AS: The University of Reading has long been known for research into business history. Since 1997, there has been a Centre for International Business History within Reading’s Henley Business School. I note with interest that the university is now expanding its focus to include economic history as well. This is welcome news, as I feel that sometimes there aren’t enough conversations between business historians and economic historians. Anyway, I’m posting the programme of the event that will mark the official launch of Reading’s Centre for Economic History. All of the papers look interesting, but I would imagine that the presentation by Harold James on the history of European monetary integration will attract the most attention. That’s extremely topical research.
The Centre for Economic History, University of Reading
Launch Event
‘Crisis and change in historical perspective’
Friday 23rd March 2012, ICMA Centre.
We are pleased to invite you to join us for the launch of the Centre for Economic History at theUniversityofReading.
In the context of today’s climate of economic uncertainty we take a long historical perspective to examine and reflect upon crisis and change. Through presentations by leading academics followed by round table discussions by participants we will explore how the experiences of the past can inform our evaluation of the present.
09.30 Registration
09.45 Welcome
10.00 Prof Harold James,PrincetonUniversity
Making the European Monetary Union.
11.15 Coffee
11.45 Prof Nick Mayhew, Winton Institute for Monetary History,Oxford
Money and prices in medieval and early modern England.
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Dr D’Maris Coffman, Centre for Financial History,Cambridge
Re-thinking the origins of the British public debt, 1643-1742.
3.00 Prof Philip Cottrell,UniversityofLeicester
Banking in Greece during the 1880s
4.00 Tea
4.30 Prof Brian Scott-Quinn, ICMA Centre,UniversityofReading
What financial crises all have in common or do they not have a common cause
6 pm Drinks Reception and formal launch of the new Centre.
For further details of the day contact Margaret Yates: m.h.yates@reading.ac.uk
To book a place contact Astrid House: a.house@reading.ac.uk
The Past Speaks 