About the Economic History Seminar Series
The Economic History Seminars are jointly organized by the HKU Business School Economics Area Team and the Centre for Quantitative History. The Economic History Seminar Series is now partially 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]).
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
14:15 - 15:30 (HKT)
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.
Masculinity Around the World
Our in-person Economic History Seminar Series, jointly organized with the Economics Area of HKU Business School, welcomes Ieda Matavelli to share her latest research on the masculinity norms.
Financial Shocks and Portfolio Preferences: Evidence from the Failure of the Freedmen’s Savings Bank
Our in-person Economic History Seminar Series, jointly organized with the Economics Area of HKU Business School, welcomes Gary Richardson to share his latest research on the failure of the Freedmen’s Savings Bank.