Accounting and finance

This panel has been created by the Program Committee so does not need a rationale.

This panel has been created by the Program Committee so does not need a rationale.

This panel has been created by the Program Committee so does not need a rationale.

This panel has been created by the Program Committee so does not need a rationale.

This panel has been created by the Program Committee so does not need a rationale.

This panel explores the intersection of currency/monetary policy and notions of sovereignty and economic development in a global context. While conversations over currency and monetary policy often spark intense debate within their national contexts, the goal of this panel is to encourage much wider conversations to link monetary reforms in postcolonial states with the likes of early modern currency circulation, the development of Central Banks, debates over exchange rates, etc.

This panel examines the strategic entrepreneurial pursuits of African Americans from the 19th to mid-20th century as a means of achieving economic self-determination, resilience, and subtle resistance against oppressive societal structures. Through four case studies, we explore how Black entrepreneurs navigated the economic constraints and social hierarchies of their times to exercise agency, gain control over their livelihoods, and contribute to their communities. Dr.

Many legal scholars and larger, diversified law firms treat corporate law and securities regulation as distinct fields. However, many mid-sized and smaller legal practitioners consider these fields concomitant and complimentary. Closely held firms and firms with publicly traded equity securities face common corporate governance issues. Both public and private companies must balance the benefits and costs of delegating control of the firm to a small number of equity holders, such as directors, general partners, and managers.

In October 2024, it was announced that three US-based professors, including two UK-born academics were awarded the Nobel economics prize, and a £810,000 cash prize for their work on post-colonial wealth. Based on a “reversal of fortune” theory, they argued that the effects of colonization could be reversed if a country can “break free of its inherited institutions to establish democracy and the rule of law” (The Guardian, 14 Oct. 2024). The award, coupled by such claims, sparked heated conversations across social media platforms and among groups of scholars.

This panel brings together three historians of China and the United States to showcase new research on the history of U.S.-China trade. They present three largely unexplored episodes in the shared political economy of China and the United States: the connection between southern slavery and the nankeen trade, the China trade and the bailout of Michigan Central Railroad, and the intertwined collapse of the tungsten ore industry and the Kuomintang in postwar China.