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r/EconomicHistory • u/yonkon • 12h ago

Blog Between 1965 and 1982, the US economy endured four severe downturns and surging inflation. New study argues that Regulation Q -- a banking law that capped deposit interest rates -- triggered severe credit crunches whenever the Federal Reserve raised rates. (NBER, July 2026)

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r/EconomicHistory • u/season-of-light • 2h ago

Working Paper Tracking innovations across centuries, centers of innovations gradually shift. The set of innovative economies is narrower than the set of advanced economies, showing the key role of technological adoption for prosperity (F Buera, M Kornejew, Y Ma, E Oberfield and N Trachter, July 2026)

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Welcome to r/EconomicHistory! Economic history is the study of economic phenomena in the past. This is a subreddit for any journal articles, news articles, discussions, questions, or other media pertaining to this discipline. If you are looking to become more familiar with key topics in economic history, please consider reviewing our Reading List!

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Economic history is the study of economic phenomena in the past.

This is a subreddit for any journal articles, news articles, discussions, questions, or other media pertaining to economic history or Cliometrics aka the New Economic History.

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Popular EH Journals:

  • Economic History of Developing Regions New

  • Economic History Review

  • European Review of Economic History

  • Explorations in Economic History

  • Indian Economic and Social History Review

  • Journal of Economic History

  • Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient

  • Research in Economic History

Useful Sites:

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  • EH.net (General resource guide)

  • Economic History Association (US)

  • Economic History Society (UK)

  • Cliometric Society (US)

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