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Chair: Eva Ortega (Banco de España)

Bourbon Reforms and State Capacity in the Spanish Empire

G. Chiovelli (Universidad de Montevideo), L. Fergusson (Universidad de los
Andes), L.R. Martínez (University of Chicago)  (9 MB), J.D. Torres (Stanford
University), and F. Valencia Caicedo (University of British Columbia)

Discussant: S. García-Uribe (Banco de España)  (624 KB)

Central Bank Cooperation 1930-1932, A Reappraisal

J. Flores Zendejas (University of Geneva)  (1.009 KB) and G. Nodari (University of
Geneva)

Discussant: Rui Esteves (Geneva Graduate Institute)

Chair: Galo Nuño (Banco de España)

At Your Service! Liquidity Provision and Risk Management in 19th Century France

M. Avaro (University of Pennsylvania) and V. Bignon (Banque de France
and CEPR)  (1 MB)

Discussant: E. Monnet (Paris School of Economics EHESS, and CEPR)  (457 KB)

Central Bank Losses and Lending of Last Resort

K.J. Mitchener (Santa Clara University, CABS, CAGE, CEPR, CESifo, and
NBER) and E. Monnet (Paris School of Economics EHESS, and CEPR)  (1 MB)

Discussant: E. Jorge-Sotelo (Universitat de Barcelona)  (108 KB)

Chair: Jacopo Timini (Banco de España)

Does trade liberalization boost innovation? Evidence from French industrial sectors in the 19th century

C. Salvo (Sapienza University of Rome)  (2 MB)

Discussant: J. Quintana (Banco de España)  (501 KB)

Banks, Credit Supply, and the Life Cycle of Firms: Evidence from Late Nineteenth Century Japan

J.P. Tang (University of Melbourne)  (583 KB) and Sergi Basco (Universitat de
Barcelona and Fundació MOVE)

Discussant: M.A. Amado (Banco de España)  (537 KB)

Up and Away? Inflation and Debt Consolidation in Historical Perspective

Barry Eichengreen (University of California, Berkeley) and Rui Esteves (Geneva Graduate Institute)  (3 MB)