Poster Session

Graduate students will be disseminating preliminary results from their thesis in the poster session. The deadline for applications to the poster session has passed.

Those accepted receive travel and hotel subsidies. More information about the hotel.

To ease travel complications, we will provide the poster board. We intend to purchase Hunt Sturdy BoardTM QuickStick(c) Foamboard 20" x 30", White, (Office Max Item #11067061). It claims to have "pressure sensitive adhesive." Just in case, we will also bring tacks and tape.

As you prepare your poster please remember that "Less is More." Think of your poster as an advertisement of your paper, not as the paper itself. Your goal is to engage people in conversation and encourage them to take a copy of your paper home with them. Those who are looking at a poster want to quickly know what question you are asking, why that is an interesting question and what answer you propose. You want people to be able to see everything on your poster from a comfortable distance. That means you will want to large font (minimum 12 pt.). And remember, a picture is worth a thousand words: graphs tell a story much more effectively than words. Is there a graph that captures the puzzle addressed in your paper?

You will want to bring along approximately 25 copies of your paper which interested people can take with them. Be sure to include your name, your affiliation, email address, and a date on your title page. If you have business cards, bring those too.

The posters will be displayed in the foyer where our coffee breaks are held. This will give you maximum exposure in a minimum amount of time. There will be designated times when the poster presenters are asked to be with their posters, namely Friday afternoon and all day Saturday.

Dissertation Awards

Dissertations chosen for presentation at the annual meetings are finalists for these annual awards and will present summaries of their work at the conference:

Allan Nevins Prize for the best dissertation in U.S. or Canadian Economic History

The Allen Nevins Prize in American Economic History is awarded annually by the Economic History Association on behalf of Columbia University Press for the best dissertation in U.S. or Canadian economic history completed during the previous year. The 2009 prize will be awarded at the Economic History Association's annual meeting in Tuscon in September 2009.

Convener: John Murray, University of Toledo

The shortlist for the 2009 Nevins Prize is:

Evening Schools and Child Labor in the United States, 1870-1910
Linda Carter, Ph.D, Vanderbilt University
Advisor: William J. Collins

Your Job is Your Credit: Creating a Market for Loans to Salaried Employees in New York City, 1885-1920
Michael Easterly, Ph.D, UCLA
Advisor: Naomi Lamoreaux

Essays on Race and the Persistence of Economic Inequality
Melinda Miller, Ph.D, University of Michigan
Advisors: Warren Whatley and Benjamin R. Chabot

Alexander Gerschenkron Prize for the best dissertation in the economic history of an area outside of the United States or Canada

The Alexander Gerschenkron Prize in Economic History is awarded annually by the Economic History Association for the best dissertation in the economic history of an area outside of the United States or Canada completed during the previous year. The 2009 prize will be awarded at the Economic History Association's annual meeting in Tuscon in September 2009.

Convener: Stephen Broadberry, University of Warwick

The shortlist for the 2009 Gerschenkron Prize is:

Feeding the Brethren: Grain Provisioning of Norwich Cathedral Priory, c. 1280-1370
Philip Slavin, Ph.D, University of Toronto
Advisor: John Munro

Market Integration and Economic Development: A Comparative Study of India and Europe, 1700-1900
Roman Studer, Ph.D, University of Oxford
Advisor: Robert Allen

Real Wages and Wage Inequality in China, 1860-1936
Se Yan, Ph.D, UCLA
Advisor: Dora Costa and Naomi Lamoreaux