The Long Run Blog - Economic History Society

Historical Indian Banking M&A Motivations: Political or Economic?

5 Oct, 2017

by Tehreem Husain (The Express Tribune) Over the past few decades rapid strides of financial globalization of capital...

Slavery in medieval England: broad continuation between the 12th and 17th centuries

3 Oct, 2017

by Judith Spicksley (University of York) Slavery in England had apparently been replaced by serfdom in the twelfth century,...

Democracy and taxation in Greece: a long history of rural favouritism

14 Sep, 2017

by Pantelis Kammas (University of Ioannina) and Vassilis Sarantides (University of Sheffield) Some of the basic characteristics of the current...

Five hundred years of French economic stagnation: from Philippe Le Bel to the Revolution, 1280-1789

12 Sep, 2017

by Leonardo Ridolfi (IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca) — In 2008, output per capita in France amounted to...

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...