Dr Victoria Bateman

Author of #Economica: A Global History of Women, Wealth & Power (an FT Best Book 2025). Resident economic historian @BBCRadio4 #UnderstandTheEconomy.

[Dr Victoria Bateman @vnbateman]

#Economica is an @FT #BestBook of 2025 🎉🎉🎉 Huge thanks to Martin Wolf for his selection. If you’d like to read a new economic history of the world from the Stone Age to today, get your copy now. https://t.co/eL8BnkHx7s

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Watch here: https://t.co/IL9XDAs0ha

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Business is not - and never has been - just for men. It was an honour to be invited to speak on this topic @KingsELab at King’s College, #Cambridge. I had so many fascinating and inspiring conversations, including with scientists turning their research ideas into businesses that solve pressing real world problems. Blending innovation, entrepreneurism, research and education, the E-Lab is the place to be if you want to see the next frontier of economic growth in action and to understand how policy and regulation is affecting the sectors of the future.

📷 Maximilian Ge

#economica #Entrepreneurship

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@K_Niemietz Congratulations Kristian 🥂

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Want to see me reveal the Hidden History of Money? Join me on Tuesday 17 November at the Folkestone Book Festival, where I’ll be in conversation with award-winning broadcaster and novelist, Leigh Chambers
https://t.co/LhPyRJxMCu #economica

[Ellen Pasternack @pastasnack_e]

My latest column for @TheCriticMag is on why oppressing women doesn’t work as a strategy to boost birth rates.

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For contemporary economies, Caprettini sees a measure of reassurance for countries facing aging and shrinking populations.  “Some of the solutions may be just to let the market do its job,” he said. “There will be fewer people, higher wages, and then this is going to create this incentive to adopt these new technologies.” Via @AEAjournals #econhist #mokyr #allen

[AEA Journals @AEAjournals]

When the Napoleonic Wars pulled men off English farms, farmers turned to machines. Wartime labor shortages sped the adoption of laborsaving technology, especially where skilled mechanics were common, say researchers at @UZH_en, @HSGStGallen, & @UofGlasgow. https://t.co/E9rJIXGDr9

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@JasperOstle @ASI @SpringerNature Congratulations 🥂

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BBC Radio 4 - Tonight 8pm #historyofmoney

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Always enjoy talking about the history of money, so it was a real pleasure to be involved behind the scenes in this fabulous episode of “Here For The History”: https://t.co/FAlnbVlHnN (available now online and airs on Wednesday 4th November at 8pm). #econhist #econhis #historyofmoney #aliceloxton #benhenderson

[Alexandre Gaillard @ag_Gaillard]

Amazing JMP by Johanna Roth (Sciences Po). She is the first to combine nationwide shelter data with employment records to show that job loss causes homelessness, which in turn reduces the probability of finding a job, creating a feedback loop.
https://t.co/fATwC14pKY

[Susan Dalgety @DalgetySusan]

My son is an electrician; he has a small company, employing a few people. He works on the tools, as well as chases contracts and manages workload. And carries all the stress. His company is only worth its current contracts. He is exactly the kind of working person our economy depends on: I thought Labour understood this.

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“I did not believe that it was worth sacrificing the Four Freedoms of the European Single Market for speculative gains that would probably never materialise. So for five years, I was banging the drum for a softer version of Brexit, which would have involved (re-)joining the European Free Trade Association (EFTA), and remaining in or close to the European Economic Area (EEA).
The way Brexit actually turned out was a lot closer to my pessimistic predictions than to the Singapore-on-Thames vision”

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In June, I travelled to the Institute of Economic Affairs in central London completely naked (apart from some comfortable shoes) as part of my month-long protest to mark the 10 year anniversary of the Brexit vote. Baring all of my body all day in London took a lot of courage, but I steeled myself with the thought that if I could just convince one person that #Brexit was a bad idea, it was a worthwhile sacrifice.

Well, a few months on and Kristian Niemietz (the IEA’s Editorial Director) has announced he is leaving the IEA, and in his departure blog he highlights the damage Brexit has done to our “Four Freedoms” and that closer trade links with Europe would be a far better recipe for our prosperity:

https://t.co/A8OmtGJQCd

I make no comment on the cause and effect of my protest, but I am delighted to read Kristian’s comments, and wish him well in his future endeavours. Of course, until Britain reverses Brexit I reserve the right to repeat my protest - so be warned.

Thank you again to the IEA for hosting me that day, despite my state of undress, and in particular for answering the door so quickly - the few seconds waiting naked and exposed on the busy road after ringing the buzzer felt like an eternity.

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No, I’m not frittering away my time (I promise)…

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A man who never shies away from a challenge and is one of the brightest free market minds around today - @K_Niemietz on 18 years at the IEA: achievements and regrets https://t.co/fQVKIARuj2 @iealondon

[Jornal de Negócios @JNegocios]

Nos manuais de história económica, as mulheres aparecem na sombra, como beneficiárias passivas da riqueza criada pelos homens. Mas a académica britânica Victoria Bateman deita por terra essa ideia no livro “Económica”. Numa viagem no tempo, a autora ... https://t.co/FG1Tj0ax9N

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A pleasure to speak with Filipa Lino @JNegocios about my economic history of the world, #Economica, out now in Portuguese @ClubeAutor: https://t.co/Td7L9RlORK

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Always enjoy talking about the history of money, so it was a real pleasure to be involved behind the scenes in this fabulous episode of “Here For The History”: https://t.co/FAlnbVlHnN (available now online and airs on Wednesday 4th November at 8pm). #econhist #econhis #historyofmoney #aliceloxton #benhenderson

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@hillaryvipond Congratulations 🥂

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@K_Niemietz Enormous loss for the IEA, but will be excited to hear what new pastures await.

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What a joy this was - full video link below:

[Kamiar Mohaddes @KamiarMohaddes]

Thank you so much @vnbateman for being with us at the @KingsELab in a standing room only @Kings_College Provost's Drawing Room to discuss a 4,000 Year History of Female #Entrepreneurship with @rys_williams. If you missed it, you can now watch it here: https://t.co/vdqyCwTdDs