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The Centre for Economics, Policy and History (CEPH) is an all-Ireland centre of excellence funded by the Higher Education Authority, linking Trinity College Dublin and Queen's University Belfast. https://ceph.ie/

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We're looking forward to today's Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Lecture, given by Prof. Kevin O'Rourke of @scpo-research.bsky.social

ceph.ie/events/19-02...

@tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social
#econsky #NSRP #EconomicHistory

19.02.2026 10:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A fantastic resource for history and economics teachers, in collaboration with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @discoverecon.bsky.social

#nsrpproject #econhistory #economics #econsky

16.02.2026 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We look forward to welcoming @davidcuberes.bsky.social of @mueconomics.bsky.social to @tcddublin.bsky.social for next week's @tcdeconomics.bsky.social seminar: ceph.ie/events/17-02...

#econsky #Economics #EconHistory #NSRP @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social

11.02.2026 09:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everything Economic History, Season 3, Episode 10

๐ŸŽคIf you've had a brilliant idea, how do you patent it? And where?๐ŸŽค

Andrew and Lloyd sit down (in person!) with CEPH Associate Director of Outreach Chris Colvin to have a chat about Dutch and British patent systems

Listen here:

open.spotify.com/episode/2spz...
#econhistory #economics #NSRPProject

09.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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7) Ultimately, war bonds werenโ€™t just about funding conflict. They were about proving that Poland existed to its citizens, to its diaspora, and to the world.

@leverhulme.ac.uk

04.02.2026 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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6) The effort stretched far beyond Polandโ€™s borders. Polish communities abroad, especially in the United States, were targeted as emotional and financial lifelines to the reborn state.

04.02.2026 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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5) Bond campaigns framed participation as a civic duty and a badge of belonging. Women, ethnic minorities, workers, elites, and rural communities were all encouraged to take part. This effort cut across all parts of society.

04.02.2026 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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4) To survive, the new government turned to patriotic war bonds, which served as both a financial instrument and a way for ordinary people to support the new nation, regardless of where they found themselves.

04.02.2026 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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3) After World War I, Poland re-emerged as an independent state after more than a century of repeated partitions, wars and political unrest. But freedom came with problems, notably a weak economy and almost no international credibility.

04.02.2026 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Popular Fundraising in the Greater War: Patriotic War Bonds and the Rebirth of Poland - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History Abstract: This article explores the patriotic war bonds of the Second Polish Republic, which were sold both domestically and to the diaspora in the United States, during Polandโ€™s border conflicts of 1...

2) In their new paper in @conteurohistory.bsky.social, Robin Adams and @vaidanik.bsky.social explore the Polish inter-war experience and examine how patriotism and professionalism brought support for Poland across a scattered diaspora.

ceph.ie/article-re/p...

04.02.2026 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1) Which is more effective, grassroots or government fundraising initiatives? What happens when you combine both? And how do new nations finance themselves in eras of uncertainty?

#econsky #economichistory #nsrpproject

04.02.2026 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everything Economic History Season 3, Episode 9

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ New Episode!๐ŸŽ™๏ธ

Is colonialism the true reason behind the divergence in growth between North and South? In this episode, Andrew and Lloyd are joined by Ewout Frankema, who explains that there is more to this than meets the eye.

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03.02.2026 11:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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๐ŸŽ™๏ธ New Podcast Episode!๐ŸŽ™๏ธ
It's currently below freezing in Alaska, so how does a community develop in such a harsh climate? Lloyd and Andrew sat down with Prof. Ann Carlos (University of Colorado Boulder) to chat about life in the most northern State.

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23.01.2026 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We look forward to welcoming Kerstin Enflo to @tcddublin.bsky.social for next week's @tcdeconomics.bsky.social seminar: ceph.ie/events/27-01...

@lusemlu.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @quceh.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social
#econsky #Economics #EconHistory #NSRP

22.01.2026 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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19/02/2026 Kevin O'Rourke โ€“ The Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Lecture - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History Professor Kevin O'Rourke will give the Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Lecture on Thursday 19th February 2026 at 17:00 in the Neill Lecture Theatre of the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin: โ€˜Fr...

We're excited to welcome Prof. Kevin O'Rourke to @tlrhub.bsky.social next month to present the 2026 Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Lecture. Please register your attendance: ceph.ie/events/19-02...

@scpo-research.bsky.social @tcdeconomics.bsky.social
@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social #econsky #NSRP

19.01.2026 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@ronanlyons.bsky.social kicking off a packed IQH 2026 Workshop. A fantastic series of papers to be presented this year, you can read more here: ceph.ie/events/16-01...

#NSRPproject #economichistory #econsky

16.01.2026 12:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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20/01/2026 Ran Abramitzky โ€“ TCD Department of Economics Seminar Series - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History The American dream over the long term ย  Ran Abramitzkyย is the Stanford Federal Credit Union Professor of Economics and the Senior Associate Dean of the Social Sciences at Stanford University. https://...

We look forward to *virtually* welcoming Prof. Ran Abramitzky of Stanford University for next week's @tcdeconomics.bsky.social seminar: ceph.ie/events/20-01...

@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @quceh.bsky.social
#Economics #EconSky #EconHistory

13.01.2026 11:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐ŸŽ€ Best wishes for the holidays & see you in 2026 for @tcdeconomics.bsky.social & @quceh.bsky.social seminars, our conferences and workshops at @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social & @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social, the continuation of our podcast series and more school workshops ๐ŸŽ€ #EconSky #EconHistory #NSRP

19.12.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everything Economic History, Season 3, Episode 5 Podcast Episode ยท Everything Economic History ยท 12/18/2025 ยท 35m

Episode 5 of Everything Economic History is now live!

Join Andrew and Lloyd as they sit down with @ainedoran.bsky.social to talk about the discipline of economic history, and how it might grow and change in the future

open.spotify.com/episode/2rjA...

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

#econhist

18.12.2025 09:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us for Episode 4 of Everything Economic History!

Frank Barry (TCD) joins us to talk about building businesses in a new nation. A must-listen for business and economic historians alike!

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#economichistory #nsrproject

11.12.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Episode 3 of Everything Economic History is now live!

Join @judyzara.bsky.social for a great chat about wages and working conditions in eighteenth century Britain and the lessons they have for today

open.spotify.com/episode/4X6T...

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

#economics #econhistory #nsrp

04.12.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Season 3 of @cephie.bsky.social Everything Economic History podcast is now available on all podcast platforms!

New episodes will be released each week. Catch up on the season so far:
tinyurl.com/pbx2jkkj

01.12.2025 10:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This month on Research Snapshots, we spoke to Mรญde Griffin, a third-year PhD student in the Department and @cephie.bsky.social.

Read the interview here: tinyurl.com/5euker2r

@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trinityresearch.bsky.social @tlrhub.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social

02.12.2025 09:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We look forward to welcoming Andrei Markevich of @helsinki.fi to @tcddublin.bsky.social for next week's @tcdeconomics.bsky.social seminar: ceph.ie/events/25-11...

@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social @quceh.bsky.social
#Economics #EconSky #EconHistory #NSRP

19.11.2025 11:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Professor @ronanlyons.bsky.social will feature at this year's Kilkenomics this weekend!

Check out the line up here: www.kilkenomics.com/pages/ronan-...

@tcdschoolssp.bsky.social #econsky

06.11.2025 08:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you to everyone who braved the weather and attended our ESRC Festival of Social Science talk "Chatting GPT" last night in the Lyric Theatre, Belfast! It was great to engage with the public on what the lessons of the past might tell us about the rise of AI today

#NSRPProject #economichistory

31.10.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bringing learnings from Ireland to Cyprus - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History On Friday, October 3, CEPH Associate Director of Research Dr. Marvin Suesse participated in a panel discussion as part of the Cyprus Forum 2025, an annual discussion of Cypriot issues featuring diplom...

On October 3, CEPH Associate Director of Research @marvinsuesse.bsky.social participated in a panel discussion as part of the Cyprus Forum 2025.

Read more: ceph.ie/bringing-lea...

@tcdeconomics.bsky.social #econhistory #economics

07.10.2025 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chatting GPT: What does history tell us about the future of AI? Event exploring how technologies of the past impacted the working lives of those who coexisted with them and what this means for AI

Is the rise of AI "unprecedented"? How worried should we be, really? Is it all doom and gloom?

Join us on Oct. 30 as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science for a live event examining AI with a historical lens!

Register here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chatting-g...

@qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

02.10.2025 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to @marvinsuesse.bsky.social for receiving the Peter Lindert-Jeffrey Williamson Prize (Economic History Association) for his book The Nationalist Dilemma @universitypress.cambridge.org ๐Ÿฅณ

Read more: tinyurl.com/2kuv3xmv

@cephie.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social #econsky

18.09.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@cephie.bsky.social has opened registration for its FREE online CPD course The Development of the Irish Economy. ๐Ÿง

Led by @ronanlyons.bsky.social, the course begins and ends with a live session, and six โ€˜offlineโ€™ sessions over eight weeks. ๐Ÿ’ซ

Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/bpajamz9

#econsky

22.09.2025 08:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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