Social Science History Institute, Stanford University
THE ANCIENT ECONOMY: EVIDENCE AND MODELS
A Conference in Honor of Michael H. Jameson
Stanford University
Friday & Saturday, April 24-25, 1998
Landau Economics Building, Lucas Conference Room
Friday April 24
Introduction: The ancient economy. 9:00-9:30
Ian Morris and Joe Manning (Stanford University)
Moses Finley's Ancient Economy after a quarter of a century
Session 1: The Near East. 9:30-12:30
Mario Liverani (University of Rome)
From "hard" to "loose" models for the economy of the ancient Near East
Peter Bedford (Edith Cowan University, Australia/Stanford Humanities Center)
Economies of the Near East in the first millennium B.C.: evidence and models
Respondent: Robert McC. Adams (Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution/ University
of California-San Diego)
Session 2: Egypt. 2:00-5:00
Joe Manning (Stanford University)
The economy in Saite/Persian and Hellenistic Egypt(650-30 B.C.):
Old Models-Old Problems
Roger Bagnall (Columbia University)
Evidence and models in the economy in Roman Egypt
Respondent: Barry Weingast (Stanford University, Political Science)
Saturday April 25
Session 3: The Aegean. 9:30-12:30
John K. Davies (University of Liverpool)
Greek economics -- starting over
Ian Morris (Stanford University)
Archaeology and Greek economic history
Respondent: Takeshi Amemiya (Stanford, Economics)
Session 4: The Roman Mediterranean. 2:00-5:00
Bruce Hitchner (University of Dayton)
Archaeology and the western Roman economy: a case for intensive growth?
William Harris (Columbia University)
Archaeology and the economy of the Roman empire: some current problems
Respondent: Avner Greif (Stanford University, Economics)
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Social Science
History Institute, the School of Humanities and Sciences, and the Departments
of Classics, History, and Economics.
All sessions are free and open to the public.
For further information or to make special arrangements, please contact Scott
Wilson, s...@leland.Stanford.EDU
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Glenn Meyer Phone: 650-875-3414 E-Mail: gle...@wco.com
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