See the conferences from CQH.
See the workshops from CQH.
The Making of China and India in the 21st Century: Long-Run Human Capital Accumulation from 1900 to 2020
In this Quantitative History hybrid lecture, Li Yang of the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) will present new evidence on the divergence in economic growth between China and India from the 1980s onward, focusing on how human capital accumulation evolved in each country.
May 28, 2026
Confucian Clans as Financial Intermediaries: Why Insurance Thrived but Banking Lagged in China
In this Quantitative History Lecture, Andrew J. Sinclair will explain in detail how their findings demonstrate that the path of financial development depends on whether new financial services compete with or complement existing institutional arrangements.
March 12, 2026
Doctoral Research Webinar | 明代田賦數據的結構與性質——以「加耗」為中心 The Structure and Nature of Land Tax Data in Ming China: The Case of Surcharges
廈門大學歷史與文化遺產學院博士研究生龐毅通過計算加耗率，更清晰地闡述明代田賦數據的結構與性質，以及恢復地方政府的實際稅額。
September 17, 2026
Gold and Trade: An Empirical Simulation Approach
In this Quantitative History Webinar, Rui Esteves will show that the trade networks strongly shaped monetary choices: countries tended to adopt the regimes of their main trading partners, using a dynamic social network model. By contrast, the evidence provides little support for the classic gravity-model claim that shared regimes substantially increased trade.
September 10, 2026
Drivers of Agricultural Growth in British India
In this Quantitative History webinar, Maanik Nath will discuss how canal irrigation effects remained positive throughout the colonial period and were especially pronounced in arid areas.
June 18, 2026
Masculinity Around the World
Our in-person Economic History Seminar Series, jointly organized with the Economics Area of HKU Business School, welcomes Professor Pauline Grosjean to shareshare her research on the masculinity norms.
June 9, 2026
The Origins of Enduring Economic Inequality
Our in-person Economic History Seminar Series, jointly organized with the Economics Area of HKU Business School, welcomes Professor Samuel Bowles to share his findings on the origins of enduring inequality.
November 17, 2025