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 Devlopment 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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Before the cult of equity: the British stock market, 1829–1929
Campbell, G., Turner, J. & Grossman, R., 24 Mar 2021, (Early online date) In: European Review of Economic History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Capital Market Development over the Long Run: The Portfolios of UK Life Assurers over Two Centuries
Bogle, D., Coyle, C. & Turner, J., 16 Sep 2021, (Early online date) In: European Review of Economic History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Independent Women: Investing in British Railways, 1870-1922
Acheson, G. G., Campbell, G., Gallagher, A. & Turner, J. D., May 2021, In: Economic History Review. 74, 2, p. 471-495 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Introduction to the symposium on money
Turner, J. D., Nov 2021, In: Economic History Review. 74, 4, p. 871-872 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles
Quinn, W. & Turner, J. D., 06 Aug 2020, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 288 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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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Managerial Failure and Corporate Ownership in Edwardian Britain Revisited
John Turner (Invited speaker), Philip Fliers (Contributor) & Michael Aldous (Advisor)
10 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Tackling Productivity Questions: A Long-Run Perspective
Sweta Pramanick (Recipient), Philip Fliers (Supervisor) & John Turner (Supervisor)
2021 → …Activity: Other activity types › Other
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Economic History Review (Journal)
John Turner (Editor)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Confronting the productivity challenge
Michael Aldous (Organiser) & John Turner (Keynote/plenary speaker)
08 Nov 2019Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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PhD External Examiner
John Turner (Examiner)
2019Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
Press / Media
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Productivity is 2022’s biggest challenge
04/01/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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What effect will Northern Ireland’s spend local scheme have on the economy?
13/12/2021
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Derry economy lags far behind Belfast with productivity 23% below UK level
19/11/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BBC News - Educational underachievement 'a factor in NI's poor productivity'
18/11/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Boom and Bust - Media Contributions and Coverage
19/05/2019 → 15/01/2021
21 items of Media coverage, 17 Media contributions
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Impact
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Confronting the Productivity Challenge, LRI Roundtable
John Turner (Participant) & Michael Aldous (Participant)
Impact: Economic Impact, Public Policy Impact