About the Quantitative History Webinar Series
The Quantitative History (QH) Webinar Series aims to provide researchers, teachers, and students with an online intellectual platform to keep up to date with the latest research in the field, promoting the dissemination of research findings and interdisciplinary use of quantitative methods in historical research. The QH Webinar Series, now entering its fifth year, is co-organized by the Centre for Quantitative History at the HKU Business School and the International Society for Quantitative History in partnership with the Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Series is now substantially supported by the Areas of Excellence (AoE) Scheme from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. [AoE/B-704/22-R]).
War and the Origins of Chinese Civilization
Discover how archaeological findings and quantitative evidence reveal the connection between warfare and the formation of Chinese civilization.
April 11, 2024
16:00 - 17:30 (HKT)
The Empire Project: Trade Policy in Interwar Canada
Explore novel methods of analyzing tariff impacts on trade flows with Kevin O’Rourke | With discussant Stephen Broadberry FBA (Oxford).
The State Civilian Granary System and Price Stability, 1741–1856
Explore the use of a unique historical setting to quantify the long-term behavior of market prices in the presence of an interventionist government.
The Impact of the 1901 Land Title Deed Act on Bangkok’s Urban Land Market
Join us and explore the use of plot-level data collected from 9,840 Bangkok orchard land deeds issued in the 1880s.
Fiscal Innovation and the Origins of Paper Currency in Song China (960–1276)
Join us and explore the crucial role of paper currency in the Song market economy.
The Glorious Revolution That Wasn’t: Rural Elite Conflict and Demand for Democratization
Join us and explore how meaningful demands for democratization emerged in an authoritarian parliament within a non-industrialized agricultural economy.