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World-Leading Economic Historians at the Ottoman Bank Museum:
6th European Historical Economics Society Conference From September 9-10, the Ottoman Bank Museum, operating under the aegis of the Garanti Bank, will be hosting the European Historical Economics Society Conference, organized by by the European Historical Economics Society. Aproximately 150 economic historians - among them several Turks - are expected to participate in the conference, which will be moderated by the current president of the society, Prof. Şevket Pamuk. The two-day conference, at which a total of 100 individual papers will be submitted and the results of the doctoral dissertation competition announced, will be held in 6 sessions. Among the academics, attending the 6th European Historical Economics Society Conference, are such internationally renowned economic historians as, Robert Allen (Oxford University), Jeffrey Williamson (Harvard University), Daron Acemoğlu (MIT), Patrick O'Brien (London School of Economics), Marc Flandreau (Paris), Giovani Federico (Florence) and Leandro Prados de la Escosura (Madrid). These international conferences are held once every two years, at different locations. The conference has previously been held in Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal. By encouraging research in European economics and economic history, the European Historical Economics Society aims to promote education in European economic history and make it more accessible. The society's goals include the organization of conferences and summer schools and the publication of periodicals to further study and research on the topic. Infomation about the program, the papers to be presented and other details concerning the conference, can be obtained at the following link: http://www.ata.boun.edu.tr/ehes/ehes_frame.htm Date: September 9-10, 2005 Place: The Ottoman Bank Museum 35/37 Banks (Voyvoda) Street - (212) 334 22 70 - www.obmuze.com |
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