SUMMER SCHOOL 2011
FINANCE, INSTITUTIONS AND HISTORY
VENICE, 18 - 22 JULY
Rules, norm and institutions in global perspective
Graduate students are invited to apply for the Eleventh Summer School to be held
in Venice, 18 – 22 July 2011, on the topic Rules, norm and institutions in
global perspective. The Summer seminar consists of a week-long intensive international
workshop held by internationally renowned experts and provides a forum for
discussion of key issues and work in progress in financial history. The following
key speakers have been invited to the 2011 edition:
Carlo Brambilla (Università dell’Insubria, Varese), Mauro Carboni (Università
di Bologna), Christophe Chamlay (Paris School of Economics), Øyvind Eitrheim (Norges Bank, Oslo), Marc Flandreau (Institute des Hautes Études Internationales
de Genèva), Giorgio Fodor (Università di Trento), Arnaud Manas (Banque de France,
Paris), Luciano Pezzolo (Università di Ca’ Foscari, Venice), Sunanda Sen (Cambridge
University and Academy of Third World Studies, New Dehli), Giuseppe Tattara (Università di Ca’ Foscari, Venice), Eugene White (Rutgers University, New
Jersey)
Aim and Contents
The 2011 Summer School is a week-long intensive seminar designed to bring together
a pool of international lecturers and graduate students to discuss key issues
in financial history. Lecturers will present relevant case studies from a wide
range of historical and geographical backgrounds, documenting and discussing
the impact of financial advancements on credit organisations and economic activities.
Scholars interested in attending are welcome. Pre-session materials and reading
suggestions will be made available to participants in the program.
Structure
Lectures will be held by international scholars. Main topics will be analysed
in greater detail and discussed in the group. Student participants will have
the opportunity to present and discuss their own research in special sessions.
Pre-session materials and reading suggestions will be made available to those
enrolled in the program. All sessions will be conducted in English and proficiency
in spoken and written English is expected.
The Department of Economics of the University of Venice “Ca’ Foscari” will
host this year event in its facilities located in Cannaregio, 873 S. Giobbe.
Successful applicants will be charged a registration fee of €200, including
participation in the course, full accommodation in single or double room, and
meals during weekdays. Travel expenses will not be covered.
Getting to the department.
Application and Selection
The Summer Seminar is open to 20 graduate students with a strong background in
economics and history.
To be admitted, applicants are required to either send or e-mail the following
documentation:
Deadline: 31 May 2011
Early applications are encouraged.
The Summer School is organised by the Department of Economics of the Università
di Venezia "Ca' Foscari", the Faculty of Economics in Forlì of the Università di Bologna and the European
Association for Banking History, the Graduate Institute of International and
Development Studies, Geneva, and the Bank of Norway.
Organizing Committee
Mauro Carboni (Università di Bologna – Forlì), Øyvind Eitrheim (Norges Bank –
Oslo), Marc Flandreau (Graduate Institute – Geneva), Giorgio Fodor (Università
di Trento – Trento), Luciano Pezzolo (Università Ca' Foscari – Venice), Giuseppe
Tattara (Università Ca' Foscari – Venice).
Staff: Isabella Cecchini.
