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:
PresidentAlan Olmstead, University of California - Davis
President-ElectRichard Steckel, Ohio State University
Executive DirectorAlexander J. Field, Santa Clara University
Immediate Past Presidents

Paul Hohenberg, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Gary D. Libecap, University of California, Santa Barbara
Roger Ransom, University of California, Riverside

Vice PresidentMary MacKinnon, McGill University
TrusteesLee Craig, North Carolina State University
Price Fishback, University of Arizona
Anne McCants, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jean-Laurent Rosenthal, California Institute of Technology
EditorsJeremy Atack, Vanderbilt University
Philip Hoffman, California Institute of Technology
Chair, Budget CommitteeHoward Bodenhorn, Lafayette University
IEHA RepresentativeMichael Bordo, Rutgers University
Meetings CoordinatorJari Eloranta, Appalachian State University

2007-2008 Committee List

By-Laws