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    Professor Jane Humphries will give the Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Lecture on Thursday 27th February 2025 at 17:00 in the Neill Lecture Theatre

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    The Bankruptcy Express: Market Integration, Organizational Changes, and Financial Distress in 19th Century Britain   Jean Lacroix is an Associate Professor at the