The Economic History Panel is a project that is jointly sponsored by the Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris and CEPR. Its motivation is the considerable advances that Economic History has achieved in the past, and the growing recognition of its contribution to shape policy responses.

The topic of the first meeting will be 'International Financial Integration: The Role of Intermediaries'. Its goal is to review the historical role of financial intermediaries in shaping the patterns of financial globalization. There are no time bounds. Priority will be given to bringing about new facts or data that have a potential for challenging existing views and fostering policy debate. Policy relevant implications will be stressed.

For more information on the Past, Present, Policy discussion series, please visit http://www.cepr.org/research/Past_Present_Policy.doc