« Britain’s Return to the Gold Standard in 1925 Revisited » Conference
Date : 24 June 2025
Location : Bank of England , Threadneedle St, City of London, London EC2R 8AH, Royaume-Uni
We welcome 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. We are especially interested in 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.
On 28 April 1925, Winston Churchill announced the United Kingdom’s return to the gold standard. Few policy decisions in history have provoked as much commentary and controversy. To mark the centenary of this momentous event, we invite scholars from a wide range of disciplines to submit papers reflecting on the 1925 return to gold, its historical context, and its implications for current debates in monetary and financial policy.
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.
Organising committee :
Olivier Accominotti (LSE and CEPR)
Pamfili Antipa (LSE)
Oliver Bush (Bank of England)
David Chambers (Cambridge Judge Business School, LSE and CEPR)
Ryland Thomas (Bank of England).
Agenda : The programme will be available shortly
