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Helmut Schmidt Prize in German-American Economic History
The Helmut Schmidt Prize, awarded by the German Historical Institute, Washington, pays tribute to the former German chancellor for his part in revamping the framework of transatlantic economic cooperation. Since 2007 The Prize is generously sponsored by the ZEIT-Stiftung Ebelin und Gerd Bucerius.
Professor Volker Berghahn of Columbia University was presented with the second Helmut Schmidt Prize in Economic History on Thursday, February 14, 2007 in Washington, DC. Professor Gerald Feldman of the Berkeley University, California, delivered the prize citation.
His publications include Der Untergang des alten Europas, 1900-1929 (1999), Quest for Economic Empire, ed. (1996), Imperial Germany (1995), The Americanization of West German Industry, 1945–1973 (1986). His America and the Intellectual Cold Wars in Europe appeared in 2001.
In 2004 Professor Harold James of Princeton University was presented with the first Helmut Schmidt Prize in Economic History. The prize citation was delivered by Professor Knut Borchardt of the University of Munich (Emeritus).
Professor James is the author of eleven books and numerous essays on German history and international economic and financial history. His recent works include International Monetary Cooperation Since Bretton Woods (1996) and the provocative study The End of Globalization: Lessons from the Great Depression (2001).The Vulnerability of Globalization by Harold James
Helmut Schmidt Prize Lecture at the German Historical Institute, Washington, DC (May 20, 2004)
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