The theme for EHA 2023 is ‘Love and Toil, Care and Work’. While Adam Smith defined economics in terms of wealth creation and Lionel Robbins in terms of limited means and unlimited ends, Alfred Marshall thought of it as ‘…a study of men (sic) as they live and move and think in the...

The theme for EHA 2022 is ““Hidden Figures”. Economic history is a broad field spanning time and space using methodologies that range from broad synthetic histories to more narrowly focused examinations of a particular event, place, or period. Yet, our work often excludes the activities,...

The theme for EHA 2021 is “Rules, Organizations, and Governments: Institutions and Economic History.” Over the last two and a half centuries the economies of the world have dramatically transformed. Part of these transformations occurred in and resulted from technology, demography, and...

The Program Committee, chaired by Eugene White (Rutgers University), welcomes submissions on all subjects in economic history, though some preference will be given to papers that fit the theme of the conference. he theme for EHA 2020 is “The Lessons of Economic History.” The Spanish-American...

The theme for EHA 2019 is “Markets and Governments in Economic History.” The Program Committee welcomes submissions on all subjects in economic history, though some preference will be given to papers that fit the theme of the conference.

The theme for EHA 2018 is “‘From Plague, Famine, and War, Save us, O Lord’ Shocks and Disasters in Economic History”. The age-old prayer refers to disasters that have blighted lives throughout history. The theme is an invitation for papers on the broader economic-historical aspects of...

The theme for EHA 2017 is “ Macroeconomic Regimes and Policies: the Quest for Economic and Financial Stability and Growth”. Beginning in the second half of the twentieth century, economic historians began to explore macroeconomic history, creating a vast new realm for research. This year the...

The theme for EHA 2016 is “economic history and economic development.” The Program Committee welcomes submissions on ALL subjects in economic history, though some preference will be given to papers that specifically fit the theme.

The theme for EHA 2015 is “diversity” in economic history. Diversity refers to differences in economic outcomes by race, ethnicity or tribal group, religion, location within countries (for example, urban vs. rural, or North vs. South), gender, and other attributes and how these evolve over...

Cliometric Society Sessions: - Occupations and Mobility over time and distance - Events in Financial History - Economic History in the Long Run Economic History Association Sessions: - Politics and Institutions - Urban Issues in Historical Perspective