This special issue seeks to deepen our understanding of the historical role of patent systems in fostering innovation and economic growth. Patents have been critical in shaping economic activity, influencing industrial policy, and promoting technological progress. However, the complexities surrounding patent systems—both in terms of their institutional development and their economic impact—warrant further scholarly exploration. This special issue aims to address such complexities and provide a comprehensive view of how patent systems have evolved and interacted with economic growth.
The focus on patent history will contribute to ongoing debates on the relationship between legal institutions and economic outcomes, offering new insights into how patents have functioned as both enablers and barriers to innovation throughout history.

Τhe Comité d'histoire de l'électricité et de l'énergie / Committee for the History of Electricity and Energy is running the sixth summer school on the history of energy, designed for young researchers affiliated with research institutions, either in Europe or beyond. This next summer school will be held in Grenoble from July 1st to 4th 2025.

Το Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών και μελετών "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος" και το Ινστιτούτο Μεσογειακών Σπουδών/ Ι.Τ.Ε. σας προσκαλούν στην παρουσίαση της έκδοσης με τίτλο: "Η ελληνική εμπορική ναυτιλία στα χρόνια του Ελευθερίου Βενιζέλου".

Η παρουσίαση θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τετάρτη 5 Φεβρουαρίου 2025 και ώρα 18.30, σττην Αίθουσα της Παλαιάς Βουλής (Σταδίου 11, Αθήνα).

The sixteenth European Historical Economics Conference will be held at the University of Hohenheim from Thursday, September 4 to Saturday, September 6, 2025.

EOGAN announce a call for papers for the 2025 Conference of Eogan, the Network of energy archives (www.eogan.org). Theme: 'Energy Transportation'.

Το Ινστιτούτο Ιστορικών Ερευνών του Εθνικού Ιδρύματος Ερευνών και η Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος σας προσκαλούν στην παρουσίαση του βιβλίου της Χριστίνας Αγριαντώνη με τίτλο: Ερμούπολη Σύρου, 1823-1940. Μια πρώιμη βιομηχανική πόλη στο Αιγαίο - Βιομηχανίες και βιομήχανοι

Η παρουσίαση θα πραγματοποιηθεί την Τρίτη, 4 Φεβρουαρίου 2025, στις 18:00, στο Κεντρικό Κατάστημα της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος, στην Αίθουσα Γενικών Συνελεύσεων (2ος όροφος), Ελ. Βενιζέλου 21, Αθήνα.

The Yale University Hellenic Studies Program seeks applications for one Postdoctoral Associate for the 2025-2026 academic year, with the possibility of renewal for a second year, chosen for the promise of their research. Housed in the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, the interdisciplinary Hellenic Studies Program supports and coordinates the teaching and study of topics related to modern Greece at Yale.

The Economic History Program, housed within the Department of Economics and the Economic Growth Center, seeks an exceptional candidate for a Postdoctoral Associate position for the 2025-2026 academic year. This is a one-year, full-time appointment, with the possibility of renewal.

The research project "Entreprises françaises en Grèce, 1850-1960" was carried out at the École Française d'Athènes (2017-2021) under the scientific responsibility of Christina Agriantoni (University of Thessaly) and Olivier Raveux (UMR TELEMMe, Aix-Marseille Université).

The project aims to identify French companies that have worked in Greece, particularly in the industrial and public works sectors, and to study their strategies, their contribution to the economic and technological development of the host country, the political factors that influenced their choices, and the role of the personal networks created between the two countries.

The project was funded by the École Française d'Athènes and the UMR TELEMME of the University of Aix-Marseille. More about the project here: https://www.efa.gr/entreprises-francaises-en-grece/

You can see the entries for French companies, the French engineering mission and persons (entrepreneurs, engineers) in the project database https://efeg.efa.gr/fr

Collaborating researchers - authors of the articles:

Christina Agriantoni (University of Thessaly)

Mauve Carbonell (Aix-Marseille Université)

Konstantinos Chatzis (École des Ponts ParisTech & Université Gustave Eiffel)

Xavier Daumalin (Aix-Marseille Université, TELEMMe)

Anna Mahera (University of Ioannina)

Georgia Mavrogonatou (National Technical University of Athens)

Leda Papastefanaki (University of Ioannina)

Olivier Raveux (UMR TELEMMe, Aix-Marseille Université).

The purpose of this international workshop is to address all such aspects and expand the study of economic planning, focusing on the specific trajectories of Southern European countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Greece, Albania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, and Turkey) during the 20th Century. By adopting a broad notion of ‘Southern Europe’, the aim is to bring into light contrasting national experiences, but also to explore unexpected and hitherto unconsidered forms of circulation, influence, and cooperation.

The Institute for Economic and Business History Research (EHFF) at the Stockholm School of Economics is pleased to announce the availability of a funded doctoral position/scholarship in business administration, with specialization in economic and business history, starting in the fall of 2025.
The position covers four years (240 ECTS) and is based at the EHFF's facilities at the Stockholm School of Economics.

Call for articles: "U.S. Capitalism Beyond the New History of Capitalism" for an issue in the  Journal of American History and Politics (to be published in 2026).