Alain Bresson
Alain Bresson
Robert O. Anderson Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Classics, History, the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures, and the College
University of Chicago
Research Project
Working Group on Comparative Economics
Project Team:
2013 – 2015
Project Summary
| This group convened to discuss the comparative economic and historical analysis of societies, identifying ways that economic tools and analysis can advance historical research on the ancient world. |
Emerging around a coalescence of research interests in the comparative economic analysis of historical societies from ancient times to the modern period, the Working Group on Comparative Economics brought together faculty from Classics, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations, Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science, and the Booth School of Business for a two-year program of activities. Monthly faculty meetings, quarterly visiting lecturers, and an annual conference addressed themes of shared interest in comparative economics, including the structure of economic firms, taxation, long-distance trade, forms and uses of money, and the economics of slavery. Activities were designed to clarify conceptual and empirical issues in a way that will promote and enrich cross-disciplinary faculty research and quickly disseminate results through e-publication of a new working paper series.
Research Team
Gary Herrigel
Gary Herrigel
Paul Klapper Professor in the College and the Division of the Social Sciences
University of Chicago
Richard Hornbeck
Richard Hornbeck
V. Duane Rath Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
University of Chicago
Brian Muhs
David Schloen
David Schloen
Professor of Syro-Palestinian Archaeology, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations; Associated Faculty, Divinity School
University of Chicago
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