Why was the steam engine invented in Britain and not other parts of Europe? In this episode of our #economichistory podcast we talk to Oxford professor Robert Allen on the dynamics that shaped the British economy at the time - cheap fossil fuels and high wages.
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Based on the research: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
The tech gap between China and the West is closing fast. But why did the land that invented paper and gunpowder ever fall behind? In this episode of our #economichistory podcast Debin Ma approaches the making of modernity from an eastern perspective.
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Great to see the work of @trfetzer.com on high street decline and the rise in support for populist politics included in this BBC In Depth analysis:
Great to see the work of @nikdatta.bsky.social and Johannes Brinkmann on profits when fuel prices rise and fall covered by the FT today.
Launching a new video series with @discoverecon.bsky.social which looks at how migration shapes economies. Our first episode discusses why the Irish Famine caused one of the biggest exoduses from a single island in history - and what more could have been done to help.
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New analysis of fuel prices confirms a long-held suspicion – at times of crisis when wholesale oil prices rise, prices at the pump also rise quickly – but they are slower to match any subsequent fall.
📝 Read our April and May round-up of CAGE working papers from across our global academic network of research associates. 📊 #econresearch
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
We were delighted to bring together economists, academics and policy makers at a workshop hosted by
@martasantamaria.bsky.social and @jschneebacher.bsky.social this week looking at new research on frictions to trade, regional growth and productivity. warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
In the final episode of our #economichistory podcast Stephen Broadberry and Bishnupriya Gupta discuss their work on the impact of British colonialism on India and continue the broader story of living standards of the pre-industrial world.
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Hosted: @ilarimakela.bsky.social
EVENT: Unlocking UK-wide growth
One-day workshop on Tues 9th June with the @theifs.bsky.social to discuss new research on the UK's internal market, regional inequalities and domestic frictions to trade, regional growth and productivity.
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High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?
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Between 1845 and 1855 at least 1 million people died and 2.1 million left Ireland because of famine caused by potato blight and the limited relief provided by the UK government. One of the greatest…
