perspective of individuals, families, society or humanity as a whole, or even connect these different levels by analysing for example, colonial history or the location of multinationals? 1. Anticipate. From a social and economic perspective, failure appears to penalize action rather than inaction. Certainly, entrepreneurs are aware that they may face difficulties, be they short or long term, sectoral or general, temporary or structural, internal or external, the severity of which can even lead to bankruptcy. However, just how should entrepreneurs consider and prepare for such risks, attempting to understand their manifestations and consequences better in order to mitigate or even circumvent them, as necessary? This capacity for strategic thinking – whether in the short, medium or long term – is characteristic of institutional and public

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actors in particular: are they therefore not in the best position to consider and coordinate individual interests towards a common goal? If the apprehension and anticipation of risks and opportunities depends on the context, how is it possible to take this element into account and rise above the short-sightedness of local actors, cultural bias and various burdens? Is it not also with reference to context that actors attempt to distance themselves, by referring to the past or to their neighbour, using the available analysis and comparison tools and anticipating costs and expectations? 2. Confront. When failure occurs, several possible options are available: it's time to decide. Is it better to opt for careful management or make limited adjustments by graduating the reaction? When difficulties intensify and failure becomes apparent, the options become more radical: should one refocus one's action and become more aggressive, sometimes at the risk of rushing forward, or instead abandon a niche, a project... In this way, failure can engender withdrawal and conservatism as well as innovation and risk taking. Failure often leads to a line of questioning that does not come naturally: exploring the causes of failure sometimes appears more difficult than to deny it, make excuses or place the blame on a scapegoat. If questioning is a potential virtue of failure, where does it take place and what tools are used? How and why do arbitration institutions, courts, schools, universities, parliaments, professional groups, experts and auditors get involved? On a more general level, what role is played by public opinion and what is the meaning of state action? Finally, because failure forces us to choose, it can lead to bifurcations which can illustrate, modify or increase the incidence of path dependence, leading to productive specialization, institutional forms and social dynamics: which part of the bankruptcy of a firm or the decline of an empire can be attributed to accident or institutional blockage? 3. Overcome. How should one react once the failure has materialized? Give up, persevere, use it? Should giving up be qualified? Should one also measure its meaning and weight, first by considering the possible alternatives and then by assessing who pays the price? Far from being neutral, should the symbolic or material penalties associated with failure and their distribution among families, organizations or nations, help to identify the causes and consequences of such failure? Persistence implies that the action taken was good and that a hazard or an error caused the failure: can modifying the original project and redirecting action overcome such failure? Conversely, is perseverance derived from the absence of alternative solutions or of technical, social or political impossibilities, or the inconceivable nature of any alternative? Finally, can the use of failure reveal a logic of trial and error, at least implicitly, leading actors away from the path they were taking and redirecting strategies to new horizons? Can some failures lead to individual or collective gain, revealing their positive consequences over the long term, according to the regime of unexpected action which unwillingly guides actors subjected to constraints that are beyond their control? Organizing Committee: P. Baubeau (U. Paris Ouest, IDHE), N. Coquery (U. Lyon 2, LArhra), G. Galvez–Béhar (U. Lille 3, IRHiS), J.

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Jambu (U. Lille 3, IRHiS), N. Marty (U. Perpignan, CRHISM), M. de Oliveira (U. Lille 3 - IRHiS), B. Touchelay (U. Lille 3 - IRHiS). OAH ANNUAL MEETING “CROSSING BORDERS”, 10-13 April 2014, Atlanta, Georgia Submissions will be accepted beginning January 1, 2013. Proposal deadline is February 15, 2013. The theme for the 2014 OAH Annual Meeting will be “Crossing Borders.” The history of the United States is a product of migrations – internal and international. Along with people, goods and ideas crossed these borders, reshaping the composition and character of the American people. Sometimes the borders and boundaries were physical, as when international migrants crossed oceans and continents, or when large numbers of individuals migrated from one region of the country to another, or when the lure of wealth and influence led to foreign invasions and conquests. Those on the move were accompanied by bacteria or viruses, microorganisms whose migration across borders also shaped human experience. Borders were also framed by culture – racial, ethnic, class, and gender differences that perennially redefined our population and social order. The theme for the 2014 conference seeks to examine, in all their complexity, a broad array of border crossings and “encounters” in US history, highlighting the contributions and challenges presented by those who transcended borders to redefine their lives or flee the constraints of their pasts. The 2014 OAH Program Committee seeks a broad, wide-ranging program that treats the rich expanse of the American experience, from the pre-Columbian era to the twenty-first century, and the thematic breadth that defines the work of contemporary historians on the page and in their classrooms. The committee enthusiastically encourages proposals from those teaching at universities, colleges, community colleges, and secondary schools, as well as public historians and independent scholars. In pursuit of inclusivity and diversity, the program committee invites the submission of panels and presentations that deal with the themes of the conference, but also other important themes and issues in American history. We welcome teaching sessions, particularly those involving the audience as active participants or those that reflect collaborative partnerships among teachers, historians, and history educators at all levels. Professional development sessions are always welcome. We encourage presenters to continue the ongoing transition from simply reading papers to more actively “teaching” the topic of their sessions. Roundtables, especially state-of-the-art sessions, and workshops offer an excellent format for alternatives to panels with presenters reading papers verbatim. We prefer to receive proposals for complete sessions. However, we will consider individual paper proposals, as in the past. Registration and Membership Requirements. All participants are required to register for the Annual Meeting. Participants who specialize in American history and support themselves as American historians are also required to be members

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of the OAH. Participants representing other disciplines are not required to be members of OAH. Repeat Participation. OAH policy prohibits individuals from participating in two consecutive annual meetings in the same role and limits individuals to appearing only once on the program in a given year. If you have questions about this policy, e-mail the OAH meetings department. Submission Procedure Complete session proposals most often include a chair, participants, and if applicable, a commentator (chairs may double as commentators, and commentators may be omitted in order for the audience to serve in that role). The Program Committee encourages alternative formats that maximize audience participation, such as sessions with no formal comment. All proposals must include the following information: $ a complete mailing address, e-mail address, phone number, and affiliation for each participant $ an abstract of no more than 500 words for the session as a whole $ a prospectus of no more than 250 words for each presentation $ a vita of no more than 500 words for each participant Submission Deadline: February 15, 2013 2014 OAH Meeting Program Committee: Bruce Schulman, Boston University, Co-Chair Rosemarie Zagarri, George Mason University, Co-Chair David Engerman, Brandeis University Amy Faichild, Columbia University Madeleine Hsu, University of Texas, Austin Matthew Lassiter, University of Michigan Natalia Molina, University of California, San Diego Maureen Nutting, North Seattle Community College Adam Rothman, Georgetown University Barbara Clark Smith, Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.

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Esben Sloth Andersen, Joseph A. Schumpeter: A Theory of Social and Economic Evolution. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. William A. Barnett, Getting It Wrong: How Faulty Monetary Statistics Undermine the Fed, the Financial System, and the Economy. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012. Daniel Berkowitz and Karen B. Clay, The Evolution of a Nation: How Geography and Law Shaped the American States. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012. Daniele Besomi, editor, Crises and Cycles in Economic Dictionaries and Encyclopaedias. New York: Routledge, 2012. Sambit Bhattacharyya, Growth Miracles and Growth Debacles: Exploring Root Causes. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2011. Forrest Capie and Geoffrey Wood, Money over Two Centuries: Selected Topics in British Monetary History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. Andrea Colli and Michelangelo Vasta, editors, Forms of Enterprise in 20th Century Italy: Boundaries, Structures and Strategies. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2010. Stefano Fenoaltea, The Reinterpretation of Italian Economic History: From Unification to the Great War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Louis Galambos, The Creative Society – and the Price Americans Paid for It. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Tyler Beck Goodspeed, Rethinking the Keynesian Revolution: Keynes, Hayek, and the Wicksell Connection. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. Regina Grafe, Distant Tyranny: Markets, Power, and Backwardness in Spain, 1650-1800. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2012. A.J.H. Latham and Heita Kawakatsu, editors, The Evolving Structure of the East Asian Economic System since 1700: A Comparative Analysis. London: Routledge, 2011. James Halteman and Edd Noell, Reckoning with Markets: Moral Reflection in Economics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.

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David L. Hammes, Harvesting Gold: Thomas Edison’s Experiment to Re-Invent American Money. Silver City, NM: Richard Mahler Publications, 2012. Jonathan Harwood, Europe's Green Revolution and Others Since: The Rise and Fall of Peasant-Friendly Plant Breeding. Routledge: London, 2012. Robert L. Hetzel, The Great Recession: Market Failure or Policy Failure? New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Michael Huberman, Odd Couple: International Trade and Labor Standards in History. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012. Maren Jonasson and Pertti Hyttinen, editors, Anticipating The Wealth of Nations: The Selected Works of Anders Chydenius (1729-1803). Translated from the original by Peter C. Hogg. London: Routledge, 2012. Simon Kuznets, Jewish Economies: Development and Migration in America and Beyond – Volume I: The Economic Life of American Jewry (edited by Stephanie Lo and E. Glen Weyl). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 2012. Robert Lee, editor, Commerce and Culture: Nineteenth-Century Business Elites. Farnham, UK: Ashgate, 2011. Michael Lind, Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States. New York: Harper, 2012. Michael Lipton, Land Reform in Developing Countries: Property Rights and Property Wrongs. London: Routledge, 2009. Debin Ma and Jan Luiten van Zanden, editors, Law and Long-Term Economic Change: A Eurasian Perspective. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2011. Jeff D. Makholm, The Political Economy of Pipelines: A Century of Comparative Institutional Development. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2012. Robyn S. Metcalfe, Meat, Commerce and the City: The London Food Market, 1800-1855. London: Pickering and Chatto, 2012. Dennis M.P. McCarthy, An Economic History of Organized Crime: A National and Transnational Approach. New York: Routledge, 2011.

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Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol, A Europe Made of Money: The Emergence of the European Monetary System. Ithaca: NY: Cornell University Press, 2012. John H. Munro, editor, Money in the Pre-Industrial World: Bullion, Debasements and Coin Substitutes. London: Pickering & Chatto, 2012. David Parrott, The Business of War: Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. David Reisman, The Social Economics of Thorstein Veblen. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar, 2012. Alasdair Roberts, America’s First Great Depression: Economic Crisis and Political Disorder after the Panic of 1837. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2012. Hugh Rockoff, America’s Economic Way of War: War and the U.S. Economy from the Spanish-American War to the Persian Gulf War. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. William Rosen, The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry and Invention. New York: Random House, 2010. Vaclav Smil, Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2010. Johan F.M. Swinnen, editor, The Economics of Beer. Oxford: Oxford Press, 2011. Leslie Tomory, Progressive Enlightenment: The Origins of the Gaslight Industry, 1780-1820. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2012. Gordon M. Winder, The American Reaper: Harvesting Networks and Technology, 1830-1910. Farnham, UK: Ashgate, 2012. Geoffrey Wood, Terence C. Mills and Nicholas Crafts, editors, Monetary and Banking History: Essays in Honour of Forrest Capie. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2011.

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Carlos Dávila L. de Guevara, Entrepreneurship in Colombia: Historical and Regional Perspective. Bogotá: UNIANDES, 2012. The study of entrepreneurship and its actors (the entrepreneurs themselves, entrepreneurial families, firms, business groups, networks, and associations) as historical subjects (neither “heroes” nor “villains”) contributes to a critical approach to the enduring role of these economic and social agents who, for theoretical and ideological reasons have been long neglected in the literature on economic growth and development. The core of this book is an analysis of the origins and development of entrepreneurship in three Columbian regions (Antioquia, the Bogota plateau and the Cauca river valley). It opens with an evaluation of the development of business history as an academic field in Colombia and presents and analytic schema for conducting studies on entrepreneurial history. Antioquia’s entrepreneurship comes into focus with a historical survey and comments on the debate surrounding the literature on the “Antioqueño entrepreneurial myth.” The analysis of entrepreneurship in the Bogota high plateau, in central Colombia, and in the Cauca river valley, to the West, traces the lives of eight outstanding entrepreneurs (the book coins the term negociantes, to distinguish them from modern industrial entrepreneurs) from the regions mentioned above, during the period from 1880 to 1940. Introduction. Part One. The historical study of Colombian entrepreneurship. 1. Origins and evolution of business history in Colombia. 2. An analytic schema (EAHE) for conducting studies on entrepreneurial history. Part Two. Evolution of interpretations on Antioquian entrepreneurship in the second half of the 20th century. 3. Studies on Antioquia ‘s economic development (1950-2010). 4. Psychological and cultural theories of Antioquia’s development. 5. Antioqueño entrepreneurship: from mechanical transfer of theories to historical study of the phenomenon. 6. Conclusion: entrepreneurship in Antioquia’s economic development. Part three: Entrepreneurship in the Bogota plateau and the Cauca river (1885-1930): economic diversification and political activity. 7. Negociantes of the Bogota plateau. 8. Negociantes of the Cauca river valley. 9. Conclusion: on entrepreneurship in the Cauca river valley and the Bogota plateau. Bibliography.

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Paloma Fernández Pérez, La Última Globalización y el Renacer de los Negocios Familiares en el Mundo. Bogotá: Universidad de los Andes, 2012. (In Spanish) Large family businesses have maintained traditional values, while adopting new organizational structures and global strategies in the last four decades. They have renewed their training practices and networking skills, and have globalized their structure often through loosely organized network-type business groups. Some dynasties experimented and consolidated these new structures and strategies in developed countries during the twentieth century, and many dynasties in peripheral countries are creatively adopting their innovations and designing new ones. Very rarely these changes have been approached in an aggregated way, more often they have been studied in isolated case studies. In this new book Paloma Fernández presents first results of a four-years research project in which new methodological efforts have provided reliable new databases with comparable indicators about the longevity and competitiveness of the largest family businesses in a sample of developed and emerging economies. The book also uses the case-study approach to analyze in a long-term perspective how some dynasties (in the U.S., China, Brazil and Mexico) have challenged tradition to become global large family businesses.

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New Archival Collection Available on FRASER FRASER,http://eh.net//fraser.stlouisfed.org/?utm_source=mkt&utm_medium=mkt&utm_campaign=mkt”, a digital library dedicated to preserving the nation’s economic history, recently added the Marriner S. Eccles Document Collectionhttp://eh.net//fraser.stlouisfed.org/eccles/?utm_source=mkt&utm_medium=mkt&utm_campaign=mkt”. The new collection provides access to nearly 10,000 documents from the archival collection housed by the University of Utah. Eccles served as Chairman (1934-48) and member (1948-51) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The collection provides research material about the Federal Reserve System, particularly during the 1930s and 1940s, as well as Eccles’s role in the monetary and fiscal systems of the United States during those years. The documents can be browsed and searched by box, date, author, or keyword (the keyword field searches title, author, and description). Full-text searching is also available through a site-level advanced search, which can be narrowed to only items in the Eccles collection. Other archival collections that have been made digitally available on FRASER include Papers from the Committee on the History of the Federal Reserve System (held by the Brookings Institution) and the William McChesney Martin Jr. Document Collection (held by the Missouri Historical Society). FRASER has more than 640 publication titles, dated from 1789 to the present, that can be browsed by title, author, date, or topic. Full-text searching is also available. To keep current with FRASER,http://eh.net//fraser.stlouisfed.org/subscribe-form.php?utm_source=mkt&utm_medium=mkt&utm_campaign=mkt” to our monthly email update for the latest additions, featured items, and other interesting FRASER information. Short for Federal Reserve Economic Data FRED is an online database of more than 45,000 economic data time series from over 40 national, international, public, and private sources. FRED, created and maintained by Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, goes far beyond simply providing data: It combines data with a powerful mix of tools that help the user understand, interact with, display, and disseminate the data. In essence, FRED helps users tell their data stories. While FRED has traditionally offered only current data, it is now also offering historical data with the recent addition of the NBER Macrohistory Database. These 3036 series cover the pre-WWI and interwar economies, including production, construction, employment, money, prices, asset market transactions, foreign trade,

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and government activity. Although most data series cover the United States, there is a limited number of series representing data for the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. The NBER Macrohistory Database is at: http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/release?rid=257. FRED is available at: http://research.stlouisfed.org/fred2/. Essays in Economic and Business History Essays in Economic & Business History (EEBH), which is in its 31st year of publication, has undertaken some major renovations over the past few months. Highlights include: 1. A new Editorial Board that includes 28 well respected economic and business historians. (The Board is listed at the end of this email.) 2. A new website (www.ebhsoc.org), which features easy, on-line submissions. 3. An open access policy, which grants free and immediate electronic access to all of our articles, past, present, and future, thus maximizing exposure and citations for our authors. Aims and Scope: While Economic History and Business History are two distinct disciplines, their similarities are stronger than their differences. Since 1975 the Economic & Business History Society has brought scholars from these two fields together through its annual meetings and through the society’s journal, Essays in Economic & Business History. EEBH publishes high-quality research from all aspects of economic and business history. We welcome both empirical and non empirical research, as well as pieces that, despite their high level of scholarship, may not fit nicely into the usual boxes valued by other outlets in economic or business history. Open Access Policy: EEBH provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. In this same spirit, accepted articles waiting for printed publication will be made freely available on-line. Instructions for Authors: To submit a paper or to access the journal, please go to www.ebhsoc.org/journal. Essays in Economic and Business History employs a simple on-line submission process in order to expedite the review process. We will make every effort to reach a decision on your paper in a timely manner. Our goal is to have a decision in 10 weeks or less. Submissions cannot be previously published nor may they be currently under consideration from another journal. Essays in Economic & Business History Editorial Board: Jeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University, Martha Bailey, University of Michigan, Gerben Bakker, London School of Economics, Bernardo Batiz-Lazo, Bangor University, Dan Bogart, University of California, Stephen Broadberry, London School of Economics, Ann Carlos, University of Colorado-Boulder, Youssef Cassis, European University Institute, Colleen A. Dunlavy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Robert B. Ekelund, Auburn University, Jeffrey Fear, University of Redlands, Price Fishback, University of Arizona, Robert K. Fleck, Clemson

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University, Juan Flores, University of Geneva, Sheryllynne Haggerty, University of Nottingham, William J. Hausman, William and Mary Douglas Irwin, Dartmouth College, Naomi Lamoreaux, Yale University, Manuel Llorca-Jaña, University of Chile & Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University, Aldo Musacchio, Harvard Business School, Jari Ojala, University of Jyväskylä, Jared Rubin, Chapman University, Peter Scott, University of Reading, Raymond Stokes, University of Glasgow, Janice Traflet, Bucknell University, Patrick Vanhorn, New College of Florida, John Wallis, University of Maryland, Mark Wilson, University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Please consider sending us your work. History, Business and Entrepreneurship Newsletter As part of the work of strengthening academic activities in the field of business history in Colombia and Latin America, an effort characterized in recent years by diverse initiatives from researchers and institutions throughout the region, the History, Business and Entrepreneurship Research Group (GHE, its acronym in Spanish) of the Universidad de los Andes School of Management (Bogota, Colombia) presents the first issues of the History, Business and Entrepreneurship Newsletter. The Group is recognized by Colciencias (the Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia) and classified in category “A”. The purpose of the newsletter, which will appear twice a year, is to contribute to the diffusion of new books, research projects, events and national and international news about academic activities pertaining to business history. To participate with your suggestions or comments, as well as your news about research, events, courses and publications in the business history field, write to: boletinGHE@adm.uniandes.edu.co. The 3rd issue of the newsletter is available at: http://administracion.uniandes.edu.co/facultad/noticias/31_boletin_del_grupo_de_investigacion_historia_y_empresariado Call for Presenters: Treasury Historical Association Lecture Series The Treasury Historical Association (www.treasuryhistoricalassn.org) is looking for a select few individuals to act as presenters during its lecture series in 2013. Lectures take place in the exclusive Cash Room inside the historic Treasury Building in Washington, DC. Lecture topics should focus on the history of the Treasury Department and its bureaus (and their actions in the past), but can also include more general talks on finance and economics. In particular, the Association is looking for someone that can present on the 16th amendment, income taxes, the IRS, or a related topic. Please contact Frank Noll for more information: Franklin Noll, Noll Historical Consulting, nollhc@msn.com www.franklinnoll.com

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JOB OPENINGS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND PRIZES

Economic History Association Grants and Fellowships The EHA supports research in economic history through four grant programs. Three of these are administered by the Committee on Research in Economic History (CREH) and one by the Annual Meetings Program Committee. Arthur H. Cole Grants in Aid: The Committee on Research in Economic History awards Arthur H. Cole grants-in-aid to support research in economic history, regardless of time period or geographic area. Awards typically are in amounts up to $5,000, although higher amounts may be awarded in exceptional cases. Applicants must be members of the Association and must hold the Ph.D. degree. Preference is given to recent Ph.D. recipients. A 3-page research proposal and budget are required. Deadline for applications: March 1, 2013. Awards announced by April 2, 2013. The following three programs are for those who have not yet received the Ph.D. degree: Graduate Dissertation Fellowships: Dissertation Fellowships are intended for students whose thesis topic has been approved and who have made progress towards completion. Funds awarded during this application cycle are intended to provide support during the 2013-14 academic year. Dissertation fellowships are not renewable. A 5-page overview of the dissertation is required, as are the names of two references. There are two types of Awards: EHA Graduate Fellowships ($10,000) Sokoloff Fellowship ($15,000) Thanks to a generous gift from Ken Sokoloff's estate and other individual contributions, this fellowship honors the major contributions of Kenneth Sokoloff to economic history, and in particular his care and concern for the many students he introduced to economic history. Deadline for Applications: January 15, 2013. Awards announced by February 26, 2013. Exploratory Travel and Data Grants. Exploratory Travel and Data Grants are early stage grants for doctoral students writing a dissertation in economic history. They provide funding for specific research purposes (for example, visiting archives or purchase of microfilm or CD-ROMs) and in most instances will not exceed $2,500. They are nonrenewable, but recipients are eligible to apply subsequently for a Graduate dissertation fellowship (see above). A 3-page project description and name of dissertation chair are required. Deadline for Applications: January 15, 2013. Awards announced by February 26, 2013. For more information about these programs and to submit an application, visit http://eh.net/eha/grants-and-fellowships. Please note that all applicants for or recipients of an EHA grant or fellowship must be members of the Association.

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Call For Nominations: Best Article in the History of Economics Prize (Published in 2012) In 1995 the Society established an annual award for Best Article in the History of Economics during the previous publication year. Beside the honor, there is a stipend of $500 plus travel expenses up to $500 to attend the presentation at the Society's annual conference. Eligibility: Any article in the history of economics or economic thought published in English in the calendar year preceding the next Annual Meeting of the Society is eligible (e.g. calendar year 2012 for Annual Meeting in June 2013). It is recognized however, that despite official publication dates, many publications are shipped after year end. In such cases, relevant articles that are in 'proof' form, with accompanying evidence of the journal and its year of publication, may be accepted at the discretion of the Chair of the committee. Nomination process: The Committee considers all nominated articles as well as all articles published in the Society's journal: Journal for the History of Economic Thought. The committee may not ask editors of journals for their nominations as editors, but editors may nominate in a personal capacity. Nomination of an article by its author is welcome. Nominations for the current round should include a pdf copy of the nominated article and should be sent to the current Chair jberdell@depaul.edu by the end of January 2013. This year the best article committee members are: John Berdell, DePaul University (Chair), jberdell@depaul.edu; Thomas Cate, Northern Kentucky University, cate@nku.edu; Steven Meardon, Bowdoin College, smeardon@bowdoin.edu. Bid to Host the World Economic History Congress, 2018 The Economic History Association is interested in supporting a bid to host the World Economic History Congress in the summer of 2018. It is a long process and it requires that the potential hosts start the process by making a proposal to the Economic History Association Board by August 1, 2013. A decision will be made about the host city at the EHA Board meeting in September 2013. The host chosen will then be responsible for preparing the bid and submitting it by the International Economic History Association's (IEHA) deadline in the Summer of 2014. The IEHA Executive Committee will then have the bidding hosts present their bids at a meeting in Amsterdam in the fall of 2014. If you are interested in submitting a bid to the EHA to start the process, contact EHA Executive Director, Price Fishback at pfishback@eller.arizona.edu. He can give you more details and share with you copies of past bid proposals.

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2013-2014 Lemelson Center Fellowships and Travel Grants Application Deadline: January 15, 2013. The Lemelson Center Fellowship and Travel Award programs support projects that present creative approaches to the study of invention and innovation in American society. These include, but are not limited to, historical research and documentation projects resulting in dissertations, theses, publications, exhibitions, educational initiatives, documentary films, or other multimedia products. The programs provide access to the expertise of the Institution's research staff and the vast invention and technology collections of the National Museum of American History (NMAH). The NMAH Archives Center documents both individuals and firms across a range of time periods and subject areas. Representative collections include the Western Union Telegraph Company Records, ca. 1840-1994 and the Earl S. Tupper Papers, documenting Tupper, and his invention, Tupperware. In addition, the NMAH Library offers long runs of historical technology serials like Scientific American and American Machinist, while the American Trade Literature collection features 300,000 catalogs, technical manuals, and advertising brochures for some 30,000 firms, primarily from 1880-1945. For a comprehensive catalog of objects, manuscripts, images and research materials available at the NMAH (and other Smithsonian units), see http://www.collections.si.edu/. The Lemelson Center invites applications covering a broad spectrum of research topics that resonate with its mission to foster a greater understanding of invention and innovation, broadly defined. However, the Center especially encourages project proposals that will illuminate the role of women inventors; inventors with disabilities; inventors from diverse backgrounds; or any inventions and technologies associated with groups that are traditionally under represented in the historical record. Pertinent NMAH collections include the papers of Victor L. Ochoa, a Mexican-American aeronautical inventor; the papers of Dr. Patricia Bath, an African-American inventor of a patented cataracts treatment; the Safko International papers, documenting assistive technologies built for the physically disabled; and the HIV/AIDS and LGBT Reference Collections, which document innovative public health programs and associated technologies. The Lemelson Center Fellowship Program annually awards 2 to 3 fellowships to pre-doctoral graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and other professionals who have completed advanced training. Fellows are expected to reside in the Washington, D.C. area, to participate in the Center's activities, and to make a presentation of their work to colleagues at the museum. Fellowship tenure is based upon the applicants’ stated needs (and available funding) up to a maximum of ten weeks. Stipends for 2013-2014 will be $575/week for pre doctoral fellows and $870/week for post-doctoral and professional fellows. Applications are due 15 January 2013. For application procedures and additional information, see:

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http://invention.smithsonian.org/resources/research_fellowships.aspx. Researchers are encouraged to consult with the fellowship coordinator prior to submitting a proposal – please contact historian Eric S. Hintz, Ph.D. at +1 202 633-3734 or hintze@si.edu. The Lemelson Center Travel to Collections Award Program annually awards 2 to 3 short-term travel grants to encourage the use of its invention-related collections. Awards are $150 per day for a maximum of 10 business days and may be used to cover transportation, living, and reproduction expenses; they are intended only for applicants who reside or attend school beyond commuting distance of the NMAH. Applications are due 15 January 2013. For application procedures and additional information, see: http://invention.smithsonian.org/resources/research_travel.aspx. Researchers are encouraged to consult with the travel award coordinator prior to submitting a proposal – please contact archivist Alison Oswald at +1 202-633 3726 or oswalda@si.edu. Fellowship Opportunities at the John Carter Brown Library The John Carter Brown Library will award approximately forty fellowships in 2013-2014 for short-term (2 to 4 months; $2100 per month) and long-term (5 to 10 months; $4200) residencies. Projects must suit the holdings of the library, which is exceptionally strong in European and American printed materials related to the discovery, exploration, settlement, and development of North and South America before 1830. Graduate students are not eligible for long-term fellowships, and must have passed qualifying exams to be eligible for short-term awards. Recipients of all fellowships are expected to relocate to Providence and be in continuous residence at the John Carter Brown Library for the entire term of the award. Awards are made for all aspects of the study of the early modern period in North and South America, but specific fellowships are available for the history of cartography, maritime studies, the study of shipboard mortality in the 18th century, the Jewish experience in the Western hemisphere before 1825, the history of the book, women’s and family history, comparative study of the Americas, to support scholars from Spanish America, for Luso-Brazilian studies, and for the history of the West Indies and Caribbean basin. For complete information, eligibility, and application instructions, visit the library’s website (http://www.jcbl.org), send inquiries to jcbl_fellowships@brown.edu, or call 401-863-2725. The deadline is 15 December. Endowed Chair in Economic History, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS, St. Louis, MO N0 Economic History B25 History of Economic Thought: Historical, Institutional, Evolutionary Nominations and applications are invited for the Friedrich A. Hayek Endowed

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Professorship in Economic History. This is a joint appointment in the Economics and History Departments, with Economics serving as the home department. The benefactor has been a lifelong advocate for economic education and free market principles and is particularly interested in the Austrian School of Thought in Economics, so candidates should be well versed in the Austrian literature. We seek an established scholar with recognized achievements in research and evidence of excellence in teaching. Initial starting date for the position is August, 2013, but the position will remain open until it is filled. An application should include a cover letter, curriculum vita, and at least three references with contact information. The University of Missouri-St. Louis is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. Contact: David C. Rose, Chair of the Search Committee, Economics Department – 408 SSB, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63121-4400.

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EBHA ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

7th EBHA DOCTORAL SUMMER SCHOOL BUSINESS HISTORY: DEBATES, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The 7th edition of the EBHA (European Business History Association) Summer School will take place in Italy from Sunday, September 1st to Thursday, September 5th, 2013. The school aims at providing doctoral students with an overview of relevant research results and of innovative tools and methodologies in the field of Business History. It is organised jointly by the European Business History Association (EBHA), the University of Ancona and the Italian Association for Business History (ASSI). Students will be accommodated in the beautiful town of Ancona debating and discussing their research with leading international scholars. The title of the school will be Business History: Debates, challenges and opportunities. The school will focus on theoretical, methodological and practical issues which are of relevance for advanced research in business history. The main aim of the school is to provide students with a full understanding of the newest trends in research in the field and to provide a friendly atmosphere in which to discuss their preliminary findings with leading scholars as well as among their peers. In this respect, the program features both lectures and seminars given by faculty and student presentations of their research projects. The organisers will cover all local costs (accommodation and food), but participants are expected to pay their own travel expenses. Participation will be limited to 15-20 PhD students. Those interested in attending the summer school should send the following documents by e-mail to the academic organiser Dr. Francesca Polese (francesca.polese@unibocconi.it): 1.) a brief CV (not exceeding one page); 2.) a summary of their dissertation project, not exceeding three pages; 3.) (if possible) an example of their work in progress, e.g. a draft chapter or a working paper (in any language). The deadline for applications is May 19th, 2013. A maximum of 20 participants will be selected from these applications and will be notified by June 15th, 2011.

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Elections to the Council

The results are the following: Susanna Fellman - 47 Gelina Harlaftis - 32 Mats Mordhorst - 17 Anders Ogren - 24 Sofya Salomatina - 25 Since there is one position to be filled, the successful candidate is Susanna Fellman, who we warmly congratulate.

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ABOUT EBHA

European Business History Association

OFFICERS Retires PRESIDENT Harm G. Schroeter 2014 VICE-PRESIDENT Raymond Stokes 2014 TREASURER Andrea Schneider 2014 SECRETARY Andrea Colli 2014 Other Council Members Hubert Bonin, Science Po Bordeaux, France 2013 Ludovic Cailluet, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opal / IAE Toulouse 2015 Per Hansen, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark 2012 Francesca Polese, Bocconi University, Italy 2013 John Wilson, University of Central Lankashire, United Kingdom 2015 Ben Wubs, Erasmus University, The Netherlands 2015 PAST PRESIDENTS Per Boje, University of Southern Denmark Albert Carreras, Pompeu Fabra University Youssef Cassis, University of Geneve Mary Rose, Lancaster University Keetie Sluyterman, University of Utrecht Geoffrey Jones, Harvard Business School Tony Slaven, University of Glasgow Each Council member serves a four year period. President and vice-president=2 years.

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Council Members – Email Addresses Hubert Bonin h.bonin@sciencespobordeaux.fr Ludovic Cailluet ludovic.cailluet@iae-toulouse.fr Andrea Colli andrea.colli@unibocconi.it Per Hansen phh.lpf@cbs.dk Francesca Polese francesca.polese@unibocconi.it Harm G. Schroeter harm.schroter@ahkr.uib.no Andrea Schneider ahschneider@unternehmensgeschichte.de Raymond Stokes R.Stokes@socsci.gla.ac.uk John Wilson jwilson37@sky.com Ben Wubs wubs@eshcc.eur.nl

Past Presidents – Email Addresses Per Boje boje@hist.sdu.dk Albert Carreras albert.carreras@upf.edu Youssef Cassis Youssef.Cassis@histec.unige.ch Mary Rose m.rose@lancaster.ac.uk Keetie Sluyterman Keetie.E.Sluyeterman@let.uu.nl Franco Amatori franco.amatori@unibocconi.it Geoffrey Jones gjones@hbs.edu Tony Slaven A.Slaven@socsci.gla.ac.uk

All information on the association can be found on the EBHA website: http://www.ebha.org