17th Conference of the European Historical Economics Society (EHES), Antwerp, 10–11 September 2027
The seventeenth European Historical Economics Conference will be held at the University of Antwerp, Friday, September 10 to Saturday, September 11, 2027.
The Programme Committee, consisting of Cédric Chambru (École normale supérieure de Lyon), Dácil Juif (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid), Jason Lennard (London School of Economics) and Oscar Gelderblom (University of Antwerp), invites proposals for sessions and individual papers on any aspect of European and international economic history, covering a wide range of periods, countries and regions.

To ensure a diverse range of participants, each participant may present only one paper. In the case of co-authorships, participants can attend more than one session, provided that the additional papers are presented by co-authors.

Requirements:
– Proposals for papers must include an abstract of no more than 500 words, the institutional affiliation and email addresses of the authors, and the keywords for the period, country/region, and topic.
– Session proposals must include three papers, a brief statement of the session objectives and abstracts of every paper (maximum 500 words each).
– The deadline for submissions is February 15, 2027. Notices of acceptance will be sent to the corresponding authors no later than April 1, 2027.

Before submitting your paper for the conference, please renew your EHES membership on the Society’s website: https://ehes.org/become-a-member/. Members receive discounted registration rates at the conference and have unrestricted access to all articles published in the European Review of Economic History.

Submit your proposal via the tab “Submit Paper or Session” at http://www.ehesconference.org.

Gino Luzzatto Dissertation Competition
The EHES is pleased to announce the Gino Luzzatto Dissertation Prize. The Luzzatto Prize Committee consists of Leigh Gardner (London School of Economics), Qiyi Zhao (Yale University, the last laureate) and Alessandro Nuvolari (Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies). The committee will select three finalists who will present their work at the conference.
Anyone who defends their doctoral thesis between July 2025 and June 2027 is eligible to apply. Applicants should submit a 3-page abstract (including a short letter of motivation highlighting the relevance of the work) and the full dissertation no later than June 30, 2027 to: ehes2027@uantwerpen.be.

The Programme Committee is looking forward to a successful and productive EHES Conference in 2027 in Antwerp.