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Social Science History Institute, Stanford University 
 
THE ANCIENT ECONOMY: EVIDENCE AND MODELS 
A Conference in Honor of Michael H. Jameson 
Stanford University 
Friday & Saturday, April 24-25, 1998 
Landau Economics Building, Lucas Conference Room 
For further information or to make special arrangements, please contact 
Scott Wilson, [log in to unmask] 
 
Friday April 24 
Introduction: The ancient economy. 9:00-9:30 
Ian Morris and Joe Manning (Stanford University) 
Moses Finley's Ancient Economy after a quarter of a century 
 
Session 1: The Near East. 9:30-12:30 
Mario Liverani (University of Rome): From "hard" to "loose" models for the 
economy of the ancient Near East Peter Bedford (Edith Cowan University, 
Australia/Stanford Humanities Center): Economies of the Near East in the 
first millennium B.C.: evidence and models Respondent: Robert McC. Adams 
(Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution/ University of California-San Diego) 
 
Session 2: Egypt. 2:00-5:00 
Joe Manning (Stanford University): The economy in Saite/Persian and 
Hellenistic Egypt(650-30 B.C.): Old Models-Old Problems 
Roger Bagnall (Columbia University): Evidence and models in the economy in 
Roman Egypt Respondent: Barry Weingast (Stanford University, Political 
Science) 
 
Saturday April 25 
Session 3: The Aegean. 9:30-12:30 
John K. Davies (University of Liverpool): Greek economics -- starting over 
Ian Morris (Stanford University): Archaeology and Greek economic history 
Respondent: Takeshi Amemiya (Stanford, Economics) 
 
Session 4: The Roman Mediterranean. 2:00-5:00 
Bruce Hitchner (University of Dayton): Archaeology and the western Roman 
economy: a case for intensive growth? William Harris (Columbia University): 
Archaeology and the economy of the Roman empire: some current problems 
Respondent: Avner Greif (Stanford University, Economics) 
 
This event is made possible through the generous support of the Social 
Science History Institute, the School of Humanities and Sciences, and the 
Departments of Classics, History, and Economics. All sessions are free and 
open to the public. 
 
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