The next seminar of the Institute of Historical Research's Partnership seminar series "Risk and Uncertainty in the Premodern World" will run online on Thursday 17 June, 17:00-19:00 London time. We are delighted to be hosting Daniel Bogart, Marco Del Angel and Lewis Wade for a seminar on “Risk and Uncertainty in Capital Markets”. Daniel Bogart is Professor of Economics at UC Irvine and Co-Editor of the Journal of Economic History. Marco Del Angel is Assistant Professor of Economics at California State University at Los Angeles. Lewis Wade is a PhD student at the University of Exeter.
Daniel Bogart (UC Irvine) and Marco Del Angel (California State University Los Angeles): Policy Uncertainty and Capital Markets: Evidence from the English East India Company
Lewis Wade (Exeter): Lloyd’s of Paris? Colbertianism, the Royal Insurance Chamber and the Parisian Capital Market, 1668-86
All are welcome, but registration will be necessary in advance through the Institute of Historical Research's website. The link can be found below (abstracts for the papers can also be found at this link):
https://www.history.ac.uk/events/risk-and-uncertainty-capital-marketshttps://eh.net/?nltr=MjkyMDs1NTczO2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lmhpc3RvcnkuYWMudWsvZXZlbnRzL3Jpc2stYW5kLXVuY2VydGFpbnR5LWNhcGl0YWwtbWFya2V0czs7YzQ5ODVmNjg1ZWQwM2ZiOGYwNWIzZWEyYTk2MzljYmQ%3D
Registration will close on Wednesday 16 at 17:00 London time. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the seminar convenors at riskseminar2021@gmail.com.
Lewis Wade, Mallory Hope and Gijs Dreijer
The Princeton University Library has digitized a number of posters from the Interborough Rapid Transit Subway Company . The posters, designed by the public relations firm Ivy Lee, were displayed in subway cars to provide information to riders about changes in fares and routes, safety issues, and other matters of interest. The collection consists of 385 images dating from 1918 to 1932; many of them provide financial information about rates, company dividends, and a general look at an early rapid transit system. October 29, update: Jonathan Rees over at "More or Less Bunk" was moved by this post to go off in search of a better site, and found the massive collection of the London Transport Museum , which displays over 5,000 items in a searchable collection .