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Economic History Research

Researchers in economic history focus on the evolution and performance of political and economic institutions over the long term in order to better understand how economies function today. They are particularly interested in how economic performance is enhanced or constrained through policy making and institutions that create and enforce rules that determine who votes, and how capital and labor markets and fiscal institutions operate.

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November 18, 2025 4:00 pm

Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

Odilon Camara, Associate Professor of Finance and Business Economics, USC Marshall School of Business; Visiting Associate in Economics, Caltech,
November 19, 2025 4:00 pm

Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

John Rehbeck, Associate Professor of Economics, Ohio State University,