Fourth Asian Historical
Economics Conference
Bogaziçi University,
Istanbul, September 19-20, 2014
Program Committee:
Stephen
Broadberry (London School of Economics)
Kyoji
Fukao (HitotsubashiUniversity)
Bishnupriy
Gupta (University of Warwick)
Debin
Ma (London School of Economics)
Sevket
Pamuk (Bogazici University)
CALL FOR PAPERS
The Fourth Asian Historical Economics
Conference will be held at Bogaziçi (Bosphorus) University in Istanbul on Friday-Saturday,
September 19-20, 2014. This Conference follows earlier Conferences of the Asian
Historical Economics Society at Venice (2008), Beijing (2010) and Tokyo (2012).
The conference aims to bring together researchers working on the
economic history of all regions of Asia, as well as those comparing Asia with
other regions. The Conference Program Committee invites proposals for
individual papers on a number of themes where research is currently active,
including (but not restricted to):
The Great Divergence between Asia and
Europe
Economic Crises
The Role of the State
Financial Development and Economic
Performance
New Interpretations of the Colonial Legacy
Labour-Intensive Industrialisation
Agriculture and Economic Development
The Role of Institutions and Institutional
Change
Women and the Economy
Human Capital, Demographic Transitions and
Migration
International Trade and Industrialisation in Asian
Economies
The Development of Traditional and Modern
Industries
Market Integration and the Impact of
Globalisation
Historical National Accounts for Asian
Economies
International Comparison of Income, Output and
Productivity
Climate Change and the Economy
For each
proposed paper, an abstract not exceeding 500 words, together with institutional
affiliation and e-mail address of the authors should be sent by e-mail and in
WORD format by March 1, 2014 to: ahec.istanbul@gmail.com
Proposals for
complete sessions of 3 linked papers will also be considered. Further details
will soon be available on the conference website at:
http://www.ata.boun.edu.tr/ahec/istanbul.htm
All submissions
will be acknowledged. Notices of acceptance will be sent to corresponding
authors by April 10, 2014.
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