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The centre of excellence in policy-relevant
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The multidisciplinary field of economic history combines theories and methods from economics to answer historical questions about the long-run development of society. 

The Centre for Economics, Policy and History combines economics with history to address global challenges, building a durable research and teaching infrastructure, and engaging in targeted outreach activities. We aim to play a leading role in contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

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The Good Friday Agreement at 25: has there been a peace dividend?
Abstract: The Good Friday Agreement ended a three decades-long conflict in Northern Ireland. Peace has brought some economic improvements, including lower unemployment, higher wages for low earners and the arrival of new industries. But progress in other areas – particularly productivity – has been limited. Cite...
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Should History Change The Way We Think About Populism?
Abstract: This paper asks whether history should change the way in which economists and economic historians think about populism. We use Müller’s definition, according to which populism  is ‘an exclusionary form of identity politics, which is why it poses a threat to democracy’. We make three historical...
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Northern Ireland and the economic consequences of Brexit: taking back control or perpetuating underperformance?
Abstract: This paper investigates the economic implications of Brexit by making recourse to original archival studies as well as the literatures concerning modern British and European economic history as well as the Two Irelands. An overriding lesson is that Northern Ireland, like the UK as whole, has...
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The spectre of terrorism and the stock market
Abstract: Terrorism is a major issue in the 21st century. In this paper we examine the effect of terrorism on the stock market. We go beyond previous studies to explore the spectre of terrorism on the market rather than terrorist activities. Using a narrative-based approach à la Shiller (2019), we find...
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The deep roots of rebellion
Abstract: This paper analyzes the triggers of rebellion and documents the historical roots of conflict using a unique dataset at the individual level. Drawing on evidence from the Famine (1845–1850) and its effect on the Irish Revolution (1916–1921), we show how negative shocks can explain social unrest...
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