John Turner
@ProfJohnTurner
Professor of Finance and Financial History at QUB; Director of @QUCEHBelfast and @CEPH_IE; Author of @BoomBustBubbles; Editor at @EconObservatory
Here is the review of my book The CEO in the @FinancialTimes on.ft.com/44J6zys The CEO — lifting the veil on Britain’s corporate elite
Britain’s CEOs earn 100+ times the median pay of their workers, up from 20 times in the 1970s. But high pay doesn't boost performance or productivity. Michael Aldous @QUBBusiness and @ProfJohnTurner @QUCEHBelfast @QUBelfast @cambUP_History @LSEforBusiness blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview…
And for those interested in the world of big business, we've got 'The CEO: the Rise and Fall of Britain's Captains of Industry' by the amazing Michael Aldous and @ProfJohnTurner! 🙌 @CambUP_MGMT @cambUP_History cambridgebookshop.co.uk/products/the-c…
What can we learn from historical recessions & depressions? Five years on from @EconObservatory's launch early in the pandemic, a reminder of our summaries of research evidence that could inform the policy response to #Covid19, this one by @ProfJohnTurner economicsobservatory.com/what-can-we-le…
I've been tracking this data. In March 2024, 3.4m people entered the US by car from Canada. In March 2025, just 2.5m, a 25-30% reduction. We're seeing an impact of declining US-Canada relations in hard data, in other words, not just polls, etc. data.bts.gov/Research-and-S…
Shortlisted for the @DuffCooperPrize A Book of the Year in @TheTLS, @TheEconomist, & @Bloomberg Described as "marvellous" (@GuardianBooks), "beautifully written" (@HistoryExtra) & "everything that popular scholarly history should be" (@Lit_Review) ... and now in paperback!
Was there a longer-term silver lining to the Black Death? Increased wages, labor saving innovations? In her conversation with @tylercowen, economic historian @SheilaghOgilvie says no. "My personal view is that it is mostly a happy story from something that we all intuitively…
1/ New resource: The Global Currencies Database: globalcurrenciesdatabase.com
Mood in Sweden: To cope with future crises, Swedes should maintain multiple bank accounts. Own both a MasterCard and Visa card. Keep cash on hand. Pay with cash occasionally to keep the system alive—so it works if a war breaks out. via riksbank.se/globalassets/m…
Spotlight on Northern Ireland | #NationalProductivityWeek 2025 The NI Productivity Forum at @QUBBusiness / @QUBelfast published "NI Productivity 2040" during National Productivity Week, written by @ruthanned880, @DJordan_Econ & @ProfJohnTurner: eu1.hubs.ly/H0hNR950
Can the dollar remain king of currencies? Some really helpful historical perspective from @B_Eichengreen in today's @FT ft.com/content/8a71dc… via @ft
