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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Business creation and political turmoil: Ireland versus Scotland before 1900
Adams, R. J. C., Campbell, G., Coyle, C. & Turner, J. D., 08 Feb 2023, In: Business History Review. 96, 4, p. 709-739 31 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Was Marshall right? Managerial failure and corporate ownership in Edwardian Britain
Aldous, M., Fliers, P. T. & Turner, J. D., 09 Jan 2023, (Early online date) In: The Journal of Economic History. 35 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. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Northern Ireland Productivity Dashboard 2022
Jordan, D. & Turner, J., 09 Nov 2022, Manchester, UK: The Productivity Institute. 6 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
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Before the cult of equity: the British stock market, 1829–1929
Campbell, G., Grossman, R. S. & Turner, J. D., 02 Nov 2021, In: European Review of Economic History. 25, 4, p. 645-679 35 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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 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
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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
Press/Media
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Belfast Telegraph - The poor relation is getting poorer as Northern Ireland lags behind the rest of the UK
01/12/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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The Irish Times - Northern Ireland’s economic productivity worst of any UK region
09/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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BBC News - Northern Ireland is least productive region in UK
09/11/2022
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Update: What effect did Northern Ireland’s spend local scheme have on the economy?
03/05/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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BBC News - Levelling up: No 'easy wins' for improving NI's economic performance
28/04/2022
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