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r/EconomicHistory is a subreddit with 1.0M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size.
Welcome to r/EconomicHistory! Economic history is the study of economic phenomena in the past. This is a subreddit for any journal articles, news articles, discussions, questions, or other media pertaining to this discipline.
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Popular Themes in r/EconomicHistory
#1
Solution Requests
: "Books to understand colonization"
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Is 'Industrial History' less popular now ? "
1 post
#3
Advice Requests
: "Looking for advice "
1 post
Popular Topics in r/EconomicHistory
#1
History
: "Chapter: "Do Real-Output and Real-Wage Measures Capture Reality? The History of Lighting Suggests Not" by William Nordhaus and Charles Hulten"
27 posts
#2
Economy
: "Roman Economy"
16 posts
#3
Economic History
15 posts
#4
19th Century
9 posts
#5
Economics
8 posts
#6
Trade
: "World Trade in the early 1960s"
8 posts
#7
Agriculture
: "Recent studies found that locations best suited for extracting building materials were also places where early human societies pursued Agriculture. This suggests that settlement may have preceded Agriculture. (Atlantic, November 2024)"
7 posts
#8
Immigration
: "The 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, which effectively shut down Chinese Immigration to the US for more than 80 years, reduced the labor supply and the earnings growth of native-born workers and slowed down economic growth in the US West until at least 1940. (CEPR, December 2024)"
7 posts
#9
Industry
: "Banks in the American west during the mid-to-late 19th century were typically founded with little capital and remained substantially exposed to the mining Industry (Tontine Coffee-House, November 2024)."
6 posts
#10
Technology
: "In the 19th century, Japan's decentralized political system allowed more flexibility in adopting Western technologies and institutions during the Meiji Restoration, whereas China’s centralized bureaucracy hindered significant reforms. (CEPR, November 2024)"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/EconomicHistory
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