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
What makes an effective leader? American Civil War study provides crucial insight
Team cohesion and people skills are often overlooked in management training. But new research highlights the vital role of frontline leadership, especially a...
Tuesday 12 Aug 2025
The impact of welfare reforms - lessons from history
Many in opposition to the government's proposed welfare cuts describe the bill as 'Dickensian' and 'from another era'. While the debate continues, we highlig...
Thursday 3 Jul 2025
New teaching resource provides critical thinking skills to students
Political conflict is high on the world news agenda with rising participation in protests against government policy and unethical practices.
Wednesday 11 Jun 2025
New book on India exposes old myths and establishes new facts
A new book by Bishnupriya Gupta published by Cambridge University Press has been launched at the British Academy in London.
Thursday 5 Jun 2025
Research Highlights
Working papers
Innovation and the Great Divergence
Tuesday 2 Sep 2025
The Role of Firms and Job Mobility in the Assimilation of Immigrants: Former Soviet Union Jews in Israel 1990–2019
Friday 25 Jul 2025
Frontline Leadership: Evidence from American Civil War Captains
Monday 21 Jul 2025
Journal Articles
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
Missing women in colonial India
The Economic History Review, 2025