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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. 

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Kyle Richmond wins Economic History Society New Researcher Prize
Kyle Richmond (centre front, light blue shirt) has won the 2025 Economic History Society New Researcher Prize, awarded for the best paper presented by a new researcher at the Economic History Society Annual Conference 2025 in Glasgow this April. He won the prize for a paper entitled “Big Tobacco:...
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Jane Humphries awarded Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Award
On February 27th 2025, CEPH presented the Alice Murrary Distinguished Scholar Award to Professor Jane Humphries (University of Oxford), who delivered a lecture titled “Caring About Care, the Economic History of Caring Labour” in the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Professor Humphries...
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Call for Papers (Online): CEPH Irish Research Initiative (CIRI) workshop
CEPH is delighted to announce its final call for papers as part of the CEPH Irish Research Initiative. The online workshop, which focuses on the theme of Irish Migration and Demography, will be held on 23 May 2025. This is an opportunity for researchers of Irish economic history and policy to present...
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06/05/2025

06/05/2025 Allison Shertzer – TCD Department of Economics Seminar Series

Allison Shertzer
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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23/05/2025

‘Migration and Demography’ CIRI Online Workshop – 23/05/2025

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17/06/2025

17-19/06/2025 Centre for Economics, Policy and History workshop

Queen's University Belfast
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Patently Peculiar: Patents and Innovation in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands
Abstract: We examine the accessibility and functioning of the patent system in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, a state that existed between 1815 and 1830. The country’s patent law combined an examination process with significant government discretion over a patent’s duration and cost. Using our...
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Applying History to Inform Anticipatory AI Governance: Using Foresight and Hindsight to Inform Policymaking
Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) heralds societal changes that could rival those associated with past transformational general-purpose technologies, such as metallurgy, the steam engine, electricity, and the internet. As with such technologies, AI offers the opportunity for tremendous increases...
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Scarring and Selection in the Great Irish Famine
Summary: We study the health impact of the Great Irish Famine by comparing cohorts born during the Famine with those born immediately before and immediately after. We find evidence of selection in the countryside and scarring in the city. Abstract: How do famines shape the health of survivors? We examine...
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Decoding Trump’s trade strategy: The historical pattern beneath the headlines
U.S. President Donald Trump loves throwing opponents off balance. This unpredictability makes foretelling his administration’s policy priorities all the harder. Nowhere is this more evident than in trade policy. Three distinct interpretations have emerged: the Bluff Thesis, the Reckless Driver Theory...
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Religion and Economic Development: Past, Present, and Future
Abstract: This chapter examines the role of religion in economic development, both historically and today. Religion’s influence varies globally, with high religiosity in countries like Pakistan and low rates in China. Despite declines in some Western countries, religion remains influential worldwide,...
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