Canadian Business History Association – l'association Canadienne pour l'histoire des affaires
To Preserve, Present, and Engage/Préserver, présenter et engager
To Preserve, Present, and Engage/Préserver, présenter et engager
EHA President Hugh Rockoff chose this year’s theme, “The Lessons of Economic History,” recalling the Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana who famously told us: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This aphorism crystallizes one of the principal missions of economic history. We study the past so that we can determine which policies are likely to work in the future, including which monetary and fiscal policies produce macroeconomic stability, which forms of social insurance protect human welfare, and which patent laws spur innovation.
Not all economic historians study past policy interventions directly. Some create data sets or examine chains of causation that contribute indirectly to the mission of discovering which policies work. The program committee would like to honor Professor Rockoff by encouraging papers that offer lessons from the subjects that have inspired his research, notably money, banking and finance, war and its aftermath, the growth of government, the Great Depression and the history of thought. But, of course, proposals on all topics are welcome.
Graduate students are encouraged to attend, and the association offers subsidies for travel, hotel, registration, and meals, including a special graduate student dinner.
Proposals for the Poster Session should be submitted online after March 20, 2020 at http://eh.net/eha/poster-submission/. The deadline for submission is May 20, 2020 and acceptance awards will be announced by July 1, 2020.