On February 19th 2026, CEPH presented the Alice Murrary Distinguished Scholar Award to Professor Kevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke (CNRS, Science Po), who delivered a lecture titled “From most-favoured-nation to reciprocal tariffs: what is unsurprising about Trump’s tariffs, what is surprising, and why it matters” in the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin.
Professor O’Rourke is a Director of Research at the CNRS and a Professor of Economics at Sciences Po Paris. His research lies at the intersection of economic history and international economics, with a particular focus on the history of globalization and deglobalization: his publications include numerous articles in economic history and economics journals, as well as the prize-winning Globalization and History (co-authored with Jeffrey G. Williamson), Power and Plenty (co-authored with Ronald Findlay), and A Short History of Brexit.
The Alice Murray Award honours Dr Alice Effie Murray (1877-1951), an economic historian who studied the history of commercial and financial relations between England and Ireland. In 1903, she became the first woman to receive a degree from the London School of Economics. Her thesis was subsequently published by P. S. King in 1907.
If you wish to watch Prof. O’Rourke’s lecture, you can do so here.
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