Friday, November 12 / 1:45 PM - 3:30 PM • Assembly A (Fifth Level)

Session 116
Empire, Industry and State Finance in the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries

Chair: Christy Thornton, Johns Hopkins
Discussant: Nicholas Johnson, University of Chicago
Discussant: Ian Kumekawa, Harvard University
Discussant: Liat Spiro, College of the Holy Cross

1. The Federal Reserve Act in International Context • Nicholas Johnson, University of Chicago.

2. Standardizing Infrastructure in the Era of the “Open Door” and “Dollar Diplomacy” • Liat Spiro, College of the Holy Cross.

3. “A British Deutsche Bank”: Imperial Business Competition and the End of Laissez-Faire • Ian Kumekawa, Harvard University.

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