Founded in 1983, The Cliometric Society is an academic organization of individuals interested in using economic theory and statistical techniques to study economic history. The Society seeks to advance and improve scholarship by emphasizing methodology, practicing, and promoting educational opportunities for young scholars.


2006 Cliometrics Conference
Call for Papers

The annual Cliometrics Conference in 2006 will be held on the weekend of Friday June 2rd through Sunday June 4th. The conference will be hosted by the State University of New York (SUNY) - Binghamton. Funding is provided by the National Science Foundation. The conference is designed to provide extensive discussion of new and innovative research in economic history. Typically, twelve papers are selected for presentation and discussion. These are sent out to all conference participants in advance. In the session devoted to each paper, authors make a 5-minute opening statement and the rest of the session is devoted to discussion by all conference participants. All participants are required to read all papers and to attend the entire conference.

The deadline for proposals and requests to attend the meetings has now passed. For any additional information, please contact:

Jason Hopkins
Cliometrics Conference Secretary
Department of Economics
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309
Tel: 1-303-492- 8024
E-mail: clioconf@colorado.edu
Questions and comments to: csociety@eh.net