Those who desire to take this course for credit must have research in progress and the consent of the instructor. Registered students are expected to report their research results to the Colloquium. The emphasis is upon quantitative economic history, broadly defined. The range of topics is wide, chronologically and geographically. The papers are presented by students and faculty at Chicago and by visiting scholars.
Papers are available before each session.
Papers are presented by graduate students who are working on research problems related to money and banking, by University of Chicago faculty and by visitors from outside of Chicago. The common theme of the workshop is agriculture, defined very broadly to include a wide range of applications of economics to problems relevant to farming and farm people and to interrelationships between agriculture and the rest of the economy including international as well as national relationships. The workshop is designed primarily to assist students in their research and emphasizes presentations by students though there are occasional presentations by faculty and outside scholars. All interested students are welcome to participate. This Workshop discusses social, economic, and political issues in Korea, Japan, and China as well as inter-regional problems involving these countries.