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The Caribbean Economic History Association (AHEC) and the National University of Colombia, Caribbean campus, will organize the AHEC 4th International Conference in San Andrés (Colombia), November 8-11, 2017, with the support of the Colombian central bank (Banco de la República).The main theme of the conference will be "Population Movements and their Implications for the Caribbean Economy." The AHEC invites researchers in Caribbean economic history to participate with a paper in any of the following sections, trying to follow the conference's main theme.Population and migrations, 16th-21st centuriesMigration, wages, and living standardsMigration, international remittances and financial capital.Debt and Economic PolicyForeign Direct Investments and Economic GrowthUrbanization and Urban Real Estate Concentration ("latifundismo urbano")Informal Economy and Agrarian ConcentrationProduction Systems - Economic Agents (Productive Structures; Trade and Slave Systems; Labor Regimes; Firms and Entrepreneurs).Production and Exports of Raw Materials (Main Staples and Services; Agrarian and Plantation History).Natural Resources (Natural Resources Exploitation; Historic Forms and Environmental Impact)Mining and Energy SourcesServices and TourismInternational Trade (External Trade and other Links with the International Economy)Banks and Financial SystemsEconomic ThoughtEconomic HistoriographyThe AHEC will accept both paper and panel proposals of no more than 100 words until May 15, 2017. If the participant sends an individual paper, she/he will have to indicate the section where her/his paper fits best. Proposals should be sent to Jorge Elías Caro &#60; joelcar1@hotmail.com&#62;, Raúl Román &#60; rromanr@unal.edu.co&#62;, and José Antonio Piqueras &#60; jose.piqueras@uji.es&#62;. The AHEC will publish the accepted paper and panel proposals, as well as a provisional program, on May 31, 2017.Organizing CommitteeExecutive Board of the Caribbean Economic History AssociationGuy Pierre, Honorary PresidentJosé Antonio Piqueras, PresidentJorge Elías Caro, Executive SecretaryJohanna Von Grafenstein, TreasurerRoberto CassáChristian CwikHumberto García MuñizSalomón KalmanovitzPablo Martín AceñaRaúl Román RomeroMarie-Christine TouchelayMichael ToussaintReinaldo Funes MonzoteHonors CouncilVictor Bulmer-ThomasHerbert S. KleinFranklin KnightCarlos MarichalFrank Moya PonsOscar ZanettiLocal Organizing CommitteeRaúl Román Romero (chair)Jorge Elías CaroSalomón KalmanovitzWildler Guerra CurveloJoaquín Viloria de la HozJohannie James CruzAdriana Santos MartínezYusmidia Solano SuarezOrganizersCaribbean Economic History Association (AHEC)Universidad Nacional de Colombia sede Caribe, San AndrésWith the Support of Banco de la República (Colombia)More information available at http://ahec.uji.es/es/ahec/noticias/2016/12/07/iv-congreso-internacional-de-la-ahec-4-international-conference-of-the-ahec