Seminars and Research

Economic History Workshop 2011-2012

This seminar series is made possible through the generosity of two prominent Vanderbilt alumni, Ambassador K. Terry Dornbush (BA '55) and Joe L. Roby (BA '61)

Economic History Workshop coordinator: Jeremy Atack

All seminars will take place in room 204, Calhoun Hall from 4:00-5:20pm (unless otherwise noted)

SPRING 2012

Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Carola Frydman, Boston University
"The Panic of 1907: JP Morgan, Trust Companies, and the Impact of the Financial Crisis"

Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Latika Chaudhary, Scripps College
"Engines of Growth: The Productivity Advance of Indian Railways, 1874-1912"