Extraordinary news: Joel Mokyr has won the Nobel for his work on the Industrial Revolution. Entirely deserved, though in truth, he ought to win another for his work on the Great Irish Famine, which transformed how we think about Ireland’s nineteenth century and the economic history of catastrophe.

New publication: "Why are corporations terminated? A century of evidence from the Netherlands" (co-authored with Abe de Jong, Philip Fliers and Florian Madertoner). doi.org/10.1080/0007...

Our colleague @cliochris.bsky.social and co-authors Mathias Blum and Eoin McLoughlin have a video abstract explaining the key findings of their article 'Scarring and selection in the Great Irish Famine' in the Econ. Hist. Rev. www.youtube.com/watch?v=fptL... and also at www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...

📽️ It's been great to work with @discoverecon.bsky.social & @cephie.bsky.social to create a new series of videos to add to our suite of resources aimed at bringing economics and political history to life - showing young people that working in economics is about far more than finance.

New set of videos from @discoverecon.bsky.social, @cagewarwick.bsky.social & @cephie.bsky.social - the last set were fantastic for development economics and this new set look just as interesting... #EconSky #EduSky www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

We're looking forward to our workshops at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social next week: ceph.ie/events/17-19... and ceph.ie/events/phd-w... #EconSky #Economics #EconHist #NSRPproject @quceh.bsky.social @cliochris.bsky.social @profjohnturner.bsky.social @ronanlyons.bsky.social @gaianarciso.bsky.social

How changes in height show health effects of the Great Irish Famine. Analysis of new data research by @eoinaldo.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie & @cliochris.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How changes in height show health effects of the Great Irish Famine. Analysis of new data research by @eoinaldo.bsky.social @heriotwattuni.bsky.social @researchireland.ie & @cliochris.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Thanks for including it so quickly!

New working paper, co-authored with Homer Wagenaar. We look at the strange but smart patent system of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1830) — a mix of examination + royal discretion of patent terms. Turns out: it worked better than you'd think. www.quceh.org.uk/uploads/1/0/...

This publication has been a very long time coming. Thanks go especially to all the various referees over the years for their invaluable contributions. You can read all about it in our online appendices (which are longer than the article itself!) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/downl...

New working paper alert: "Financing Innovation: The Role of Patent Examination". @steve-bill-econ.bsky.social, Christopher Coyle and I have been working on this for quite a while now. We are excited to have a full draft for your enjoyment! www.quceh.org.uk/uploads/1/0/...

Delighted to share that Jane Humphries is this year's Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar, an award given annually by @cephie.bsky.social to an economic historian who has made a major contribution to the discipline. Her talk (27 Feb) will be on the econ-hist of care - more details below. #econsky

⚠️ Upcoming deadline!⚠️ Applications for our Research Assistant positions, based at @quceh.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social close this Monday 6th January 2025: ceph.ie/applications... @profjohnturner.bsky.social @cliochris.bsky.social #WeAreHiring #EconomicHistory #NSRPproject #EconSky

Call for Papers: Paper Development Workshop on Quantitative Business History

📢We are accepting applications for two Research Assistant positions at @quceh.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social Details: ceph.ie/applications... @profjohnturner.bsky.social @cliochris.bsky.social #WeAreHiring #UniversityVacanciesIreland #EconomicHistory #EconTwitter #NSRPproject #EconSky

Afrikaans and how to safeguard the future of minority languages. With research by @cliochris.bsky.social and friends => www.ourlongwalk.com/p/lingonomics

I made a list of all the economic historians on the economics job market! Help me update the list by tagging those I've missed.

We look forward to welcoming @gaber86.bsky.social to @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social for Friday's @quceh.bsky.social seminar: Shaping growth: different types of human capital and European regional incomes (1870-1950)​ ceph.ie/events/29-11... #Economics #EconomicHistory #NSRPproject #EconSky

Economic and Social History Society of Ireland conference at QUB 29-30 November www.eshsi.org/uploads/1/0/...

📢We are accepting applications for a Research Assistant position, based at Trinity College Dublin: ceph.ie/applications... Closing date: 21st November 2024 @ronanlyons.bsky.social @profjohnturner.bsky.social @cliochris.bsky.social #WeAreHiring #EconJobMarket #AcademicJobs #JobFairy #ResearchJobs

"Age structure and age heaping: solving Ireland’s post-famine digit preference puzzle" (with @cliochris.bsky.social and Stuart Henderson), just published open access in European Review of Economic History: academic.oup.com/ereh/advance...

What can we learn from historical pandemics? A systematic review of the literature by @ainedoran.bsky.social, @cliochris.bsky.social & @eoinaldo.bsky.social. New and #OA! doi.org/10.1016/j.so... 🛟 📗📉📈🗃#Episky #history #demography #polisky #geosky #sociology #anthro #HistSci #AcademicSky

Call for Papers! Is economic history research aware of its potential policy impacts? As part of the World Economic History Congress 2025, @cliochris.bsky.social and Johan Fourie invite the submission of papers exploring the economic history's potential influence on public policy. More details here: