Projects per year
Personal profile
Particulars
Research Interests
Economic and financial history, law and finance, banking
Research Statement
John Turner has been a Professor of Finance and Financial History at Queen’s University Belfast since 2005. His research is focussed on the long-run evolution and development of banking, banking crises, bubbles, and financial markets. He is the author of Banking in Crisis, published by Cambridge University Press. Banking in Crisis won the 2015 Wadsworth Prize. His most recent book, Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles, was on a Financial Times Best Economics Book of the Year and has been covered in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Guardian, Irish Times, Belfast Telegraph and City AM. He is currently an editor of the Economic History Review.
Achievements
John has held several distinguished visiting positions - he was the Houblon-Norman Fellow at the Bank of England in 2003 and the Alfred D. Chandler Fellow at the Harvard Business School in 2010. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in 2018.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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R6593MAE: Historical high-quality company-level data for Europe
Coyle, C., Campbell, G. & Turner, J.
15/06/2018 → …
Project: Research
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R1666MAI: The Development of the British Equity Market, 1825-1870
Turner, J. & Hickson, C.
01/08/2004 → …
Project: Research
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R1394MAE: The maturation and dislocation of the UK stock market: Shareholders in British Railways, 1870 - 1922
04/04/2014 → 30/06/2016
Project: Research
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Aristocratic amateurs to fat cats? British CEOs in the twentieth century
Adams, R. J. C., Aldous, M., Fliers, P. T. & Turner, J. D., Sep 2023, 8 ed., QUCEH Working Paper Series, 36 p.Research output: Working paper
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Bubbles in History
Quinn, W. & Turner, J., 2023, In: Business History. 65, 4, p. 636-655 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile438 Downloads (Pure) -
Was Marshall right? Managerial failure and corporate ownership in Edwardian Britain
Aldous, M., Fliers, P. T. & Turner, J. D., 01 Mar 2023, In: The Journal of Economic History. 83, 1, p. 131-165 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Business creation and political turmoil: Ireland versus Scotland before 1900
Adams, R. J. C., Campbell, G., Coyle, C. & Turner, J. D., 01 Dec 2022, In: Business History Review. 96, 4, p. 709-739 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction to the symposium on banking and currency
Turner, J. D., 19 Dec 2022, (Early online date) In: Economic History Review. 76, 2, p. 413-414 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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Alfred D. Chandler Visiting Scholar (Harvard Business School)
Turner, John (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Turner, John (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Activities
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The Belfast/Good Friday Agreement at 25: has there been a peace dividend for the economy in Northern Ireland?”
Graham Brownlow (Invited speaker), David Jordan (Contributor) & John Turner (Contributor)
31 May 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Productivity levels in Ireland and Northern Ireland
David Jordan (Organiser), David Jordan (Speaker), John Turner (Contributor), Julie McCandless (Chair), Adele Bergin (Speaker), Seamus McGuinness (Contributor) & Alan Barrett (Contributor)
21 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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The Outlook for the UK Economy, with a focus on Northern Ireland’s Unique Challenges
David Jordan (Contributor) & John Turner (Host)
27 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Propelling productivity in Northern Ireland: why management matters
David Jordan (Presenter) & John Turner (Presenter)
05 May 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Northern Ireland's Productivity Challenge: Exploring the issues
David Jordan (Invited speaker) & John Turner (Contributor)
16 Mar 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press/Media
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The Sunday Times (Ireland) - Northern Ireland economy fails to fully reap peace dividend
Graham Brownlow, David Jordan & John Turner
09/04/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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The Globe and Mail - As Good Friday Agreement turns 25, Northern Ireland reflects on what’s gone right and wrong with peace
David Jordan, Graham Brownlow & John Turner
07/04/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Belfast Telegraph - Peace dividend from Agreement has been small, say QUB economists
David Jordan, Graham Brownlow & John Turner
03/04/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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The Good Friday Agreement at 25: has there been a peace dividend?
David Jordan, John Turner & Graham Brownlow
03/04/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BBC News - Good Friday Agreement: Has Northern Ireland seen a peace dividend?
David Jordan, Graham Brownlow & John Turner
03/04/2023
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
Impact
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Confronting the Productivity Challenge, LRI Roundtable
John Turner (Participant) & Michael Aldous (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impact, Public Policy Impact