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Call for proposals Conference ‘Britain’s Return to the Gold Standard in 1925 Revisited’ – deadline 28 February 2025
On 28 April 1925, Winston Churchill announced the United Kingdom’s return to the gold standard. To mark the centenary of this momentous event, scholars from a wide range of disciplines are invited to submit papers reflecting on the 1925 return to gold, its historical context, and its implications for current debates in monetary and financial policy for the conference ‘Britain’s Return to the Gold Standard in 1925 Revisited’.
This conference seeks to revisit the UK’s return to the gold standard, examining its causes, consequences, and the broader lessons it offers for understanding monetary and exchange rate policies. The conference will take place in person at the Bank of England on 24 June 2025 and is sponsored by the Bank of England, the Centre for Endowment Asset Management at Cambridge Judge Business School, the Financial History Group at the LSE and the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
Paper proposals that analyse themes relating to the UK’s return to gold from the perspective of different disciplines including economics, finance, economic history, and political science are welcomed, especially papers comparing the 1925 return to the gold standard with other similar historical episodes and linking it to contemporary debates in the international monetary system and financial markets.
Proposals of no more than 500 words should be submitted by 1 March 2025 via the CEPR HUB. Further details are to be found via the CEPR website (see button below).
