As is the rule, papers on all subjects in economic history are welcome, but a number of sessions will be devoted to the theme "Human Welfare: Measurement, Analysis and Interpretation." The ultimate goal of economic historians is to illuminate the evolution of human welfare. This year’s theme...

Following on INCS's 2008 theme, "The Emergence of Human Rights," this conference will focus on "the pursuit of happiness," that elusive corollary to life and liberty. What form did happiness and the comprehension of happiness take in the nineteenth century? How, for example, did the legacy of...

Many individuals, adults, adolescents, and children alike engage in a host of risky behaviors that might have important present and future ramifications. Examples of such behaviors include, but are not limited to, crime and delinquency, smoking, alcohol and substance abuse, suicidal behavior,...

AFEE's annual meeting will be a component of the Allied Social Science Associations meetings. AFEE invites proposals for individual papers and complete panels on the broad theme of inequality. Papers may address inequality in any form: race, gender and class inequality; international, regional,...