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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · 1d

On October 3, CEPH Associate Director of Research @marvinsuesse.bsky.social participated in a panel discussion as part of the Cyprus Forum 2025.

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Bringing learnings from Ireland to Cyprus - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History

On Friday, October 3, CEPH Associate Director of Research Dr. Marvin Suesse participated in a panel discussion as part of the Cyprus Forum 2025, an annual discussion of Cypriot issues featuring diplom...

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · 6d

Is the rise of AI "unprecedented"? How worried should we be, really? Is it all doom and gloom?

Join us on Oct. 30 as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science for a live event examining AI with a historical lens!

Register here
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chatting-g...

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Chatting GPT: What does history tell us about the future of AI?

Event exploring how technologies of the past impacted the working lives of those who coexisted with them and what this means for AI

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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · 20d

Congratulations to @marvinsuesse.bsky.social for receiving the Peter Lindert-Jeffrey Williamson Prize (Economic History Association) for his book The Nationalist Dilemma @universitypress.cambridge.org 🥳

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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · 16d

@cephie.bsky.social has opened registration for its FREE online CPD course The Development of the Irish Economy. 🧐

Led by @ronanlyons.bsky.social, the course begins and ends with a live session, and six ‘offline’ sessions over eight weeks. 💫

Learn more and register: tinyurl.com/bpajamz9

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · 19d

It was a pleasure to host Michael Aldous and @profjohnturner.bsky.social at the Irish Stock Exchange for our event "The CEO: Examining Executive Impact on Business Performance".

Chaired by Tom Lyons and held in the historic Irish Stock Exchange, the event explored the makings of the modern CEO.

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · 23d

Why was the Irish Famine was so severe? Why did the North and South develop differently? Is Ireland ‘rich’?

If you want to find out, CEPH is pleased to announce that registration is open for our online course, "The Development of the Irish Economy". Register here:

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Open Online Economic History Course - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History

The Development of the Irish Economy Can economics help us understand why the Irish Famine was so severe? What explains Ireland's long economic boom of the eighteenth century? Why did the North an...

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · 26d

Welcome to Eli Cheam Shapiro starting this month at our Dublin node as a Research Assistant. His research interests include economic history, political economy, and public economics. ceph.ie/people-re/el...
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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · 27d

We look forward to welcoming our first speaker of the academic year Giacomo de Giorgi to @tcddublin.bsky.social for next week's @tcdeconomics.bsky.social seminar:
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16/09/2025 Giacomo de Giorgi – TCD Department of Economics Seminar Series - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History

Giacomo de Giorgi is a Professor of Economics at the University of Geneva. https://sites.google.com/site/giacomodegiorgi/

https://ceph.ie/events/16-09-2025-giacomo-de-giorgi-tcd-department-of-economics-seminar-series/"

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · 29d

Welcome to Yifan He joining us as a Research Assistant. Her research interests lie in computational social science, with focus on leveraging AI methods to uncover historical narratives & document real-world social trends. ceph.ie/people-re/yi... @tcdeconomics.bsky.social @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · Sep 3

Welcome to Jack Egan starting this month at our Dublin node as a Research Assistant. His research interests include economic history, labour economics and economic development.
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Jack Egan – CEPH – Centre for Economics, Policy and History

Trinity College DublinResearch Associate, Staff

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · Aug 6

Tune in to RTE Radio 1 at 13:30 today to hear our associate director of outreach @cliochris.bsky.social discuss his paper (co-authored with Matthias Blum and @eoinaldo.bsky.social) on outcomes and impacts of the Great Famine.

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Research reveals impact of Great Irish Famine on survivors’ height

The research examined the impact of one of the defining events in Irish history.

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discoverecon.bsky.social @discoverecon.bsky.social · Jul 22

Did Trump’s rallies lead to racial bias in policing? In the final video in our series with @cagewarwick.bsky.social & @cephie.bsky.social, Pauline Grosjean discusses the use of inflammatory language at #Trump’s rallies, & the impact on the way minorities were treated: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp9n...

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CAGE Research Centre @cagewarwick.bsky.social · Jul 22

Donald Trump’s pre-election rally speeches were full of radicalised language. As part of our school video series with @discoverecon.bsky.social & @cephie.bsky.social, economist ‪@paulinegrosjean.bsky.social‬ highlights the effect of the language used on the treatment of minorities.▶️
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TCD Social Sciences & Philosophy @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social · Jul 23

For our final Summer Reads recommendation, we have The Nationalist Dilemma by Professor @marvinsuesse.bsky.social (@tcdeconomics.bsky.social) 🔍

💫Published by @universitypress.cambridge.org, this book examines economic nationalism over the past 250 years.

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · Jul 22

In our last video of our new series with @discoverecon.bsky.social and @cagewarwick.bsky.social, @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social explores the way language from leaders influences policing, particularly in 2016

Watch here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pp9n...

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Did Trump’s rallies lead to racial bias in policing?

YouTube video by CAGE Research Centre

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discoverecon.bsky.social @discoverecon.bsky.social · Jul 15

How #Rwanda changed minds after #genocide:
Watch the next video in our series for schools with
@cagewarwick.bsky.social and @cephie.bsky.social
where Arthur Blouin examines whether controversial government attempts at reconciliation have really healed society www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpyQ...

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CAGE Research Centre @cagewarwick.bsky.social · Jul 15

In 1994 Rwanda faced one of the worst genocides in recorded history. As part of our new school video series with @discoverecon.bsky.social and @cephie.bsky.social, economist Arthur Blouin examines whether government attempts at reconciliation have really healed a divided society.▶️
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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · Jul 15

In 1994 Rwanda faced one of the worst genocides in recorded history. As part of our new school video series with @discoverecon.bsky.social and @cagewarwick.bsky.social, Arthur Blouin explores whether government attempts at reconciliation have healed a divided society.

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discoverecon.bsky.social @discoverecon.bsky.social · Jul 8

Who joined the Nazis and did it pay off? In the next video in our series for schools (with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @cephie.bsky.social), economist Matthias Blum discusses his findings around #Nazi party support.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uce0...
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CAGE Research Centre @cagewarwick.bsky.social · Jul 8

Who were the people that fuelled Hitler’s rise to power? As part of our new school video series with @discoverecon.bsky.social and @cephie.bsky.social, economist Matthias Blum discusses Nazi party support and the benefits to being a member. ▶️

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · Jul 10

Who joined the Nazi party, and did it pay off? In our next video for schools, created with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @discoverecon.bsky.social, Matthias Blum discusses the causes and impacts of Nazi support in the 1930s and 40s.

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uce0...

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Who joined the Nazis and did it pay off?

YouTube video by CAGE Research Centre

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discoverecon.bsky.social @discoverecon.bsky.social · Jul 1

How did Sinn Fein rise to power? In this 5-min video, Economist Alan de Bromhead discusses the data that could explain how Sinn Fein rose to power so quickly in 1918.
Series for schools created with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @cephie.bsky.social
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDBH...

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CAGE Research Centre @cagewarwick.bsky.social · Jul 1

How did Sinn Fein rise to power? As part of our new school video series with @discoverecon.bsky.social and @cephie.bsky.social, economist Alan De Bromhead explains the data behind the party’s rapid rise to power in the early 20th century.▶️
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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · Jul 1

The next video in our collaborative series for schools with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @discoverecon.bsky.social is available now! How was Sinn Féin so successful in the 1918 election? What does the data tell us about this election?

Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDBH...
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How did Sinn Fein rise to power?

YouTube video by CAGE Research Centre

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CEPH @cephie.bsky.social · Jun 24

In the latest video from our partnership with @cagewarwick.bsky.social and @discoverecon.bsky.social, CEPH director @gaianarciso.bsky.social discusses whether the effects of the great Irish Famine led to the 1916 Easter Rising some 70 years later

Watch it here! youtu.be/6hAd4iLI9o8
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Did the Great Irish Famine spark a revolution?

YouTube video by CAGE Research Centre

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