r/EconomicHistory
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Welcome to r/EconomicHistory! Economic history is the study of economic phenomena in the past. This is a subreddit for any journal articles, news articles, discussions, questions, or other media pertaining to this discipline.

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Notice: This subreddit is not actively monitored, so the posts here are only a small subset of what exists on reddit.
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Economic historian and professor Deirdre McCloskey is holding an Ask Me Anything over in IamA; link in post
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Commanding Heights
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Slavery in the U.S. South discouraged immigration, investment in transportation infrastructure, and human development overall. Moreover, an economy of free family farmers would have produced more cotton than slave-based plantations that dominated the region. (G. Wright, Spring 2022)
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Tracking the Agricultural Revolution in England
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Mechanisation, pesticides and experimentation drove the development of professional pollination services in the early 20th century
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How the Gas Turbine Conquered the Electric Power Industry
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Only 4% of land in England in 1600 was "waste" to which the landless poor had free access
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Feudalism: the history of an idea
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Monetary policy and the benefits and limits of central bank independence
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The history of the blast furnace: production of steel
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The phantom depression: the US's experience after WWII
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Slavery and the British Industrial Revolution: estimates added 3.5% to national income in 1833
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[Book recommendation request] Labour economics history within the UK
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Amazing Regency Businesswomen: English Noble Peeress Bankers
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London’s forgotten businesswomen: 18th century female entrepreneurs
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Cuba before and after the Revolution: a story of relative decline
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A chronology of the British Industrial Revolution over at r/badeconomics
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From [the perspective of living conditions] the fall of Rome was an unmitigated disaster, a clear (but not total) break with the economic patterns of antiquity which had enabled a measure of prosperity in the Mediterranean world
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The price of nails since 1695: A window into economic change
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Has Eastern Europe Always Lagged Behind the West? Historical Evidence from Pre-1870
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How often has foreign retailers let down the market they were distributing?
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How has Turkey been at economic reforms?
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Were enemies previous best trade partners?
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How long did trade war lasted on average?
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Did we ever had in economic history inflation and a bond market “tantrum”?
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