The European Association for Banking and Financial History (EABH) is organizing a workshop for young scholars (within 5 years of PhD) in the fields of monetary and financial history.
Papers on all topics in the field of insurance, banking, financial and monetary history will be considered, but those working in the following areas are particularly welcome:

Models of corporate governance
How have corporate governance models developed throughout history? For example, what are the roots of the Continental European or Rhineland (two-tier) model vis-à-vis the Anglo-Saxon model? Do other governance models prevail in the financial sector? Has a changing environment in relation to stakeholders, globalization, and business systems had an impact on the corporate governance of financial institutions, such as banks and insurance companies?

Governance mechanisms in financial institutions
Which mechanisms/factors have influenced the corporate governance of financial institutions, including ownership structures (role of families, shareholders, cooperative organizations, state banks etc.) and boards of directors? What are key differences and similarities in corporate governance of different players in the financial sector?

Regulation and legislation of governance
How does government regulation relate to developments in the financial sector? What are the consequences, for example, of countries joining the EU, the consequences of the current crisis? Does an economic or financial crisis have consequences for the corporate governance of a financial institution? The workshop will be held at Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

All costs (travels, accommodation, and food) for presenting authors will be covered. Paper proposals should be sent by 15 January 2011 to:
Abe de Jong, Rotterdam School of Management, ajongrsm.nl or infobankinghistory.de

The committee consisting of:
Stefano Battilossi (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; Editor of Financial History Review)
Ingrid Elferink (Historical Archive ING)
Abe de Jong (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University)
Joke Mooij (Company History Rabobank)
Anders Perlinge (Foundation for Economic History Research, Stockholm) will announce decisions by the end of January 2011. The best paper presented will be invited for a presentation at the annual EABH conference 20-21 May 2011 in Amsterdam.

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