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Making Social Spending Work
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Prof. Peter Lindert discusses the evidence on social spending and the economy since the nineteenth century summarized in... Read more
25 May 2023
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The Long Economic Shadow of World War II in Europe
The Long Economic Shadow of World War II in Europe
In this episode, we chat with Prof. Tamás Vonyó about the long run variation in the impact of World War II across a rang... Read more
1 Oct 2021
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Economic Experiments in Extremism
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Today, we meet Professor Hans-Joachim Voth to discuss some of his work on the economic forces around religious and polit... Read more
1 Sep 2021
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Lessons from the Great Depression
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Professor Peter Temin's 'Lessons from the Great Depression' remains a standard classic three decades since its publicati... Read more
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The Corporation through Time: Theory, Mergers and the issues of Bigness
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Creativity, Well-being and the Influence of Composers since 1450
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This week, Prof. Karol Jan Borowiecki discusses his research on composers' creativity and consider some of the factors t... Read more
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Bretton Woods 50 Years On
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The Maddison Project and Counting the Consequences of Colonialism in Africa
The Maddison Project and Counting the Consequences of Colonialism in Africa
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BONUS: The Industrial Revolution: History, Causes and Consequences
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Professor Nicholas Crafts discusses some important developments in our interpretations of the Industrial Revolution over... Read more
21 Apr 2021
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