Danish economic history — Towards a new millenium

Abstract

Economic history is out for the count. One might get that impression from reading recent contributions in international journals,² and since the mid-1980s quite unscientific observations at several of the great international conferences of The International Economic History Association have led me to the conclusion that the age distribution of the participants has been rather skewed with an annoying dominance of the same sex and age as myself, that is middle-aged or elderly men. It points towards an academic field having passed its palmy days — around a generation ago.