Norges Bank Summer School "Finance, Institutions and History"
Venice, 28 June - 2 July 2010
Financial Innovations in History
Graduate students are invited to apply for the Norges Bank Summer School Finance, Institutions and History which will be held in Venice, from 28 June to 2 July 2010.
The topic deals with Financial Innovations in History. The program includes the following presentations, held by internationally renowned key speakers:
Carlo Brambilla (Università dell'Insubria – Varese):Miscarried Innovation? Fading Investment Banking in Italy, 1900s-1930s
Pierluigi Ciocca (Università La Sapienza – Rome): Finance and Growth: Theory, Evidence, and the Case of the Italian Economy
Øyvind Eitrheim (Norges Bank – Oslo): Insights from Historical Monetary Statistics
Marc Flandreau (Graduate Institute – Geneva): Financial Innovation for Monetary Leadership: The Case of the Creation of Dollar Acceptances in the US, 1900-1939
Harold James (Princeton University – Princeton): What Are the Lessons of the Great Depression, and How Have They Been Changed by Current Events?
Larry Neal (University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign): Why Are Financial Innovations so Disruptive in the Short Run and So Helpful in the Long Run?
Mary O’Sullivan (Wharton School – Philadelphia): The Development of a Market for Industrial Securities in the US, 1885-1929
Loriana Pelizzon (Università Ca’ Foscari – Venice): From a Banking Crisis to a Sovereign Crisis
James Tracy (University of Minnesota – Minneapolis): Vicissitudes of Fiscal Intermediation: Holland and Bavaria, 1570–1620
Aim and Contents
The Summer School will consist of a week-long intensive workshop. This will provide a forum for discussion of key issues and work-in-progress in financial history. The focus will be on financial innovation in historical perspective. Lecturers will present relevant case studies from a wide range of historical and geographical backgrounds. All scholars interested in attending are welcome.
Structure
The main topics will be analyzed in greater detail and discussed within the group. Student participants will have the opportunity to present and discuss their own research in special sessions. Pre-session material and reading suggestions will be made available to those enrolled in the program. All sessions will be conducted in English: proficiency in spoken and written English is expected. The Department of Economics of Università Ca’ Foscari will host the event in its facilities located in Cannaregio, 873 San Giobbe. Successful applicants will be charged a registration fee of €200, including participation in the course, full accommodation in single or double room, and meals during weekdays. Travel expenses will not be covered. Two scholarships of €400 will be available for outstanding candidates who are not covered by other grants.
Application and Selection
The Summer School will accept 20 highly motivated graduate students with a strong background in economics and history. While applicants can have any background, the organizers encourage young scholars focusing their research on Norwegian, Scandinavian and European financial and monetary history to apply.
Deadline for applications: 30 April 2010.
Early applications are encouraged. Applications are closed
Organizing Committee
Mauro Carboni (Università di Bologna – Forlì), Øyvind Eitrheim (Norges Bank – Oslo), Marc Flandreau (Graduate Institute – Geneva), Giorgio Fodor (Università di Trento – Trento), Luciano Pezzolo (Università Ca’ Foscari – Venice), Giuseppe Tattara (Università Ca’ Foscari – Venice).
For more information concerning applications and the scientific program, please contact Stefano Ugolini (Norges Bank Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Graduate Institute – Geneva): stefano.ugolini@graduateinstitute.ch
