economic history

This paper investigates the structural transformation associated with the ‘twin transition’ of decarbonisation and digitalisation in European economies by placing it in a broader historical perspective. Read more

This paper investigates very long run pre-industrial economic development. New annual GDP per capita data for six European countries over the last seven hundred years paint a clearer picture of the history of European economic development. Read more

This paper sought to draw lessons from long run trends in energy markets for energy and climate policy. An important... Read more

This paper investigates very long run pre-industrial economic development. New annual GDP per capita data for six European countries over... Read more

Paper seeks to investigate how industrialised economies managed to achieve the transition from low to high levels of human capital, and goes on to identify lessons for green growth. Read more