An Economist's Guide to Economic History

Matthias Blum (Editor), Christopher L. Colvin (Editor)

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Abstract

Without economic history, economics runs the risk of being too abstract or parochial, of failing to notice precedents, trends and cycles, of overlooking the long-run and thus misunderstanding 'how we got here'. Recent financial and economic crises illustrate spectacularly how the economics profession has not learnt from its past.

This important and unique book addresses this problem by demonstrating the power of historical thinking in economic research. Concise chapters guide economics lecturers and their students through the field of economic history, demonstrating the use of historical thinking in economic research, and advising them on how they can actively engage with economic history in their teaching and learning.

Blum and Colvin bring together important voices in the field to show readers how they can use their existing economics training to explore different facets of economic history. Each chapter introduces a question or topic, historical context or research method and explores how they can be used in economics scholarship and pedagogy. In a century characterised to date by economic uncertainty, bubbles and crashes, An Economist's Guide to Economic History is essential reading.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Number of pages459
ISBN (Electronic)978-3319965673
ISBN (Print)3319965670
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2018
EventBook Launch Workshop - Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom
Duration: 18 Jan 2019 → …
http://www.blumandcolvin.org/

Publication series

NamePalgrave Studies in Economic History
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan

Keywords

  • economic history
  • economics
  • social science history
  • pedagogy
  • teaching and learning
  • research methods

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • History

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