Welcome to Queen's University Centre for Economic History

Queen's University Centre for Economic History (QUCEH) is an interdisciplinary research centre based at Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast. It brings together faculty and graduate students working on the economic study of the past from across the university and elsewhere.
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News

All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy
Queen’s Management School, in partnership with Trinity College Dublin’s Department of Economics, has secured 3.8 million Euros in funding to establish a new All-Ireland Centre of Excellence in Economics, History and Policy. ​Find out more here.
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Seminar Series
A seminar schedule for Semester 2 of 2021-2022 is available on this page.
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PhD Funding Opportunities
Details on various PhD funding schemes are available on this page.
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Working Papers
The QUCEH working paper series constitutes preprint working papers by scholars associated with our research centre. Visit this page to read about the latest additions to the series.
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QUCEH Bookshop
Visit our bookshop page to purchase recent monographs and edited volumes by QUCEH members.
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The Long Run Institute
​The Long Run Institute is a not-for-profit forum co-run by members of QUCEH. Find out more here.

Boom and Bust
Will Quinn and John Turner's new book, Boom and Bust: A Global History of Financial Bubbles Hardcover​, is for sale on Amazon.co.uk. You can watch more of Will and John explain their book in Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5. Visit Will and John's book website.
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An Economist's Guide to Economic History
Matthias Blum and Chris Colvin's edited volume is available for sale on Amazon.co.uk. The book aims to introduce economic history to economists. It showcases cutting-edge research and pedagogy from across our field. More details about the book are available here. And read Chris's op-ed about the project here.