Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca in Storia Economica

Washington, D.C., Metro Area (Tysons Corner, Virginia), May 28-30, 2026 The Economic and Business History Society is pleased to announce its 51st annual conference, to be held in Tysons Corner, Virginia — just minutes from Washington, D.C. — from May 28 to May 30, 2026. Next year’s theme, “Turning Points in Economic and Business History,”…

Recent years have seen the proliferation of projects dealing with topics that broadly fit the category of business history of slavery and colonialism. Not only well-established scholars, but many young researchers are picking up projects in this field. Yet because of the broad demarcations of, and interest in, the topic remains divided along disciplinary and…

The Association of Business Historians conference 2025 will be held in Belfast, UK, from 19 to 21 June 2025 and invites submissions to the conference committee on the theme of ‘Business History Applied’. Applied history, the use of the past to inform understanding of current challenges and support decision making, is a growing field. It…

Historians have widely documented how businesses, industries and trades working on large and small scales have influenced human and planetary health and the environment. These impacts, both positively and negatively, were often mediated through the flows of water. On the one hand, businesses and trades played a key role in providing clean drinking water, thereby…

Businesses today face unprecedented pressure to transform their operations in response to environmental crises, particularly climate change, and government policy. With the transformation of old and rise of new “green” industries, we are potentially witnessing what may be the most significant industrial transformation since World War II. While business history research exploring the role of…

May 29-31, 2025. Birmingham, Alabama The Economic and Business History Society (EBHS) is proud to announce its 50th annual conference, to be held in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 29-31, 2025. As we mark half a century of pioneering interdisciplinary research, we invite scholars to explore the theme of “Forging New Frontiers” in economic and business…

28 July – 1 August 2025, Lund, Sweden Inequality presents a formidable challenge to the sustainability of our societies. Currently, the top 10% globally commands 52% of total income. Notably, global wealth distribution appears even more imbalanced than income distribution. The top 10% holds a staggering 76% of total net wealth, inclusive of substantial financial…