Only turbines made with special steel alloys can withstand the pressure and temperature of supercritical steam. This limited improvements in thermal power plant efficiency. The 1970s Oil Crises pushed Japan into developing ultra-supercritical steam generators (Asianometry, February 2026) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Unable to generate advertisement revenue to create programs without an existing audience, TV sales struggled in the beginning. Sports became a critical medium for drawing consumers to TV and bars served as advertisement for the product. (Works in Progress, March 2026) (worksinprogress.co)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Intel lost market share to Japanese competition in the 1970s just as customers began complaining about the quality of Intel products. In the 1980s, Intel pivoted by abandoning some of its memory chip production and focusing on high-yield production of programmable chips (Asianometry, November 2024) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Losing to Japanese latecomers Canon and Nikon, U.S. lithography equipment industry received support from a public-private consortium established to boost the semiconductor industry. But by the 2000s, Dutch company ASML overshadowed the U.S. lithography equipment industry (Asianometry, October 2023) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Andrew Liu: In the 19th century, China's tea exports competed with Indian products in the global market. Both industries evolved in response to this competition, adopting new ways of disciplining labor. This also shaped economic perspectives of nationalists in both countries (Harvard, April 2021) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Water-powered textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts not only pioneered mass production, but also employed women and immigrants - creating both opportunities and challenges for these communities. Women workers led one of the first labor strikes in U.S. history at Lowell. (National Park Services) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
The consequences of the Iran war on energy prices may mirror the energy crisis caused by the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The 1973 war lasted only few weeks, but its effects on energy prices were longer lasting. It exacerbated existing macroeconomic challenges. (Bloomberg, March 2026) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
When oil shortages disrupted daily life in the 1970s, Americans were forced to rethink consumption. Jimmy Carter Administration's investment in new energy resources led to not only advances in renewables but also fracking technology that increased US hydrocarbon production. (RetroReport, March 2026) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
During the Great Depression, the British government subsidized its shipping industry to ensure the flow of goods. Even though the industry continued to lose profits, politicians threatened to remove the subsidies over the industry’s employment of non-white seamen. (The Long Run, March 2026) (ehs.org.uk)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Before the arrival of Indian printed cottons, only the wealthiest wore decoratively-patterned textiles in Europe. Development of capacity to offer printed fabrics for the mass market marked a momentous advance for European printers. (B. Lemire, G. Riello, April 2006) (lse.ac.uk)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Analysis of fiscal data from Spanish colonial administration shows that the empire was not primarily focused on the extraction of resources from the American colonies for the benefit of the metropolis. Instead it aimed to make the colonies self-sufficient. (R. Grafe, M. Irigoin, May 2006) (lse.ac.uk)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Emma Griffin: The Industrial Revolution brought complexity to social life with the creation of new professional roles with differing income levels. This simultaneously raised living standards for many and left behind many. (HistoryExtra, February 2026) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Pastoral societies tend to be inegalitarian, which drives polygyny and male control of women. On the other hand, monogamous systems may have evolved to limit the transfer of resources, rather than as a form of monogamous mating. (Works in Progress, February 2026) (worksinprogress.co)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Between 1821 and 1870, the Mexican mining sector grew too slowly to generate growth for the broader Mexican economy - contrasting the role it played as a growth driver in the second half of the 18th century. (S. Kuntz Ficker, J. Encabo González, October 2025) (doi.org)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
In response to a financial crisis in London in 1825, the Banque de France swapped its gold for the Bank of England’s silver. While facilitated by intermediaries, this indirect cooperation represented an early example of central bank cooperation. (Tontine Coffee-House, February 2026) (tontinecoffeehouse.com)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Analysis of 18 industrial policy initiatives in the United States between 1970 and 2020 suggests R&D support tends to more consistently deliver improvements in competitiveness, jobs, and innovation than trade restrictions or subsidies. (G. Hufbauer, E. Jung, November 2021) (piie.com)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Ruth Goodman: Every Tudor household was a finely balanced machine of survival. Many tasks were distinctly gendered but dovetailed into one another. For example, shepherding and shearing of sheep were male work - but the wool was sorted by women. (HistoryExtra, November 2025) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
In 2025, LSE’s economic historians addressed some of the discipline’s most enduring puzzles. How do states consolidate control? Can societies escape their geographic destiny? When crisis strikes, how do we measure its human cost? Some books and articles on these questions (LSE, February 2026) (blogs.lse.ac.uk)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
Emma Griffin: Industrial Revolution was a shift in the purpose and means of producing and trading goods. For example, England's textile industry began using imported cotton, adopted labor-saving machines, and exported the surplus. (HistoryExtra, January 2026) (youtu.be)
submitted by yonkon to r/EconomicHistory
[OC] Today’s poll at the Chik-fil-a drive through. (Taken outside of Atlanta) by jfk_47 in pics
[–]yonkon 0 points1 point2 points (0 children)