Queen's University Belfast - Everything Economic History

How do you raise a Celtic Tiger? With Seán Kenny Season 2, Episode 5 - The Podcast of the Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH)" Ireland’s economic growth in the twentieth century is nothing short of miraculous. But how did this happen, and why wasn’t it even across the island? Joining Andrew and Lloyd is Seán Kenny (UCC, Lund) who explains Ireland’s wealth, its divide, and what might happen in the future. We also discuss the trials and tribulations of hosting an economic history podcast! Seán hosts the Economic History podcast, which you should absolutely listen to (once you have finished with this episode).

Episode 4: How does a world get rich? With Mark Koyama In this episode, Andrew and Lloyd don the hats of podcast grifters and talk about wealth. However, we are not selling bitcoin or panning for gold, but instead talking about how countries become wealthy and why some areas are richer than others. To do this, we sit down with Mark Koyama (George Mason University) and put the interest in compound interest. Disclaimer: There is no guarantee you will get rich by listening to this episode. Links to books: https://www.wiley.com/en-us/How+the+World+Became+Rich%3A+The+Historical+Origins+of+Economic+Growth-p-9781509540235 https://www.amazon.com/How-World-Became-Rich-Historical/dp/1509540237

Episode 3: How do you re-write a history of North America? With Ann Carlos As the character Ron Swanson once declared in the TV show Parks and Recreation “History began on July 4th 1776. Everything before that was a mistake”. Of course, this is nonsense, but what was the economic history of America before and during European settlement? To find out, Andrew and Lloyd are joined by Ann Carlos (University of Colorado Boulder) and talk about the American history you might have missed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXsk0xr0hI8

Episode 2: How has Africa’s economy developed? With Ellen Hillbom and Erik Green In this episode, Andrew and Lloyd sit down with Ellen Hillbom and Erik Green (Lund University) and tackle a millennium of African Economic history in approximately 50 minutes. They take a step back from the doom-and-gloom attitudes towards the continent that were fostered in the 1990s, and instead present a more complete, optimistic picture of the development of this fascinating continent.

Episode 1: Did Reconstruction save the USA? With Richard Grossman In the first episode of our brand new season, Andrew and Lloyd sit down with Richard Grossman (Wesleyan University) and discuss reconstruction in the United States of America. Was it a policy success story, and if not, why not? What could have been done to smooth the transition from war-riven slave-state to modern America?