Barry Eichengreen, University of California, Berkeley—USA ; Ann Harrison, University of Pennsylvania—USA ; Katherine Virgo, Emory University—USA ; Paul Bauer, State University of New York–Oneonta—USA ; Ansgar Belke, University of Duisburg–Essen—Germany ; Trevor W. Chamberlain, McMaster University—Canada and Christine M. Cumming, Rutgers University—USA