Kevin O'Rourke on Brexit, Trade, and Protectionism

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Kevin O'Rourke on Brexit, Trade, and Protectionism

Oxford Economic and Social History Podcast

40 minutes 14 seconds

6 years ago

Kevin O'Rourke on Brexit, Trade, and Protectionism

Kevin O'Rourke is Professor of Economics at NYU-Abu Dhabi and was previously Chichele Professor of Economic History at Oxford. In this interview, conducted in May 2019, he discusses his recent book, A Short History of Brexit, which is available now from Pelican. He also talks about his recent research into trade collapses and protectionism. The papers discussed are:

Two Great Trade Collapses: The Interwar Period and Great Recession Compared, IMF Economic Review (link)

When Britain Turned Inward: The Impact of Interwar British Protection, American Economic Review (link)

The Anatomy of a Trade Collapse: The UK, 1929–33, NBER Working Papers (link)

You can find Professor O'Rourke here:
twitter.com/kevinhorourke

You can find the interviewer, Ben Schneider, here:
twitter.com/benmschneider