The Economic Historian

Rational Actors Only

Catch-22 and the madness of economic reason

19 hrs ago • Johnny Fulfer

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Noah Smith’s “Why Does America Feel Worse?” A Debunk

A Miscellany of Misleading Claims, Causal Misattributions, and Factual Misreprensenation

Mar 10 • Anthony Perez Eisenbarth

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The Narrative Life of a Bubble

How do narratives about a bubble shape the bubble itself?

Mar 3 • Johnny Fulfer

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February 2026

Women and Wall Street: From Victoria Woodhull to “Fearless Girl”

By George Robb

Feb 24

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Market Reform as Marketcraft

By Steven K. Vogel

Feb 17

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A Myth of Machines

The Industrial Revolution and the Politics of Invention

Feb 10

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Weekend Reads

A few interesting pieces from the economic history world

Feb 7 • Johnny Fulfer

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The Authority of Gold

Money, Empire, and the Power to Define Value

Feb 3 • Johnny Fulfer

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July 2025

Developed or Developing?

Revisiting the US Experience

Jul 17, 2025 • Johnny Fulfer

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June 2025

Capitalism, Slavery, and Economic White Supremacy

Tracing America's Racial Wealth Gap from 1655 to Today

Jun 19, 2025 • Calvin Schermerhorn

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When Will There Be an Accounting for Segregation?

Understanding Segregation as an Economic System

Jun 10, 2025

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May 2025

This Week in Economic History #1

A weekly guide to economic history (May 26–31)

May 30, 2025 • Johnny Fulfer

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