
28/03/2025 Melanie Xu – QUCEH Seminar Series
Melanie Xu is an Assistant Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. https://www.melaniexue.net/
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Melanie Xu is an Assistant Professor of Economic History at the London School of Economics and Political Science. https://www.melaniexue.net/
Regina Grafe is Professor of Economic History at the University of Cambridge. https://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/people/professor-regina-grafe/
Christian Maruthiah is a post-doctoral Research Fellow at CEPH, Trinity College Dublin. https://ceph.ie/people-re/christian-maruthiah/
Commodity Spot-Future Spreads and Inflation Expectations, 1877-2020 Elissa Iorgulescu is a PhD candidate at the University of Hohenheim
Entrepreneurship in King Leopold’s Congo Free State Marc Deloof is a Professor of Corporate Finance at the University of Antwerp. https://marcdeloof.wordpress.com/
The Original Gangsters: The Big 4 Auditors in Their Early Days Muhan Hu is a lecturer in Finance at Strathclyde Business School. https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/humuhanmrs/
Shaping growth: different types of human capital and European regional incomes (1870-1950) Gabriele Cappelli is an Associate Professor of Economic History at the
Superstition, fertility, and modernization: evidence from Japan John Tang is an Economic Historian in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University.
Elections can have profound economic and social consequences. Almost half of the global population went to the polls in 2024, and understanding the potential long-term
A Royal Principal-Agent Relationship: Insights from a Chartered Company Niamh Brennan is Michael MacCormac Professor of Management at University College Dublin and Founder/Academic Director
Land Reform and Access to Credit: The Response of Bankruptcies to Land Enclosures in England, 1750-1830 Karine van der Beek is a senior lecturer
Collateral damage: The financial economics of slavery Peter Koudijs is a Professor of Finance and History at Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University
Joost Jonker is based at the University of Amsterdam: https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/j/o/j.p.b.jonker/j.p.b.jonker.html
The event took place at the Student Hub Seminar Room 2 (0G.039B) and showcased first year PhD projects from Queen’s University Belfast and Trinity
Skilled Labour Inflows and Economic Growth: Theory and Evidence from Post-War Germany Abstract: This study uses a novel county-level database on German World War
The Annual RES Conference is the society’s flagship event, consisting of keynote lectures, special sessions and general sessions for paper presentation along with fringe events
Living La Vida Loca? Investing in Latin America 1870-1929 Áine Gallagher is a Lecturer (Education) in Finance at Queen’s University Belfast. https://ceph.ie/people-re/aine-gallagher/
What economic history does the next UK government need to know? Why understanding economic history can be the key to successful government policymaking On Friday
Was Freedom Road a Dead End? Political and socio-economic effects of Reconstruction in the American South Richard Grossman is Andrews Professor of Economics
Reactionary Utopia: Radicalization and Violence in the Russian Empire Abstract: We examine the influence of left-wing terrorism in imperial Russia between the 1880s and
Monetary policy at the periphery during the classical gold standard: Italy (1894-1913) Abstract: Focusing on the dominant bank of issue of the time (the
The Task and Skill Content of Past Technological Change: Job Creation and Job Quality in the US Transportation Revolution Ben Schneider is a Postdoctoral
Grandfathered Out: Sheltering from Technological Unemployment in Victorian Britain Hillary is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Economic History at the London
Brokers in Turbulent Economies: Trust in Flux Emily Buchnea is an Associate Professor at Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University. https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/our-staff/b/emily-buchnea/
‘I told you so!’ How economics can use the past to predict the future On November 2nd at 17:00, CEPH will host ‘I Told You So’:
Why did shareholder liability disappear? David Bogle is a Lecturer (Education) in Finance at Queen’s University Belfast. https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/david-bogle-2
The Context Effect: Why Policymakers and Corporate Executives Need You to Make Better Decisions Laurence Mussio is a co-founder and director of the Long Run Institute.