Economic History

Explore the financial markets leading up to World War I and understand the impact of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on global finance.

Explore the changing dynamics of global finance in late 19th century London, marked by declining political risk premiums, increased liquidity, and significant financial innovations.

Explore how improvements in communication technology, adoption of the gold standard, and fiscal reforms created a favorable environment for investment between 1870 and 1914.

Examine how British overseas investment fueled the rise of imperial power in the late 19th century through investments in colonial securities, informal influence, and control over foreign markets.

Explore the emergence of global finance from 19th to early 20th centuries, where international trade and investment grew exponentially, transforming the world economy.

Explore the early 20th century's growth of global investing among British investors, driven by economic prosperity, transportation advances, and international trade expansion.

Discover how Hong Kong emerged as a global hub in the 19th century through the opium trade, Opium Wars, and British influence.

Explore the early years of international trade and investment, marked by geographical distance, differing legal systems, and uncoordinated accounting practices, leading to a reliance on external intervention.

Explore the rise and fall of Emerging Markets through their complex history of growth, debt, and crisis.

Explore the causes and consequences of the last age of globalization, which ended in the devastating outbreak of World War I.

Discover how Victorian globalization's promise went unfulfilled in most of Asia due to limited access to markets, lack of infrastructure, and resistance from local populations, shaping the legacy of colonial exploitation between Asia and the West.

Understanding China's economic struggles through the lens of the East-West divergence, examining how macroeconomic luck, industrial development, and financial innovation contributed to its stagnation.

Explore the historical analysis of the Great Divergence, a phenomenon that explains the significant gap in economic development between East Asia and Western Europe over two centuries.

The shift in global financial power from English-speaking nations to emerging economies such as China has significant implications for trade, politics, and international relations.

Explore the historical context and complexities of home ownership as an economic system, its origins in capitalism, and the potential consequences for individuals and economies.

Glasgow's 18th-century rise as an industrial hub, followed by a property market boom driven by speculation and financialization.

Microfinance Revolution led by Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank empowering rural women with small loans and innovative credit systems.

Unlocking Female Entrepreneurship through Microfinance by providing small loans to women entrepreneurs in developing countries and challenging patriarchal biases.

Learn about the impact of microfinance on empowering women in Bolivia through the story of Betty Flores and Pro Mujer.

The 2007-2008 financial crisis was a turning point in government-sponsored mortgage finance, highlighting regulatory failures and market instability.