Scholars who research historic populations and events are trained to critique their primary sources by considering their provenance, the original intended audience for the source and the process by which the source was created and preserved. This critical work may be a workaday task at the...

The World Economic History Congress (WEHC) is an international and interdisciplinary event, taking place every third year, placing economic history at its core. The congress appeals not only to economic historians but also to historians, political scientists, management scientists, sociologists,...