EABH New Scholars Workshop 2014

One-day Workshop sponsored by the European Association for Banking and Financial History
Wednesday 16 April 2014, Lecture Theatre, Teaching Block, Riddel Hall, Queen’s University Belfast

Welcome (09:00-09:30) 

• John Turner (QUB), Introductory comments on the relationship between financial history and financial economics

Session 1 (09:30-11:00) 
Chair: Gareth Campbell (QUB) 

• Rudolf Bosch (University of Groningen), 'The Impact of Financial Crises on the Management of Urban Fiscal Systems and Public Debt. The Case of the Duchy of Guelders, 1350-1550'
• Jéremy Ducros (Paris School of Economics), 'The Lyon Stock Exchange: A Struggle for Survival (1866-1914)' 

Coffee (11:00-11:30)

Session 2 (11:30-13:00) 
Chair: Chris Colvin (QUB) 

• Géraldine David (Université Libre de Bruxelles), 'Is Art Really a Safe Haven? Evidence from the French Art Market during WWI'
• William Quinn (QUB), 'What Moved Share Prices in an Early Stock Market?'

Lunch (13:00-14:00)

Session 3 (14:00-15:30) 
Chair: Christopher Coyle (QUB) 

• Andrea Papadia (LSE), 'Foreign Debt and Secondary Markets: Lessons from Interwar Germany'
• Philip Fliers (Rotterdam School of Management), 'A Long-Term Analysis of Dividend Policy: Evidence from the Netherlands, 1903-2003'

Coffee (15:30-16:00)

Keynote (16:00-16:45)
Chair: John Turner (QUB)

• Joost Jonker (Universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht), 'Smoothing the flow, currency circulation and payment techniques in the Low Countries, 1500-1800'