The Departments of Economics of the Universities of Venice "Ca' Foscari" and Trento, the Faculty of Economics of the University of Bologna at Forlì, the University of Geneva, the European Association for Banking History, in cooperation with Venice International University, invite students to apply to the Sixth Summer School to be held in Venice on the historical setting of the island of San Servolo, September 4-9, 2006. The Summer School consists of a week-long intensive workshop held by internationally renowned experts presenting case studies from a wide range of historical and geographical backgrounds, documenting and discussing

Lectures are designed to provide a forum for discussion of work in progress by student participants. Two sessions will be devoted to students' doctoral projects. All sessions will be conducted in English.

Access to the program is strictly limited to 15 graduate students, who will stay at the residential facility of Venice International University. Successful applicants will be charged a registration fee of € 400 to cover participation and accommodation costs (application deadline June 16, 2006). Two scholarships covering the registration fee will be awarded to two outstanding candidates. Priority will be given to students coming from distant and/or disadvantaged countries. As enrolment is limited, early applications are encouraged.

Classes will be held by the following guest lecturers:
Juan Flores (Universita Carlos III), Roberto Frenkel (Universidad de Buenos Aires), Jayati Ghosh (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi), Joost Jonkers (Universiteit Utrecht), Ronald C. Michie (University of Durham), Hans-Joachim Voth (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)

Organizing Committee:
Mauro Carboni, Youssef Cassis, Giorgio Fodor, Luciano Pezzolo, Giuseppe Tattara.

For more information about the institute, the programme, and application procedures see our web site: http://www.dse.unive.it/summerschool/

For further information or queries contact us:
summersc@unive.it

April 25, 2006.