EH.N: APEBH conference Wellington (New Zealand) 18-20 February 2009

[van der Eng, Pierre]

> Asia-Pacific Economic and Business History Conference 2010
> Main theme: Financial Crises: Historical Perspectives
> 17-19 February 2010, Wellington (New Zealand)
> Venue: Victoria University of Wellington
> Organisation: Economic History Society of Australia and New Zealand
> Call for papers: http://www.uow.edu.au/commerce/econ/ehsanz/ 
> 
> Papers and proposals for sessions are invited for the 2010 APEBH
> conference. Although the main conference theme is 'Financial Crises:
> Historical Perspectives' we also extend a welcome to contributions on
> any other topics in economic, social, and business history, as well as
> to proposals for sessions on particular themes.
> Researchers across a range of disciplines are warmly welcomed
> including economists and historians of economic thought, accounting,
> business, society, and management, as well as archivists. Early career
> researchers are encouraged to participate. The conference organisers
> are particularly interested in attracting papers that examine
> developments within the Asia-Pacific region broadly defined and/or
> papers that provide an international comparative perspective, but by
> no means wish to discourage papers on other regions of the world.
> The current global financial crisis raises many questions that invite
> historical comparison. What are the similarities and differences
> between this and previous financial and economic crises, including the
> depression of the 1930s and the Asian crisis of the late 1990s? To
> what extent are financial crises inevitable, or can they be avoided by
> sound banking practices and economic policy? What could today's policy
> makers and business leaders learn from previous eras of financial
> turmoil? How did financial regulation change in response to past
> episodes of crisis and with what consequences? How do financial crises
> affect different types of economy and different groups in society? Can
> we expect to see the revival of Keynesian and other doctrines that
> rose to popularity in the 1930s? Why are some businesses more
> vulnerable to the impact of national and international financial
> crises than others? Do crises lead to opportunities for astute
> entrepreneurs? Are there historical precedents for a financial crisis
> caused by the growth of new instruments and new institutions that were
> not formally included in existing regulatory regimes and, if so, how
> did regulators respond? These questions could be approached from a
> number of perspectives, including those of the cliometrician, the
> economic historian, the economic theorist, the business historian, and
> the social historian. There is scope for new interpretations as well
> as syntheses of existing work.
> ALL ABSTRACTS, PROPOSALS FOR SESSIONS, AND PAPERS FOR REFEREEING OR
> POSTING ON THE CONFERENCE WEBSITE SHOULD BE EMAILED TO THE FOLLOWING
> PROGRAMME ORGANISERS:
> Rick.Garside at otago.ac.nz (Professor Rick Garside, Otago University)
> Edwyna.Harris at buseco.monash.edu.au (Dr Edwyna Harris, Monash
> University)
> Paper abstracts of one page may be submitted at any time up to 30
> November 2009. A decision on proposals will be made within a month of
> submission. Session proposals of one page may be submitted up to the
> same date, outlining the main objectives of the session.
> You are not obliged to submit your full paper for refereeing. However,
> some universities require staff attending conferences to have their
> papers refereed, and if this is the case in your institution please
> submit the full paper by 11 January 2010, earlier if possible.
> Any papers sent to us by 12 February 2010 will be posted on the
> conference website.
> A conference paper prize will be awarded. A selection of papers
> (subject to the normal reviewing process and standards) may be
> published in the Australian Economic History Review.
> Further details about the conference and the Call for Papers can be
> found at the web page of the Economic History Society of Australia and
> New Zealand: http://www.uow.edu.au/commerce/econ/ehsanz/