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Exploring the past to shape the future 🌍📜📈 Follow for research & talks by world-class scholars. Blog: https://t.co/PvcvS2QMpy
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Joined December 2010
Big day for LSE and Economic History! Philippe Aghion (@LSEEcon), Peter Howitt and Economic Historian Joel Mokyr were awarded this year's Sverige Riksbank (Nobel) Prize. On top of that, our recent PhD graduate (2024) @JuliusKoschnick has been cited in the scientific statement 🥳
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Mokyr
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Did #Socialism really fail at delivering economic results? In our newest #Blog, Magnus Neubert gives a more nuanced story showing the relative success of #Yugoslavia after 1945 https://t.co/XQJ8HS7J2M
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A common quip about socialism holds that “it works in theory but never in practice”. Magnus Neubert examines the merit of this saying by exploring how labour-managed socialism in Yugoslavia functio...
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Excited to share my recent WP with @alandebromhead and @ronanlyons. Build Better Health: Evidence from Ireland on Housing Quality and Mortality https://t.co/g3lwrBzWZR via @cepr_org
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🇬🇧 Join us for tonight's @LSEEcHist event to learn how CEO's of Britain's largest companies wield power. Michael Aldous, John Turner, & Judy Stephenson will discuss the above questions. #LSEEvents See more 👇 https://t.co/tujP5vTJKw
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6.30pm Thurs 16 Oct | Michael Aldous, Judy Stephenson, John Turner | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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💼 We’re Live tonight at @LSEEcHist event! Dr Michael Aldous and Professor John Turner discuss The CEO: The Rise and Fall of Britain’s Captains of Industry, exploring how past corporate leaders shaped leadership today. Chaired by @ericbschneider with Judy Stephenson. #LSEEvents
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Happy Hump Day! If you love Wednesday, you’ll dig this. Jenna Ortega. Wednesday Addams. Link in Bio ☝🏼
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The programme for our - very timely - look at productivity over the long run has been published. Thank you to @TPIProductivity, @BennettInst, @janewayinst, @cepr_org and @LSEEcHist for their gracious support. https://t.co/fn7BnhCHSp
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And shoutout to former LSE Economic History staff and PhD Students Stephen Broadberry, @ClioChris and @nunopgpalma who have been cited as well. The scientific statement can be found here:
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Fellows are selected for their substantial contributions to the field in a range of areas, and they highlight the importance, breadth and relevance of the social sciences to understanding and tackling the varied challenges facing society today (2/3)
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We are delighted to announce that Olivier Accominotti, Leigh Gardner, and @ericbschneider have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Science 🥳🎓 (1/3)
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Gave the first lecture of my life! As part of our summer school "The Economic History of Inequality" here at @LSEEcHist, I had the amazing opportunity to write & deliver a lecture on "Critical Junctures in the History of Inequality“. Huge thanks to @njcummins for the opportunity!
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3/3 While controversial for many reasons, the one-child policy had unexpected effects. Jie Jiao’s research highlights how it unintentionally boosted girls’ education. 👩🎓 Read more 👉 https://t.co/7k7IHs6bwl
#econhist #lse #china #lseblog
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"By enforcing strict family planning in cities, the government inadvertently created a generation where daughters received the same educational opportunities as sons." "By enforcing strict family...
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2/3 Jiao finds that the policy increased educational investment in girls. Chinese families used to favour sons over daughters. This preference meant that boys were more likely to receive education. By restricting most families to a single child, the OCP has changed this dynamic.
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🧵 1/3 Did China’s one-child policy help close the gender gap in education? 🇨🇳 Research by LSE Economic History graduate Jie Jiao offers new and exciting evidence 📚
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Congratulations to @NickArtFitz and Mina Ishizu for receiving the 2025 #LSE Class #Teaching Awards 🧑🏫🥳 https://t.co/SV9LcBoqWE
#econhist #education
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Is #export credit #insurance the secret ingredient to the Korean growth miracle 📦📈🇰🇷? Find out more in our new Blog Post by Alice Cho: https://t.co/GTdp6zcvlA
#econhist #lse #Korea
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When the global economy falters, trade becomes one of the first casualties. Yet South Korea, one of the world’s most export-driven nations, has repeatedly weathered financial storms with surprising...
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🧐 We're looking forward to attending tonight's @LSEEcHist & @LSEMiddleEast event with Mohamed Saleh. Saleh will explain why democracy struggled to thrive in the Global South. #LSEEvents Hybrid. More info 👇
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6pm Thurs 29th May | Mohamed Saleh | Free public event at LSE
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🚨 Join us on 29/5 for @msaleh1982 talk, "Elite Conflict, #Colonialism & #Democracy in the #MiddleEast", where he discusses the drivers of authoritarianism and democracy in this region. Hosted by @LSEEcHist & @LSEMiddleEast. #EcHist #LSEEvents Info here:
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6pm Thurs 29th May | Mohamed Saleh | Free public event at LSE
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🥳🌍Delighted to announce that Leigh Gardner has been awarded a @BritishAcademy_ Mid-Career Fellowship for her project "Exporting the American Dream to #Africa? US Expansion and Economic Development under #Colonial Rule, 1914-45". More here: https://t.co/7Hy66KWIeU
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🏴 Apprenticeship shaped economic growth in early modern England. In last week's @LSEEcHist event, @phwallis discussed how apprenticeship contributed to the growth of cities, the movement of workers, etc. #LSEEvents Listen to the entire lecture 👇 https://t.co/HDPUmVOYke
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