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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)"
17 posts
Popular Topics in r/EconomicHistory
#1
History
: "From 1730 to 1850, Britain privatized 6 million acres of common lands. This disrupted family-run farms and helped establish large farms that grew grain using season male labor. Female labor participation and thus women’s relative pay in agriculture declined. (R. Duan, February 2024)"
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
: "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)"
6 posts
#9
Technology
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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