Economic History
Historical analysis, economic thought, retrospectives
The Bretton Woods System at 80: Lessons for Modern Monetary Order
Revisiting the 1944 agreements and their relevance to current debates about international monetary reform.
Industrial Revolutions Compared: Steam, Electricity, and AI
What historical technology transitions reveal about the pace and pattern of AI-driven economic transformation.
Hyperinflation Episodes: From Weimar to Zimbabwe
Comparative analysis of extreme inflation events and the institutional failures that enabled them.
The Asian Financial Crisis of 1997: A Reassessment
Re-examining the causes, policy responses, and lasting structural changes from the 1997 contagion.
Gold Standard Era: Monetary Stability and Its Costs
The economic trade-offs of fixed metallic standards and their lessons for modern monetary architecture.
Great Depression Policy Responses and Their Modern Parallels
How the fiscal and monetary interventions of the 1930s shaped the playbook used in the 2008 and 2020 crises.
Post-War Economic Miracles: Germany, Japan, and the Asian Tigers
Analysing the institutional, policy, and structural factors behind rapid post-war industrialisation.
Oil Shocks and Stagflation: The 1970s Economic Crisis
How the OPEC embargo reshaped macroeconomic theory and central banking practice.
The Evolution of Central Banking: From Lender of Last Resort to Market Maker
Tracing the expanding role of central banks from crisis backstops to active participants in financial markets.