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Business before industrialization: Are there lessons to learn?
7 Sep, 2017
by Judy Stephenson (Wadham College, University of Oxford) and Oscar Gelderblom (University of Utrecht)   Business organization is mostly...
The Travelling Kingdom during Medieval Period in England, France and the Holy Roman Empire: An Economic Interpretation
5 Sep, 2017
by Daniel Gottal (University of Bayreuth)  Noblemen, knights and kings had always been on tour in Medieval Period. Weather...
Learning for life? Comparing miners’ education and career paths in Chile and Norway 1860-1940
31 Aug, 2017
by Kristin Ranestad (University of Oslo) Is formal education relevant and useful for industry? Do trained workers acquire relevant...
When political interests block new infrastructures: evidence from party connections in the age of Britain’s first transport revolution
29 Aug, 2017
New research shows how party politics and connections slowed the diffusion of much-needed improvements in river navigation in Britain...
Globalisation and Economic Development: A Lesson from History
24 Aug, 2017
by Luigi Pascali (Pompeu Fabra University) History teaches us that globalisation does not automatically translate into economic development. How does...
The long-term negative impact of slavery on economic development in Brazil
13 Jul, 2017
by Andrea Papadia (London School of Economics)   Slavery has been at the centre of many heated debates in...
British engineering skills in the age of steam
11 Jul, 2017
by Harry Kitsikopoulos (academic director, Unbound Prometheus)   Engineering skills in Britain improved during the eighteenth century but progress...
Industrialisation and the origins of modern prosperity: evidence from the United States in the 19th century
29 Jun, 2017
by Ori Katz (Tel Aviv University)   The largest economic mystery is the modern prosperity of humankind. For thousands...
Employment, retirement and pensions: the Victorian era as a golden age for the elderly
27 Jun, 2017
by Tom Heritage (University of Southampton) For far too long, our elderly ancestors have been viewed through the prism of...
Child labour in 18th century England: evidence from the Foundling Hospital
20 Jun, 2017
by Alice Dolan (University of Hertfordshire) Every few years a child labour scandal in the clothing industry hits the...
Trading parliamentary votes for private gain: logrolling in the approval of new railways in 19th century Britain
15 Jun, 2017
by Rui Esteves and Gabriel Geisler Mesevage (University of Oxford) The possibility that politicians might act to further their...
The making of New World individualism and Old World collectivism: international migrants as carriers of cultural values
13 Jun, 2017
by Anne Sofie Beck Knudsen (University of Copenhagen)     Although a hotly debated topic, we know surprisingly little...
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