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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
News
: "As late as the 1970s, women in Colorado were unable to receive many typical bank services that men were able to access. It was not until the Women’s Bank of Denver was established in 1977 that women could take out loans without their husband’s signatures. (Denver Public Library, February 2022)"
22 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "How much did the average common people earn in Renaissance Spain (e.g. 16th century)?
"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/EconomicHistory
#1
History
: "The History of Hyperinflation in Germany after WWI is Dangerously Wrong. Here's Why That Matters."
26 posts
#2
Trade
: "Long-distance Trade routes from the Netherlands through the Baltic and Russia in the 16th century"
12 posts
#3
Historical Events
: "Before 1962, Algeria and Senegal traded mainly with their colonizer, France. In the 15 years after a violent decolonization struggle, the share of Algeria’s exports to France collapsed. Senegal’s trading ties to France declined more gently after a peaceful independence. (LSE, February 2025)"
11 posts
#4
Economy
: "It was Obama's Economy"
11 posts
#5
Economic Growth
: "At the start of the 20th century, the British American Tobacco Company brought tobacco growing to China's Yunnan province. With the industry taken over and supported by the government, Yunnan became the heart of the world's largest tobacco market (Sixth Tone, October 2020)"
8 posts
#6
Us
: "Advanced by the Republican Party, the 1890 McKinley Tariff Act was unpopular. Its unpopularity, combined with the economic downturn prompted by a financial crisis in England, contributed to a crUshing defeat for the Republican Party in the 1890 midterms. (Vox, March 2019)"
7 posts
#7
Agriculture
: "Agriculture and land use specialization across the Byzantine Empire (500-1000)"
6 posts
#8
Tariffs
: "Did Tariffs Make American Manufacturing Great? New Evidence from the Gilded Age. Klein & Meissner 11/2024 -- Industries with relatively high Tariffs between 1870 and 1910 had significantly lower output per worker than industries with lower Tariffs."
6 posts
#9
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)"
5 posts
#10
Revolution
: "During Mexico's Revolutionary period from 1910 to 1930, inequality fell as a result of redistributive policies like land reforms. However, the economic structure of the country was not fundamentally changed, and in the 1930s inequality rose. (D. Garza, E. Bengtsson, January 2025)"
5 posts
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