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The Economic History Podcast

The Economic History podcast is a platform for sharing knowledge, ideas and new research with a general interest audience. Each fortnight, we meet leading academics in the field and discuss a range of... Read more

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Making Social Spending Work

Making Social Spending Work

Prof. Peter Lindert discusses the evidence on social spending and the economy since the nineteenth century summarized in... Read more

25 May 2023

33mins

Ranked #2

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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

59mins

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The Great Enrichment

The Great Enrichment

Prof. Deirdre McCloskey has written prolifically on a wide range of topics. In this episode, she discusses her trilogy o... Read more

16 Sep 2021

50mins

Ranked #4

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Economic Experiments in Extremism

Economic Experiments in Extremism

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

45mins

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Lessons from the Great Depression

Lessons from the Great Depression

Professor Peter Temin's 'Lessons from the Great Depression' remains a standard classic three decades since its publicati... Read more

29 Jun 2021

21mins

Ranked #6

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The Corporation through Time: Theory, Mergers and the issues of Bigness

The Corporation through Time: Theory, Mergers and the issues of Bigness

This week, we hear from Prof. Naomi Lamoreaux on her work on the evolution of the corporation through time. We start wit... Read more

16 Jun 2021

43mins

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Creativity, Well-being and the Influence of Composers since 1450

Creativity, Well-being and the Influence of Composers since 1450

This week, Prof. Karol Jan Borowiecki discusses his research on composers' creativity and consider some of the factors t... Read more

1 Jun 2021

36mins

Ranked #8

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Bretton Woods 50 Years On

Bretton Woods 50 Years On

Today, we meet Prof. Eric Monnet of the Paris School of Economics and discuss the monetary system that emerged after Wor... Read more

19 May 2021

34mins

Ranked #9

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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

In this episode, we meet Prof. Jutta Bolt to discuss the collaborative effort of the Maddison project, which standardize... Read more

5 May 2021

40mins

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BONUS: The Industrial Revolution: History, Causes and Consequences

BONUS: The Industrial Revolution: History, Causes and Consequences

Professor Nicholas Crafts discusses some important developments in our interpretations of the Industrial Revolution over... Read more

21 Apr 2021

1hr 8mins

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