Dysfunctional Wartime Markets
Prof. Kim Oosterlinck walks us through the strange world of financial (and alternative asset) markets in occupied France. We begin by looking at the economic costs of the Nazi occupation. We then turn...
26 Sep 202436min
Slouching Towards Utopia
In this episode, we meet Prof. Bradford DeLong to discuss his recent book 'Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century.' We cover the rate of technological change prior to t...
29 Juni 202450min
Macroeconomic (In)stability in UK Economic History, 1700-2010
In this episode, we meet Assist. Prof. Jason Lennard to discuss his work on measuring fluctuations in the UK economy. We cover the nature of the business cycle, how it is measured and how it has chan...
30 Maj 202453min
Heights in (Economic) History
In this episode, we meet Prof. Eric Schneider to discuss the use of data on heights in economic history as a measure of well-being. Eric discusses his use of the crew records on a British ship (in ope...
29 Apr 202446min
Complements to GDP: Measuring Freedom, Health and Education through time
Today we meet with and discuss the recent work of Prof. Leandro Prados de la Escosura. We speak about the concept of economic liberty and discuss whether improvements in measures of health and educati...
15 Mars 20241h 20min
The Rise and Fall of American Growth, 1870-2010
In this episode, Prof. Robert Gordon walks us through the U.S. growth record since the Civil War. We discuss some key takeaways from his monumental 2016 book (which lends its name to this episode). We...
30 Nov 202346min
Interwar (Monetary) Instability
In this episode, we sit down with Assoc. Prof. Kirsten Wandschneider to talk about the monetary disintegration that plagued the interwar period. How did countries choose to go back on the Interwar Gol...
14 Okt 202350min
Making Social Spending Work
Prof. Peter Lindert discusses the evidence on social spending and the economy since the nineteenth century summarized in his new book- 'Making Social Spending Work'. Why did it take so long? What are ...
25 Maj 202333min
