This blog is written by Floris van Berckel Smit 6 June 2019 Last month saw the workshop ‘Speculating on Financial Heritage’ at the University of Hertfordshire – an event bringing together historians, economists, philosophers, and other researchers working in various fields related to the history of finance. Four sessions of informal discussion offered various interesting... Continue Reading →
“Women were to blame for the South Sea Bubble (according to men)”
"Women were to blame for the South Sea Bubble (according to men)" Blogpost by: Anne Murphy So just how do you reduce the risk of crisis in financial markets? In the aftermath of the South Sea Bubble of 1720, contemporaries reached a firm but controversial conclusion: keep women out. The South Sea Bubble was one of... Continue Reading →