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Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Sep 12

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Sevilla Jerez Cadiz Railway Company Share Certificate, 1857. This share certificate was used to raise capital for building and operating a railway line between Seville, Jerez, and Cádiz. bit.ly/4mP9igt #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Sep 5

Program announced for the 2025 Yale Real Estate Conference
@yalesom.bsky.social on October 24! Register today for early bird pricing. som.yale.edu/event/2025/1...

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Aug 22

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Japanese stock certificate from the 20th century, issued by a silk manufacturing company (Joso Seishi Co. Ltd.). bit.ly/45ICBtO #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Aug 1

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Zhen-Yu Land Company share certificate. Documents like this were legally binding proof of investment and shareholding in a corporation. bit.ly/3UN2zXT #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Jul 28

Professor Bryan Kelly kicks off the first SoFiE Financial Machine Learning Summer School at Yale. The ICF is honored to host this week-long program featuring lectures and new research from experts in the field. som.yale.edu/sofie-financ... @yalesom.bsky.social

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Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Jul 25

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Portugal Foreign Debt Certificate #1402. Certificate of claim issued in Amsterdam in 1892 by the Association for Securities Trading. bit.ly/4o4YZ8X #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Jul 18

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Credit du Moroc, Agricultural Land Credit of Morocco, 1920, Paris, no. 8497. bit.ly/4eVGbVP #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Jul 11

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: One thousand dollar State of NY Comptrollers Office bond, 7% interest per year, 1842. bit.ly/3GDnGbT #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Jun 20

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Collection of lottery advertisement broadsides [ca. 1800-1826] Fortune invites you to choose one, two, or all the three prizes of 50,000 pounds bit.ly/44arkSa #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Jun 13

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: 4% bond of Hungarian Mortgage Bank 1884. This bond is one part of 40,000,000 florins in total. The interest is payable on Jun 1 and Dec 1 every year, in Budapest. bit.ly/45hqhCi #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · May 23

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: 1795 French bond. Merchants were forced to loan money to the French Republic to soak up access liquidity. Here, 350 Francs was repayable by attached coupons in ten installments of 35 Francs. bit.ly/4mt3NEj #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · May 16

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Foundational Share of a Belgian Export Company. Share certificate of 1/10 foundational share of an export company of Belgium, Jules Van de Laat, 1881. bit.ly/4329gKU #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · May 9

From the Origins of Value Museum: 1693 Italian Monte Loan. This Italian bank bond presents a very early document in the form of an interest bearing loan. Of great importance, this bond concerns financing by the Medici family of Florence. bit.ly/3RWhyNW #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · May 2

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: List of subscribers in Boston United State Lottery 1778. List of second class lottery tickets sold by Robert Traill, agent for the Continental lottery. bit.ly/4iHlRYk #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Apr 25

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Twenty Shillings Bill no. 10343 from Hartford, CT. Printed by Timothy Green in July 1775 in New London, CT. From the DLJ Collection of American Finance. bit.ly/3YcUnTe #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Apr 23

Last chance to register for the Yale Impact Investing Conference @yalesom.bsky.social this Friday, April 25th! Join us for exciting discussions on climate change, social inequality, and the healthcare crisis.
Register today: som.yale.edu/event/2025/0...
#ImpactInvesting

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Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Apr 14

Join us for the Yale Impact Investing Conference on Friday, April 25th @yalesom.bsky.social. Register today! som.yale.edu/event/2025/0...

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Apr 11

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Bond for Omnium Francais Du Film Company. Share for 100 francs. No. 022884, signed in Paris on May 10, 1928. bit.ly/3EiBRSu #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Apr 9

We're delighted to announce that @yalesom.bsky.social Professor Menaka Hampole is the recipient of an Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Award for her work exploring gender gaps in higher education.

Learn more: research.upjohn.org/grants/260/

What Explains the Twin Gender Gaps in Higher Education? The Role of Outside Options

Two gender gaps have appeared in higher education. First, women are more likely to enroll in college, a trend that is increasing (Goldin et al.; 2006). Second, among college graduates, women have wors...

research.upjohn.org

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Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Apr 4

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Government Bond from the Royal Treasury Ministers of Caxas, no. 644 for 500 sol. Signed in Lima, Peru in 1816. bit.ly/3FPFe3F #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Mar 28

From the Origins of Value Digital Museum: Companhia De Mossamedes Share Certificate 1895. bit.ly/3DV4xkq #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Mar 21

From the Origins of Value Virtual Museum: Kobe Gofukuten - Kobe Shirai Dry Goods Store. Japanese bond for 100 Yen. bit.ly/4kLtVJT #ICF_FinancialHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Mar 17

We're overjoyed to announce that @yalesom.bsky.social's
Prof. Christopher Clayton has received an NSF CAREER Award to support his work in geoeconomics!

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Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Mar 7

5% Bulgarian Government loan for 500 francs secured with tobacco wrappers. Loan dated July 1902. bit.ly/41uO3af #ICF_FinanceHistoryFriday

Yale International Center for Finance @yaleicf.bsky.social · Feb 28

Societe Toulousiane Du Bazacle - Nationalized company of the earliest known corporate entity Honor Dels molis del Bazacle. Capital stock of 13,150,000 francs divided in 131,500 shares of 100 francs dated March 18, 1927. #ICF_FinanceHistoryFriday bit.ly/3EVZL6r