Call for papers: The New Economic History of Brazil

Conference to be held at the Lusíada University of Lisbon

Date:

September 12, 2025

Conference title:

The New Economic History of Brazil

Location:

Lusíada University of Lisbon: Rua da Junqueira, 188-198 – 1349-001 Lisboa

Note: This conference is expected to take place offline only.

Opening session:

Cláudio Haddad (Haddad Foundation)

Keynote speaker:

William Summerhill (UCLA)

Conference organizers:

Guilherme Lambais (Lusíada University of Lisbon)

Nuno Palma (U. Manchester, ICS-UL, and CEPR)

Conference theme:

We plan to accept papers that cover all aspects of the quantitative (and comparative) economic history of Brazil.

Costs and funding:

There will be no conference fee. The organizers will provide lunch, coffee breaks, and a dinner.

Due to limited funding, we cannot cover travel and accommodation costs, unfortunately.

Deadlines:

May 26, 2025 – deadline to send us a proposal.

May 30, 2025 – we will communicate the accepted proposals (and possibly a waiting list).

June 6, 2025 – the program will be posted.

For applications, please email a complete paper or at least a paper proposal (3-4 pages) to both Guilherme Lambais and Nuno Palma. Complete papers are preferable if possible.

We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Haddad Foundation and Lusíada University of Lisbon. This conference is organized by the Center for Research in Economics and Comparative Development, directed by Álvaro Matias and Guilherme Lambais.