Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca in Storia Economica

CfP: CEPR Workshop “Public Health Interventions in the Long Run: Causes and Consequences” (deadline 15 dicembre 2024)

Wageningen University, 27th-28th March 2025

Keynote: Prof. Melissa Thomasson (Miami University/NBER)

Description

We are writing to invite you to submit a paper proposal or to express your interest in attending the workshop “Public Health Interventions in the Long Run: Causes and Consequences”, which will take place on 27th and 28th March 2025 at Wageningen University.

The workshop aims to bring together leading researchers on the topic from various fields, such as economic history, economics, historical political economy, demography or public health history. We welcome submissions on any time period and geographic region.

Papers are being sought on topics including, but not necessarily limited to:

The drivers of health infrastructure provision, including water supplies, sanitation, health care institutions, etcetera.

The consequences of public health interventions on economic and demographic outcomes.

The role of institutions and political economy in public spending.

The connection between epidemics, public health and economic and demographic outcomes.

Application

You can apply by submitting the following via the CEPR website: a short CV (2 pages max.), a title, and a 500-word abstract. You may submit a full paper as well, but this is not mandatory. The deadline for replies is 15 December 2024. We cannot accept submissions received after this date. The organisers will notify prospective participants in December 2024 of their decision.

If you have questions about the event, you can contact Daniel Gallardo Albarrán (Wageningen University) at daniel.gallardoalbarran@wur.nl.

Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

  1. Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
  2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4476
  3. Click on “Step 1: Apply”
  4. Under “Apply to Attend” click “Yes”
  5. Tick the boxes that apply to you
  6. Tick “Would you like to submit a paper?”, upload your paper and supply the requested information.
  7. Click “Submit form” to make the submission.

Authors who do not have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by:

  1. Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
  2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4476
  3. Click on “Step 1: Apply”
  4. Under “Apply to Attend” click “Yes”
  5. Tick the boxes that apply to you
  6. Tick “Would you like to submit a paper?”, upload your paper and supply the requested information.
  7. Click “Submit form” to make the submission.