The 2026 Hajnal Lecture will be given om May 14, 2026 by Dr. Victoria Bateman (Gresham College, London. Everyone is welcome. Details in the poster below:| Economic Growth in History
2 posts published by npalma during October 2025| Economic Growth in History
Congratulations to the winners, which included Joel Mokyr, “for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress”. This follows several other recent economics laureates who did work with an historical dimension, including Bernanke, Goldin, and AJR. On a personal note, it was nice to see the Committee’s scientific background document citing my work, … Continue reading Another Nobel for economic history→| Economic Growth in History
The program for this Arthur Lewis Lab conference, previously announced here, is now available. It will take place at the University of Manchester on Nov. 13-14, 2025. The conference will have 2 day…| Economic Growth in History
This paper by Leonor F. Costa, António Henriques and yours truly, recently published in the European Review of Economic History (and previously referred to here), was announced at the European Hist…| Economic Growth in History
The Journal of Economic History has now published this paper by Davis Kedrosky and me. It is published in open acess and available at this link.| Economic Growth in History
Here is the program for this conference, previously announced here. We’re looking forward! 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome address – Álvaro Matias, Director of the Center for Research in Econom…| Economic Growth in History
How did local legal institutions power the British Industrial Revolution? In a new working paper, available here in open access, Tim Besley, Dan Bogart, Jonathan Chapman and I show that Justices of the Peace (JPs) — magistrates acting locally — were a quiet engine behind modern economic growth. The paper is also available as a … Continue reading Justices of the Peace: Legal Foundations of the Industrial Revolution→| Economic Growth in History
I’ve been too busy to even post new papers here as they come out or get published, but will now share two recent Lewis Lab working paper releases for anyone interested: State capacity and exe…| Economic Growth in History
The Lewis Lab will soon be announcing the following position, which will be a 2-year full-time position: Arthur Lewis Lab Predoctoral Fellow, The Arthur Lewis Lab for Comparative Development, Unive…| Economic Growth in History
Conference to be held at the University of Manchester Part of the CEPR Economic History programme. With generous support from the Hallsworth Fund and the Arthur Lewis Lab for Comparative Developmen…| Economic Growth in History
