Structural Determinants of Economic Performance in the Roman World (Pilot Workshop)
Brussels, June 4, 2012
Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten
The Royal Flemish Academy Of Belgium For Science And The Arts
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Program
9.00 Welcome
- 9.20 P. Erdkamp / Opening
- 9.30 K. Verboven (Gent): The knights of NIE. Can neo-institutionalism live up to its expectations ?
- 10.15 W. Jongman (Groningen): The Roman Economy: from Cultural Turn to new Economic History
11.00 break
- 11.30 J. Poblome (Leuven): The economy of the Roman World as a complex adaptive system
- 12.15 A. Marzano (Reading): Villas as indicators and instigators of economic growth
13.00 Lunch
- 14.00 D. Kehoe (Tulane): [to be announced]
- 14.45 A. Kolb (Zürich): Epigraphy as a source on technology in the Roman World
15.30 break
16.00-17.00 SDEP meeting of representatives research teams:
Discussion of future cooperation
19.00 dinner
Practical Details
Location of the workshop
Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten
The Royal Flemish Academy Of Belgium For Science And The Arts
Academy Palace, Hertogsstraat 1, B-1000 Brussel
tel.: 32 (0)2 550.23.23
http://www.kvab.be/
- From the airport: Train to Brussels Central Station
- By train: Brussels, Central Station. It's only 10 minutes walking. It's also possible to take the metro.
- By metro (MIVB): Metro station Troon
- From Central Station: line 1 or 5 to Kunst-Wet, then line 2 or 6.
- From North Station: metro Rogier, line 2 or 6 direction Koning Boudewijn or Simonis (Leopold II).
- From South Station: line 2 or 6 direction Simonis (Elisabeth)
- By car: follow the inner lane of the inner ring road, past the Wetstraat (=Regentlaan), take the rightmost lane, and either enter the Academy Palace here, or turn around the domain of the Academy Palace to enter it at the side of the Royal Palace.
(a printable route map is availabe at the website of the academy: http://www.kvab.be/contact.aspx?lang=en)
Registration
Participation is free.
For practical matters (coffee, lunch etc.), however, please register with Paul Erdkamp ()