Conference
Monetary unions in history
1 Jul 2022
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
eabh in cooperation with the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB)
This conference will discuss the phenomenon of currency unions in a global historical context with a special focus on the challenges brought about by trends of isolationism and confrontation.
Motivation, design and factors explaining the resilience (or the lack thereof) of currency unions will be among the themes to discuss; – against a backdrop of captivating historical, geographic and institutional experiences.
As history continues into modern-day initiatives like the Economic and Monetary Union in the EU, a glimpse into the future of currency unions may also engage the conference agenda.
A platform to distil academic and policy insights, the event should attract scholars as well as central bankers interested in both the theory and historical experience of currency unions.
Registration is open!
Archival Workshop
Digital rebirth of historical datasets
30 Jun 2022
1504 Sofia, Bulgaria
eabh in cooperation with the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB)
Central banks and other financial institutions have longstanding histories and rich archives. These contain extensive sets of historical information and hence are an extremely valuable source of knowledge about the evolution of financial institutions’ functions and mandates; as much as the trajectory of financial systems and the economic development of countries and regions.
In this workshop we will check up key quantitative historical financial data, historical dataset accessibility and IT tools and innovation.
Registration is open!
eabh Annual Meeting
2022 eabh Annual Meeting
30 Jun 2022
Sofia, Bulgaria
eabh in cooperation with the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB)
Conference
Finance & Migration
conference
11 Jun 2022
Athens, Greece
eabh in cooperation with National Bank of Greece
This conference will look at the relationship between the financial sector and migration – taking a comparative historical view.
Other
International Macro History Online Seminar Series
9 Feb 2022
Geneva, Switzerland
The International Macroeconomic History Online Seminar Series, supported by eabh and a consortium of numerous other universities and institutions from around the world aims to keep the flow of intellectual debate active and to bring macroeconomic history topics to an interested public on a weekly basis.
lunch hour
Easy Monetary Policy
Cure or Curse?
22 Jun 2021
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
eabh in cooperation with Allianz Global Investors
Harold James (Princeton University) and Eric Barthalon (Head of Research Allianz SE) will take a long-term perspective on easy monetary policies and their implications.
Post Great Financial Crisis, major central banks have cut rates to, or below zero and have provided unprecedented amounts of liquidity to the system ever since. After first steps to normalise monetary policy, we have seen a renewed round of monetary easing in 2019. Further, Covid restrictions and lockdowns in 2020 and 2021 brought back discussions about helicopter money and direct credit to the banking sector. Can looking back at historical precedents help to better understand where we are headed?
Webinar
Images of Finance
How to unlock the potential of your photography collection?
11 Jun 2021
Zoom Webinar, Germany
Reinhard Frost (Deutsche Bank) will showcase one of his organisation’s most valuable photography collections and give insights on how these images are valuable for the brand and history communication.
Together with the audience, we will discuss how to unlock the full potential of photography collections and how to engage audiences using different channels.
Webinar
2021 eabh annual meeting
11 Jun 2021
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
This year’s annual meetings will take place via zoom.
10.00 – 11.30 CET: Academic Council Meeting (for members of the AC only)
12.00 – 13.00 CET: General Members’ Meeting
14.00 – 15.00 CET: Board of Management Meeting (for members of the BoM only)
Archival Workshop
Photography Collections
of (Financial) Companies. Part II
10 Jun 2021
Athens , Greece
eabh in cooperation with National Bank of Greece
This workshop wants to put the spotlight on the photography collections of not exclusively, but mainly financial companies.
Photography collections of corporations are often broad and extensive but very little explored for marketing, research and digital access. This archival workshop aims to discover the contents, importance and use of corporate photography collections of (financial) organisations: Where are these often-extensive collections? How are they used? Which is their use and marketing value for institutors themselves? Which is their value for research beyond financial history (social, political history, etc.)? How can they be made available to a wider audience of scholars and the public eye?
Webinar
Your Archive is an Asset!
Using your heritage as a corporate strategic asset
24 Mar 2021
Stockholm, Sweden
eabh in conversation (on zoom) with Anders Sjöman (Centre for Business History in Stockholm)
Every organization has a history that is unique to itself. When put to proper use, it becomes a strategic asset that companies can leverage for future growth.
This is one of the main arguments that the Centre for Business History Stockholm often uses, when convincing companies that they should keep their historic materials in a professional archive – and also set aside budgets for it.
Anders Sjöman, Head of Communication at the Centre for Business History in Stockholm, will explain how the centre works and share some case examples.