The VIII Seminar in Economic History will take place October 20th, 2022.
The annual Seminar in Economic History of the Banco de España aims to bring together scholars from all over the world to discuss current academic work. The programme will aim to contribute to the progress of the discipline, providing new insights in several historical periods and areas of investigation.
20 October 2022
Banco de España, Madrid
Programme ( 122 KB )
Speakers
20 October
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- 09:30h - 09:45h
- Welcome address: Ángel Gavilán (Director General Economics, Statistics and Research, Banco de España)
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- 09:45h - 11:15h
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INSTITUTIONS
Bourbon Reforms and State Capacity in the Spanish Empire
G. Chiovelli (Universidad de Montevideo), L. Fergusson (Universidad de los
, J.D. Torres (Stanford
Andes),
University), and F. Valencia Caicedo (University of British Columbia)Discussant:
Central Bank Cooperation 1930-1932, A Reappraisal
and G. Nodari (University of
Geneva)Discussant: Rui Esteves (Geneva Graduate Institute)
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- 11:15h - 11:45h
- Coffee break
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- 11:45h - 13:15h
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CENTRAL BANKING
At Your Service! Liquidity Provision and Risk Management in 19th Century France
M. Avaro (University of Pennsylvania) and
Discussant:
Central Bank Losses and Lending of Last Resort
K.J. Mitchener (Santa Clara University, CABS, CAGE, CEPR, CESifo, and NBER) and
Discussant:
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- 13:15h - 14:30h
- Lunch break
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- 14:30h - 16:00h
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MICRO DATA IN ECONOMIC HISTORY
Does trade liberalization boost innovation? Evidence from French industrial sectors in the 19th century
Discussant:
Banks, Credit Supply, and the Life Cycle of Firms: Evidence from Late Nineteenth Century Japan
and Sergi Basco (Universitat de
Barcelona and Fundació MOVE)Discussant:
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- 16:00h - 16:30h
- Coffee break
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- 16:30h - 17:30h
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Keynote speech
Up and Away? Inflation and Debt Consolidation in Historical Perspective
Barry Eichengreen (University of California, Berkeley) and
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- Farewell conclusions