TWO years ago, in a very interesting paper, Peter Temin bemoaned the decline of economic history as a research topic at universities. He took the example of what happened at the Massachusetts ...

After many distinguished years in the LSE Economic History Department, Professor Mary Morgan is "nominally" retiring this year. To celebrate Mary’s accomplishments and contributions to the LSE, we are ...

Note: This history of economics at William & Mary is taken from a paper published in Essays in Economic and Business History, Vol. 6 (1988), pp. 110-123. Since that time other works on the early ...

Economic history examines how production, exchange and institutions evolve over time, shaping societies and livelihoods across regions and eras. It explores the causes and consequences of economic ...

With economists declaring that a recession has already begun, New York City possibly on the verge of issuing a “shelter in place” order, and the White House saying that it wants to issue checks ...

When Claudia Goldin won the Nobel Prize in Economics last October, many of her colleagues rejoiced. The prestigious award endows the Harvard University academic with an aura of respectability that few ...

Adam N. Michel focused on tax policy and the federal budget as a Senior Policy Analyst in the Grover M. Hermann Center. TCJA reforms will soon expire, and the Democrats’ plan for proposed and ...

Explore our campus, meet lecturers and current students, and learn more about what it's like to study at Manchester. Learn about the political and economic impacts of industrialisation and ...