About the Economic History Association

The Economic History Association was founded in 1940. Its purpose is to encourage and promote teaching, research, and publication on every phase of economic history, broadly defined, and to encourage and assist in the preservation and administration of the materials for research in economic history. The Association publishes The Journal of Economic History and a Newsletter, and holds an annual meeting (usually in September). Research is supported through Arthur H. Cole grants-in-aid. In addition, the Association awards several prizes for publications: the Arthur Cole Prize for the best article published in the Journal each year; the Alice Hanson Jones prize for the best book published biennially in American economic history; and the Gyorgi Ranki prize for the best book published biennially in non-American economic history. The Association awards annually the Alan Nevins prize for the best dissertation in American economic history, and the Alexander Gerschenkron prize for the best dissertation in non-American economic history. The EHA encourages superior teaching by awarding the Jonathan Hughes Prize.

The Journal of Economic History, which is published by Cambridge University Press in March, June, September, and December, is provided to each member. More information about the Journal, including a listing of the co-editors, and the Board of Editors, as well as information about submitting articles, can be found in EHA Publications.

The Association is managed by an Executive Director, Alex Field. His office address is:

Economic History Association
Department of Economics
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara, CA 95053-0385
Phone: (408) 554-4348
Fax: (408) 554-2331
E-mail: afield@scu.edu


The Association's annual meeting is organized by Jari Eloranta, the Meetings Coordinator, and a Program Committee appointed each year by the President. Information about upcoming meetings can be found in EHA Announcements.

The Officers and Trustees who oversee the Association are the following:
PresidentNaomi Lamoreaux, University of California, Los Angeles
President-ElectBarry Eichengreen, University of California at Berkeley
Executive DirectorAlexander J. Field, Santa Clara University
Immediate Past Presidents

Richard Steckel, Ohio State University

Alan Olmstead, University of California, Davis

Paul Hohenberg, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Vice PresidentJohn Wallis, University of Maryland
Trustees

Anne McCants, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jean-Laurent Rosenthal, California Institute of Technology 
Angela Redish, University of British Columbia 

Paul Rhode, University of Michigan

EditorsPrice Fishback, University of Arizona
Philip Hoffman, California Institute of Technology
Chair, Budget CommitteeCharles Calomiris, Columbia University
IEHA RepresentativeElyce Rotella, Indiana University
Meetings CoordinatorJari Eloranta, Appalachian State University
EHA Committee List 2009-2010

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