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Land Privatisation and the Exodus from 19th-Century Galicia - Economic History Society In this blog post Angel Muniz-Mejuto (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) presents their research, some of which was presented at the recent EHS Conference. — The ‘Age of Mass Migration’ is often pictur...

Now on the Long Run: 'Land Privatisation and the Exodus from 19th-Century Galicia'.
Angel Muniz-Mejuto (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) presents their research, some of which was presented at the recent EHS Conference.
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The interviews were made by Negley Harte in the early 2000s and are digitised and made available here for the first time as part of our celebrations of the Society’s centenary.
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Interview with Professor Tony Wrigley - Economic History Society

More than twenty interviews with some of the leading figures in economic history in the last century are now available to watch on our website & YouTube channel.

Interview with Professor Tony Wrigley:
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Women's Committee - Economic History Society

If you missed the screening of the Women’s Committee video retrospective at #EHS100, you can catch it here 👇

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More new research papers presented at the Economic History Society conference - Economic History Society The Society celebrated its centenary with a major international conference from Friday 10 April 2026 to Sunday 12 April 2026 at the London School of Economics, highlighting a century of scholarship an...

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On the Long Run we highlight some new papers by Paul Kelly, Taylan Alpkaya, Zhiwu Chen, Sijie Hu, Zhan Lin, Kaixiang Peng, Meredith Paker, Esther Arenas Arroyo, Luisa Bicalho Ritzkat, Spike Gibbs & Xiaoyun Tang.

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The Society celebrated its centenary with a major international conference, unveiling new research that reshapes our understanding of the economic past.
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The Economic History Society today celebrates its centenary with a major international conference, unveiling new research that reshapes our understanding of the economic past
On the Long Run we highlight some new papers by Assaf Abraham, Daniel Sanchez, Marco Cokić, Cyril Thomson and Sara Benetti

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The hard part of this weekend is the retirement of Maureen Galbraith who has served the Society for 28 years. Read an interview with her here files.ehs.org.uk/wp-content/u...

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As part of the @echistsoc.bsky.social centenary, the Women’s Committee will screen a retrospective, featuring women economic historians, in their own words, on the past, present and future of women in EH. Screening Friday, 10 April, 18:25, Sheikh Zayed Theatre, LSE. Short clip 👇

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The Dual Land Registry: Fiscal Revenue, Property Rights, and Unequal Formalisation in Spain, 1845–1932 - Economic History Society In this blog post Juan Carmona Pidal (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) and Joan R. Rosés (London School of Economics and CEPR) present their research, some of which will be presented at the upcoming EHS Conference. — In 1861, Spain set out to modernise its land system. The new Mortgage Law established a nationwide property […]

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Now on the Long Run: 'The Dual Land Registry: Fiscal Revenue, Property Rights, and Unequal Formalisation in Spain, 1845–1932'.
Juan Carmona Pidal (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid) & Joan R. Rosés (LSE and CEPR) present their research, some of which will be presented at the upcoming EHS Conference.

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The interviews were made by Negley Harte in the early 2000s and are digitised and made available here for the first time as part of our celebrations of the Society’s centenary.
#EHS100

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Interview with Professor Leslie Clarkson - Economic History Society

More than twenty interviews with some of the leading figures in economic history in the last century are now available to watch on our website & YouTube channel.

Interview with Professor Leslie Clarkson:
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www.youtube.com/@EconomicHis...

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The interviews were made by Negley Harte in the early 2000s and are digitised and made available here for the first time as part of our celebrations of the Society’s centenary.
#EHS100

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Interview with Professor Stanley Chapman - Economic History Society

More than twenty interviews with some of the leading figures in economic history in the last century are now available to watch on our website & YouTube channel.

Interview with Professor Stanley Chapman:
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Women in the Private Asylum Business in Nineteenth-Century England - Economic History Society This blog post by Rebecca Wynter and Len Smith (Both of the University of Birmingham) is based on a paper presented to the ‘Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise’ workshop of th...

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Now on the Long Run: 'Women in the Private Asylum Business in Nineteenth-Century England'.
This post by Rebecca Wynter & Len Smith (Uni of Birmingham) is based on a paper presented to the Dec 2025 ‘Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise’ workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee

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The interviews were made by Negley Harte in the early 2000s and are digitised and made available here for the first time as part of our celebrations of the Society’s centenary.
#EHS100

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Interview with Professor Alice Teichova - Economic History Society

More than twenty interviews with some of the leading figures in economic history in the last century are now available to watch on our website & YouTube channel.

Interview with Professor Alice Teichova:
ehs.org.uk/multimedia/i...
www.youtube.com/@EconomicHis...

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Using new evidence from servant contracts, 1600–1890, this article estimates women’s wages in Japan. Women’s wages could only sustain 1.3–2.3 people up to 1900, the lowest recorded in the pre-industrial world. It then shows that the gender wage ratio was 0.75, higher than in Western Europe.

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When Financial Audits Becomes Political: Rethinking the Origins of Stalin’s Terror - Economic History Society In this blog post Alex Royt (The Wharton School) presents their research, some of which will be presented at the upcoming EHS Conference. — Why do political purges sometimes follow episodes of economi...

Now on the Long Run: 'When Financial Audits Becomes Political: Rethinking the Origins of Stalin’s Terror'.

Alex Royt (The Wharton School) presents their research, some of which will be presented at the upcoming EHS Conference.

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The EHS fund will cover the speaker's travel/accommodation expenses, as well as publicity.
Contributions to the fund are eligible for Gift Aid.
Excess funds will used solely for the purpose of supporting the legacy of Aaron’s valuable academic contributions.

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Aaron Graham Memorial Lecture - Economic History Society

The lecture was established to honour the memory of Dr Aaron Graham (1984-2023) and celebrate his outstanding contributions to the field.
Each lecture, along with a modest reception in Aaron’s honour, will be hosted/funded by UCL History.

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Booking Open: The Aaron Graham Memorial Lecture in Economic and Social History, speaker Peter H. Wilson on “Early Modern Europe’s Business of War.”
The 2024 inaugural lecture was funded by UCL History & in 2025 the EHS established a restricted fund to support it, for which donations are welcome.

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Annual Conference - Economic History Society The EHS Annual Conference 2022 will be held at Robinson College, Cambridge, 1 – 3 April 2022.  We hope to hold the conference in person. Directions to Robinson College.   Thank you for your submission...

Deadline Tomorrow!
EHS Conference Registration closes Friday, 20 March!
It will celebrate the Society’s 100th anniversary and be held at the Cheng Kin Ku (CKK) building, London School of Economics, 10–12 April.
The booking fee is £170 for Members, and £195 for Non-Members.
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