2012

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Sunday

Updated on 2012-09-20 16:19

Sunday, 8:30 AM – 10:00

Session #12: The State for War and Growth

Chair: Kris Mitchener, Santa Clara University

Nicola Gennaioli (UPF) and Hans-Joachim Voth (UPF), “State Capacity and Military Conflict”

Saturday

Updated on 2012-10-08 13:00

Saturday, 8:30-10 AM

Session #6: The Decisive Role of Bond Markets

Chair: George Grantham, McGill University

David Chambers (Cambridge University), Sergei Sarkissian (McGill University) and Michael Schill (University of Virginia), “Geography and Capital: Global Finance and the U.S. Railroad Industry”

Friday 1-2:30 PM

Session #1: The Historical Evolution of Trade and Transport Costs

Chair: Stephen Easton, Simon Fraser University

Travel

Updated on 2012-05-09 13:13

The best option to fly to is the Vancouver International Airport (YVR):

http://www.yvr.ca/en/Default.aspx

You could also fly to Seattle, for example, and rent a car and drive over. Some of the travel options are listed here: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2008116402_trthreecities17.html.

Schedule

Updated on 2012-09-20 16:20

See the full Meetings Program booklet here.

"Rules of the game" for the paper sessions:

Registration

Updated on 2013-03-07 17:41

The registration system for the 2012 meeting is now closed.

You can also register on site at the conference. However, the EHA cannot guarantee access to the various conference events for on-site registrants. Space in the various events is on first-come, first-served basis.

Hotel

Updated on 2012-05-09 13:17

The conference hotel for the 2012 EHA conference is Sheraton Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver:

Graduate Students

Updated on 2012-05-19 20:55

Paper Presenters:

Graduate students who are accepted to present a paper in the regular program are eligible for the same benefits as those who are selected for the poster session (see below for details).

Poster Session:

This session, presented during two days of the conference in the general meeting areas, is intended for disseminating preliminary results from graduate thesis work. Those accepted receive the following support:

Economic History Association 2012 Annual Meeting

Updated on 2012-10-23 16:50

CONFERENCE THEME:

Revisiting the Transportation Revolution

Annual Meeting of the Economic History Association
Vancouver, British Columbia
September 21-23, 2012

UPDATED: Pre-registration is closed, but you can register on site at the conference. You can download the full Meetings Program booklet at the bottom of the page.

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