Episode 2: How has Africa’s economy developed? With Ellen Hillbom and Erik Green

In this episode, Andrew and Lloyd sit down with Ellen Hillbom and Erik Green (Lund University) and tackle a millennium of African Economic history in approximately 50 minutes. They take a step back from the doom-and-gloom attitudes towards the continent that were fostered in the 1990s, and instead present a more complete, optimistic picture of the development of this fascinating continent.

Episode 1: Did Reconstruction save the USA? With Richard Grossman

In the first episode of our brand new season, Andrew and Lloyd sit down with Richard Grossman (Wesleyan University) and discuss reconstruction in the United States of America. Was it a policy success story, and if not, why not? What could have been done to smooth the transition from war-riven slave-state to modern America?

Episode 7: Why can’t you take a train to Donegal? With Alan Fernihough

Andrew and Lloyd were stuck on Irish trains recently, and wondered why the Irish rail system has such a bad reputation. We sat down with Alan Fernihough (Queen’s University Belfast) to discuss the history of Irish rail transport and answer once and for all why there is no train to Donegal.

Link to paper: https://ceph.ie/article-re/transport-infrastructure-and-the-irish-economy/

Link to map: https://ceph.ie/data-set/data-set-1/

Episode 6: What was South Africa’s Long Walk to Economic Freedom? With Johann Fourie

Africa is the cradle of civilisation, yet only recently have scholars acknowledged its importance in modern research. What can we learn about economic history from the African experience? And have you ever wondered what economics has to do with Settlers of Catan? Join Andrew and Lloyd as they talk to Johan Fourie (Stellenbosch University) about his book ‘Our long walk to economic freedom’.

Episode 5: Why is Crypto nothing new? With John Turner and William Quinn

Have you ever wondered why so many people get sucked into novel and volatile investments such as cryptocurrency? Join Andrew and Lloyd as they sit down with another double-act, John Turner and William Quinn (both Queen's University Belfast), authors of Boom and Bust. They discuss bubbles, how they come to pass, and the outcomes (positive and negative) once they burst.

Episode 4: Why do rebels rebel? With Gaia Narciso

People take up arms for any number of reasons, but how far back do they go? Is it possible that the Irish Famine prompted participation in the Irish War of Independence? Join Andrew and Lloyd as they sit down with Gaia Narciso (Trinity College Dublin) to discuss long-run impacts and what wind can tell us about your likelihood to join a rebellion.

Episode 3: What is Economic Nationalism? With Marvin Suesse

Nationalism is on the rise, but this is nothing new. What are the economic consequences that we can expect from this? Marvin Suesse (Trinity College Dublin) explains ‘the Nationalist Dilemma’ to Andrew and Lloyd, based on his new book which is available now.

Episode 2: Why didn't wages change in London for one hundred years? With Judy Stephenson

You would think that generations of workers in seventeenth and eighteenth century London might want a payrise, yet many were paid a fixed wage across their entire working career. Why was this the case? And what can we learn about labour economics and movements from the craftsmen who built St. Paul's Cathedral? Andrew and Lloyd chat with Judy Stephenson (University College London) about all things early-modern in this discussion of labour and wages in eighteenth-century Britain.

Trailer for the new `Everything Economic History' podcast

Episode 1: Why can’t Lloyd and Andrew buy a house? With Ronan Lyons

The Irish housing market seems, at first glance, completely impenetrable. To try to unpick the past and present, Ronan Lyons (Trinity College Dublin) joins Andrew and Lloyd to talk through his latest paper about social housing, and Irish housing more broadly.