SUMMER SCHOOL 2010
FINANCE, INSTITUTIONS AND HISTORY
VENICE, 28 JUNE - 2 JULY
Financial innovations in history
Graduate students are invited to apply for the Tenth Summer School to be
held in Venice, 28 June – 2 July 2010, on the topic Financial
innovations in history. 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 2010 edition:
Carlo Brambilla (Università dell’Insubria, Varese), Pierluigi Ciocca (Università La Sapienza, Rome), Øyvind Eitrheim (Norges Bank, Oslo), Marc Flandreau (Institute des Hautes Études Internationales de Genèva), Harold James (Princeton University), Larry Neal (University of Illinois Urbana Champaign), Mary O’Sullivan (Wharton School, Philadelphia), Loriana Pellizzon (Università Ca’ Foscari, Venice), James Tracy (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis)
Aim and Contents
The 2010 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. This year the focus will be on financial
innovations leading to economic change in historical perspective. 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.
Main topics:
- Financial systems in early modern Europe
- Money and monetary systems
- International capital markets
- Financial innovations in the nineteenth century
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. Two
scholarships will be available for outstanding candidates who are not covered
by other grants.
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: 30 April 2010
Early applications are encouraged.
Enquiries
For more information concerning applications and the scientific program,
please contact Stefano Ugolini (Norges Bank Post-Doctoral Fellow at the
Graduate Institute – Geneva): stefano.ugolini@graduateinstitute.ch
Contact us at summersc@unive.it
The Summer School is organised by the Department of Economics of the
Università di Venezia "Ca' Foscari", the Department of Economics of the
Università di Trento, 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 Norges Bank.
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.
