Financial History Review

The Review seeks to embrace a broad approach to financial, banking, and monetary history, which appeals to a wide audience of historians and economists.

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

RT @FinanceHistory1: 🎙️New eabhPodcast: Consumer Finance in Turkey
A pleasure speaking with Fatih Karakaya (Copenhagen) Buy now, pay later…

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

"Who owned Citibank?" New research by Charles Calomiris and Elliot S. M. Oh. They study factors influencing individuals’ decisions to purchase Citibank stock during the 1920s.

https://t.co/rEo2A3zZUG

[Finance & History @FinanceHistory1]

Explore the evolution of #Germany 's financial sector post-#Wirtschaftswunder. @KemmererHistory and @bankinghistory dive into the era of ‘Gentlemen’s agreements,’ national sovereignty, and global integration.
Did these informal deals shield or advance Germany’s economy?
Why wasn’t the Deutsche Mark made a global #reservecurrency?
Was limiting #foreigninvestment the right call?
This period shaped European integration and monetary power—did Germany get it right? Tune in for the full story. 🎧💡 #FinanceandHistory #eabhPodcast https://t.co/93NTSdd5IE

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

Our assistant editor was interviewed on New Zealand Breakfast TV on the impact of AI on banking and finance.

[Gertjan Verdickt @GertjanV_]

Just spoke on @Breakfaston1 about AI in finance—especially which jobs are future-proof and how trust in AI is evolving.

Also discussed my research on AI & trust. Check it out: https://t.co/BzK5RMifZ6

Watch the segment: https://t.co/elyLQmJ8Wd

P.S. They lied! No breakfast.

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

The 1920–21 recession wasn't purely laissez-faire. The War Finance Corporation (WFC) stepped in, lending to support exports & later aiding banks hit by the agricultural crisis. Bank suspensions plummeted in 1922. How much did WFC liquidity help?

https://t.co/bmaNMDtNvA

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

New papers!

The efficiency of the London Gold Fixing

Saving for a stormy day? The Jamaican Government Savings Bank and the precautionary savings motive

Assessing the 1921–1922 federal financial rescue: the War Finance Corporation Bank lending program

https://t.co/raGhscCZgX

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

Was gold trading efficient when it was the backbone of the monetary system? New research reconstructs daily London Gold Fixing prices & tests market efficiency: Gold was inefficient when prices were market-driven and under central bank intervention.

https://t.co/Fu4CWpqCNQ

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

Did Britain's economic liberalization fuel the 1844–45 railway stock boom? As Parliament embraced free markets, railway shares soared. Policy shift or pure speculation? #History #stockmarket #crash

https://t.co/F7RBFWf1h5

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

The 2025 EABH Annual Meeting takes place in Paris:

Thursday, 12 June 2025
Archives, artefacts, and professional practices
Call for papers: https://t.co/NByFJUfEg1

Friday, 13 June 2025
Public Debt & Financial Stability
Call for papers: https://t.co/w2zF9e5X4g

@bankinghistory

[Carmen Hofmann @bankinghistory]

🌍📚 Call for Papers | Corporate Heritage Collections
Join us in Paris (June 2025) to explore how archives, artifacts, & know-how shape the future of the banking & financial sectors. Submit your abstract by Jan 15, 2025!
https://t.co/ELL1bqKjcS
#CorporateHeritage #Preservation #BankingHistory #Archives #Finance #FinancialHistory @FinanceHistory1 @Archivchronicle @MonnaieDeParis

[Finance & History @FinanceHistory1]

Why Does the U.S. Lead Investment Banking? 🇺🇸💰
In Episode 7.2 of the #eabhPodcast, @CarolineFohlin (Emory) and Hugo Banziger (eabh) explore:
🔹 How did the U.S. outpace Europe?
🔹 Why is its dominance so resilient?
🔹 The impact of mutual funds, regulations, and political networks. Dive into the forces behind U.S. supremacy in global finance. Don't miss it! 🎧
Listen here: https://t.co/hgsh5X8ZYJ
#InvestmentBanking #MutualFunds #PensionFunds #InstitutionalInvestors #FinancialHistory #eabh @bankinghistory @GertjanV_

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

Our editor @CarolineFohlin with an insightful episode on US investment banking. Worth a listen!

[Carmen Hofmann @bankinghistory]

The Untold Story of #InvestmentBanking: Why Does the US Reign Supreme? 🇺🇸💼

Why did Wall Street leave Europe in the dust? 🌍💨 @FinanceHistory1 @CarolineFohlin @GertjanV_
Listen here: https://t.co/Fr7ZQ0M26u

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

Did policymakers neglect monetary policy? While money supply experiments began in the late '60s, a nonmonetary view of inflation dominated early '70s decision-making—until money targets gained traction later in the decade.

https://t.co/ORbZGjp3QJ

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

We have some cool papers lined up:

Democratization & foreign borrowing costs in early globalization

Medieval Europe's small change problem

19th-c Spain: city markets → central banking

UK inflation in the 1970s: monetary vs. nonmonetary causes

A thread 🧵

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

Unlike Western Europe, Spain shifted from city-based money markets to central banking without a nationwide banking system. New data reveals price formation, market asymmetries & why lower transaction costs didn’t mean greater efficiency.

https://t.co/HcSDVhVe8F

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

A big congrats to @tylersmuir on winning the Fischer-Black prize, demonstrating significant original research that is relevant to finance practice!

Did you know that Dr. Muir also had a paper in FHR last year? Read more of "1930, First Modern Crisis": https://t.co/YYcTk62AvA

[Hanno Lustig @HannoLustig]

Congrats to @tylersmuir on winning the 2025 Fischer-Black Prize!!

[Financial History Review @FHRjournal]

Article published in FHR: "We study the association of shareholder returns with liberalization in government policy during Britain's railway run-up of 1844–5. The findings sustain two main claims".

Read more in the paper:
https://t.co/F7RBFWfz6D