PhD Workshop in Quantitative Economic History
Call for Papers
Dates: Thursday, 19 June 2025
Venue: Queen's Business School Student Hub, Riddel Hall Campus, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Host: Queen's University Centre for Economic History
Sponsors: European Historical Economics Society, and the Centre for Economics, Policy and History
Venue: Queen's Business School Student Hub, Riddel Hall Campus, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Host: Queen's University Centre for Economic History
Sponsors: European Historical Economics Society, and the Centre for Economics, Policy and History
Queen’s University Centre for Economic History invites submissions from doctoral researchers working in any area of economic history for a one-day workshop. The workshop will provide an opportunity for PhD students to present their research, receive feedback from senior scholars, and engage with peers in a supportive academic environment.
We welcome papers covering a broad range of topics within economic history that employ quantitative approaches. We are particularly keen to see submissions which use economic theory and quantitative methods to address historical questions, rather than persistence studies and other works of applied economics.
(A dedicated workshop on persistence studies will take place at Queen's one week prior to our workshop, on 12-13 June. We direct those interested in participating to this separate Call for Papers.)
Our quantitative economic history workshop will consist of paper presentations followed by discussant feedback and group discussion. We particularly encourage submissions from PhD researchers with completed papers looking to road test their work before using it as a job market paper, or submitting it to an academic journal.
The workshop will run concurrently with the Association of Business Historians' Tony Slaven Doctoral Workshop and both will share facilities, catering and a social calendar at Queen’s Business School’s Riddel Hall campus.
We intend to run a plenary session on research outreach and engagement as part of our programme, where participants from both workshops can develop ideas on how their research findings can be translated for non-academic audiences.
Submission Guidelines
Interested participants should submit an extended abstract (max. 500 words) or a full paper, along with a short CV, by 31 March 2025. Submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Accepted participants will be notified in mid-April.
Funding and Logistics
Accommodation will be provided for two nights in the nearby Elms Student Village. A workshop dinner will be provided on the evening of 19 June. Participants will be expected to source their own funding to cover travel costs.
The European Historical Economics Society and the Centre for Economics, Policy and History support the workshop financially.
For any enquiries, please contact Chris Colvin ([email protected]).
We welcome papers covering a broad range of topics within economic history that employ quantitative approaches. We are particularly keen to see submissions which use economic theory and quantitative methods to address historical questions, rather than persistence studies and other works of applied economics.
(A dedicated workshop on persistence studies will take place at Queen's one week prior to our workshop, on 12-13 June. We direct those interested in participating to this separate Call for Papers.)
Our quantitative economic history workshop will consist of paper presentations followed by discussant feedback and group discussion. We particularly encourage submissions from PhD researchers with completed papers looking to road test their work before using it as a job market paper, or submitting it to an academic journal.
The workshop will run concurrently with the Association of Business Historians' Tony Slaven Doctoral Workshop and both will share facilities, catering and a social calendar at Queen’s Business School’s Riddel Hall campus.
We intend to run a plenary session on research outreach and engagement as part of our programme, where participants from both workshops can develop ideas on how their research findings can be translated for non-academic audiences.
Submission Guidelines
Interested participants should submit an extended abstract (max. 500 words) or a full paper, along with a short CV, by 31 March 2025. Submissions should be sent to [email protected]. Accepted participants will be notified in mid-April.
Funding and Logistics
Accommodation will be provided for two nights in the nearby Elms Student Village. A workshop dinner will be provided on the evening of 19 June. Participants will be expected to source their own funding to cover travel costs.
The European Historical Economics Society and the Centre for Economics, Policy and History support the workshop financially.
For any enquiries, please contact Chris Colvin ([email protected]).