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The Executive Board of the AEHE pays tribute to and remembers the important contribution made by Earl J. Hamilton to the social and economic history, awarding the Hamilton for an outstanding paper on economic history published by its members in the most prestigious international journals with scientific recognition.
Also, the prize aims to promote the internationalization of publications of members of the Association.
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Winner of the EARL J. HAMILTON AWARD 2009
Fernando Collantes
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Fernando Collantes |
| “Rural Europe reshaped: the economic transformation of upland regions, 1850–2000”, Economic History Review, 62, 2 (2009), pp. 306–323. |
Abstract:
Agriculture is no longer the main sector in the economy of rural Europe. Based on a comparative analysis of nine upland areas from five different countries (Scotland, Switzerland, France, Italy, and Spain), this article argues that, contrary to the claims of most social science work on ‘rural restructuring’, the decline of agriculture in the rural economy should be understood from a long-term perspective and in relation to European industrialization, rather than as a recent process linked to postmodern dynamics. In fact, widely diverging paths of rural change during industrialization similarly imply occupational change.
Fernando Collantes is a Lecturer of History and Economic Institutions at the Universidad de Zaragoza. E-mail:: collantf unizar.es
www.unizar.es/departamentos/estructura_economica/personal/collantf/index.html
| Núria Puig y Rafael Castro |
Núria Puig |
Rafael Castro |
| “Patterns of International Investment in Spain, 1850-2005”, Business History Review, 83, (autumn 2009), pp. 505-537. |
Resumen del artículo:
Abstract: International capital flows are strongly influenced by country-specific patterns that can be best understood in historical and comparative perspective. A long-term empirical analysis of French and German investment in Spain reveals that the core capabilities of foreign firms and their relations with local partners have spurred the rise and development of two national models of international investment, characterized here as "political" and "technical." The research identifies the main actors and the ownership advantages of the two models that have proved to be so resilient over time.
Núria Puig is a Lecturer of History and Economic Institutions at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, e-mail: nuriapuigccee.ucm.es and Rafael Castro is a Ph.D. candidate/applicant at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid e-mail: racasba yahoo.es
The Spanish Economic History Association wishes to congratulate all the winners and express its thanks to all those who took part in the nomination process.
Details about the organisation of this event can be found at: www.aehe.net/iiencuentro
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Winner of the Hamilton Prize 2008
Leandro Prados |
Leandro Prados de la Escosura "Inequality, poverty and the Kuznets Curve in Spain, 1850-2000", European Review of Economic History, 12, 3, December 2008, pp 287-324. The winner is a professor of History and Economic Institutions, University Carlos III, Madrid: See CV
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Abstract:
Economic rather than political forces appear to dominate inequality trends in Spain. Inequality evolution fits a Kuznets curve. Wars increased inequality but had non-permanent effects, while progressive taxation had no impact until 1980, at odds with Atkinson, Piketty, Saez and associates' findings. A substantial fall in absolute poverty resulted from growth but also from inequality reduction in the interwar period and the late 1950s. Rising inequality and extreme poverty are not found at the roots of the Spanish Civil War. Between the mid 1950s and 1974, inequality contraction and absolute poverty eradication, represented a major departure from Latin America's performance while matching the OECD's.
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The AEHE wishes to congratulate the winner and express its appreciation to all those who contributed to the nomination process.
The prize will be awarded during the “annual meeting of the AEHE”, held in Barcelona (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) last September 9, 2009.
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