Global Economic History
Our research programme in Global Economic History uses data across countries to study long run growth patterns. It also includes an Economic History Database which holds historical data sets and visualisations from Asia, Africa and Europe.
Project Contacts:
Stephen Broadberry
Professor of Economic History, Nuffield College, Oxford
James Fenske
Professor of Economics, University of Warwick
Project News
The Economics of Education : 2026 Crafts Lecture and Workshop
Over 50 national and international delegates attended the Crafts lecture and workshop on the economics of education and the role of institutions organised by...
Thursday 5 Mar 2026
Economic Warfare and Sanctions Since 1688
How have economic warfare and sanctions been applied in modern history? Under what conditions did they work?
Tuesday 6 Jan 2026
How England’s political revolution empowered African leaders in the slave trade
In the late 17th century, a political upheaval in England had unexpected consequences thousands of miles away on the West African coast.
Monday 20 Oct 2025
How language barriers still shape migration in India
Migration has large economic benefits for individuals and families moving internationally and between regions of the same country. But is it the same within ...
Wednesday 8 Oct 2025
Research Highlights
Working papers
Religion and the Wealth of Nations after 250 Years
Thursday 19 Feb 2026
Division of Labor in the Global Economy
Monday 24 Nov 2025
Gender and Religion: A Survey
Tuesday 11 Nov 2025
Journal Articles
Competition and payments to African chiefs on the Gold Coast during the slave trade, 1679‒1704
The Economic History Review, 2025
Wars, taxation and representation: Evidence from five centuries of German history
Journal of the European Economic Association, 2025
An Economic History of India: Growth, Income and Inequalities from the Mughals to the 21st Century
Cambridge University Press, 2025