Kevin O'Rourke

University of Oxford

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1.

A Monthly Stock Exchange Index for Ireland, 1864-1930

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 03 Oct 2013
Richard S. Grossman, Ronan C. Lyons, Kevin O'Rourke and Madalina Ursu
Wesleyan University - Economics Department, Trinity College Dublin, University of Oxford and London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics
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Irish stock exchange, Investor’s Monthly Manual, long-run stock returns, 19th Century, 20th Century, Ireland

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Right-Wing Political Extremism in the Great Depression

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Right-Wing Political Extremism in the Great Depression

NBER Working Paper No. w17871
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 31 Oct 2022
Alan de Bromhead, Barry Eichengreen and Kevin O'Rourke
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California, Berkeley and University of Oxford
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Right Wing Political Extremism in the Great Depression

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8876
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 04 Apr 2012
Alan de Bromhead, Barry Eichengreen and Kevin O'Rourke
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of California, Berkeley and University of Oxford
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Great Depression, political extremism, voting

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The Growing Dependence of Britain on Trade During the Industrial Revolution

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The Growing Dependence of Britain on Trade During the Industrial Revolution

NBER Working Paper No. w19926
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 24 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 13 Jun 2021
Gregory Clark, Kevin O'Rourke and Alan M. Taylor
University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, University of Oxford and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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The Growing Dependence of Britain on Trade During the Industrial Revolution

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9878
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 02 Jun 2014
Gregory Clark, Kevin O'Rourke and Alan M. Taylor
University of California, Davis - Department of Economics, University of Oxford and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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British Industrial Revolution, colonies, Great Divergence, growth, specialization, trade

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Coal and the European Industrial Revolution

NBER Working Paper No. w19802
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 17 Jan 2014 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2022
Alan Fernihough and Kevin O'Rourke
University College Dublin (UCD) - Geary Institute and Department of Economics and University of Oxford
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Economic History and Contemporary Challenges to Globalization

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Economic History and Contemporary Challenges to Globalization

NBER Working Paper No. w25364
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 17 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Kevin O'Rourke
University of Oxford
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Economic History and Contemporary Challenges to Globalization

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13377
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 11 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2018
Kevin O'Rourke
University of Oxford
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deglobalization, Globalization

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Economic Impossibilities for Our Grandchildren?

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Economic Impossibilities for Our Grandchildren?

NBER Working Paper No. w21807
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2022
Kevin O'Rourke
University of Oxford
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Economic Impossibilities for Our Grandchildren?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10974
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 09 Dec 2015
Kevin O'Rourke
University of Oxford
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Alvin Hansen, economic history, history of economic thought, Keynes, secular stagnation

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The Spread of Manufacturing to the Poor Periphery 1870---2007

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The Spread of Manufacturing to the Poor Periphery 1870---2007

NBER Working Paper No. w18221
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 15 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 16 Oct 2022
Agustín S. Bénétrix, Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey G. Williamson
Trinity College (Dublin), University of Oxford and Harvard University - Department of Economics, Laird Bell Professor of Economics, Emeritus
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The Spread of Manufacturing to the Periphery 1870-2007: Eight Stylized Facts

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9060
Number of pages: 88 Posted: 28 Sep 2012
Agustín S. Bénétrix, Kevin O'Rourke and Jeffrey G. Williamson
Trinity College (Dublin), University of Oxford and Harvard University - Department of Economics, Laird Bell Professor of Economics, Emeritus
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history, Third World industrialization

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Trade, Technology, and the Great Divergence

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Trade, Technology, and the Great Divergence

NBER Working Paper No. w25741
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 15 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 02 Nov 2022
Kevin O'Rourke, Ahmed Rahman and Alan M. Taylor
University of Oxford, Lehigh University - Department of Economics and University of California, Davis - Department of Economics
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Trade, Technology, and the Great Divergence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13674
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 16 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 06 May 2020
Kevin O'Rourke, Alan M. Taylor and Ahmed Rahman
University of Oxford, University of California, Davis - Department of Economics and United States Naval Academy
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"North-South" model, "West-East" model, demog- raphy, education, Endogenous Growth, Fertility, industrial revolution, skill premium, Unified growth theory

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Coping with Shocks and Shifts: The Multilateral Trading System in Historical Perspective

NBER Working Paper No. w17598
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Nov 2011 Last Revised: 03 Aug 2022
Douglas A. Irwin and Kevin O'Rourke
Dartmouth College - Department of Economics and University of Oxford
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The Anatomy of a Trade Collapse: The UK, 1929-33

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The Anatomy of a Trade Collapse: The UK, 1929-33

NBER Working Paper No. w24252
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 29 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 08 Oct 2022
Alan de Bromhead, Alan Fernihough, Markus Lampe and Kevin O'Rourke
Queen's University Management School, Queen's University Belfast - Queen's Management School, Vienna University of Economics and Business and University of Oxford
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The Anatomy of a Trade Collapse: The UK, 1929-33

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12626
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Jan 2018
Alan de Bromhead, Alan Fernihough, Markus Lampe and Kevin O'Rourke
Queen's University Management School, Queen's University Management School, Vienna University of Economics and Business and University of Oxford
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Great Depression; Great Recession; trade; protectionism

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Two Great Trade Collapses: The Interwar Period & Great Recession Compared

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Two Great Trade Collapses: The Interwar Period & Great Recession Compared

NBER Working Paper No. w23825
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 18 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
Kevin O'Rourke
University of Oxford
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Two Great Trade Collapses: The Interwar Period & Great Recession Compared

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12286
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Sep 2017
Kevin O'Rourke
University of Oxford
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Great Depression, great recession, protectionism, Trade collapse

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When Britain Turned Inward: Protection and the Shift Towards Empire in Interwar Britain

NBER Working Paper No. w23164
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 13 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 17 Oct 2022
Alan de Bromhead, Alan Fernihough, Kevin O'Rourke and Markus Lampe
Queen's University Management School, Queen's University Management School, University of Oxford and Vienna University of Economics and Business
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Growth, Import Dependence and War

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Growth, Import Dependence and War

NBER Working Paper No. w20326
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 28 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2022
Roberto Bonfatti and Kevin O'Rourke
University of Nottingham, UK and University of Oxford
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Growth, Import Dependence and War

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10073
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 25 Sep 2014
Roberto Bonfatti and Kevin O'Rourke
University of Nottingham, UK and University of Oxford
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blockade, history, trade, war

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Coal and the European Industrial Revolution

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9819
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Jun 2014
Kevin O'Rourke
University of Oxford
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Coal, Geography, Historical Population, Industrial Revolution

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Twentieth Century Growth

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9633
Number of pages: 100 Posted: 09 Sep 2013
Nicholas Crafts and Kevin O'Rourke
University of Warwick and University of Oxford
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catch-up growth, divergence, growth accounting, technical change