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...
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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 @nikdatta.bsky.social and Johannes Brinkmann on profits when fuel prices rise and fall covered by the FT today.
📝 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...
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.
🎧️ Listen at: buff.ly/rxDUO8D
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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:
Based on the research: warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
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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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.
📅 Sign up here: buff.ly/8lECovW
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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
CAGE research papers draw on our global academic network of research associates and address topics aligned to our four core themes.
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.
warwick.ac.uk
High Streets have declined in recent years. What does this tell us about the UK?
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…
