In recent years an exciting economic literature has emerged that seeks to understand disparities in economic development across countries by going far back in history. Distant historical events can often be linked to long-lasting effects on institutions, culture, human capital and technology; in...

The goal of this workshop is to discuss recent theoretical and empirical studies on the spatial dimension of economic policy and political economy. We encourage submissions of theoretical and empirical papers addressing issues including (but not limited to): - International trade policy,...