Zoom Video (& Slides) & Links to Edited Text: Theories of Economic History—BaseCamp Page

J. Bradford DeLong :: brad.delong@gmail.com :: 2026-04-28 :: All Souls' College, Oxford :: The 2026 Sir John Hicks Memorial Lecture in Economic History

J. Bradford DeLong :: brad.delong@gmail.com :: 2026-04-28 :: All Souls’ College, Oxford :: The 2026 Sir John Hicks Memorial Lecture in Economic History…

This page <https://braddelong.substack.com/p/theories-of-economic-history-zoom>

Zoom Video (& Slides): Theories of Economic History

is going to be the home-base page for all files related to my Hicks lecture:

Here is the video:

Here are links to pieces of the edited text:

• Theories of Economic History I: John Hicks

• Theories of Economic History II: Stage Theories

• Theories of Economic History III: Prehistory

• Theories of Economic History IV: Agrarian-Age Societies-of-Domination

• Theories of Economic History V: Commerce & Industry & Empire

• Theories of Economic History VI: Modern Economic Growth

• Theories of Economic History VII: Successive Post-1875 “Modes of Production”

• Theories of Economic History VIII: In Place of a Conclusion

And:

• Slides: Theories of Economic History & 2026-04-28-scratch

• FYI—ANNOUNCEMENT—Theories of Economic History :: 2026 Hicks Lecture

• Not My John Hicks Lecture: "John (Hicks) the Apostate"

• Tag: #theories-of-economic-history <https://braddelong.substack.com/t/theories-of-economic-history>

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And here is the full presentation slide deck:

And:

From: Meredith M. Paker (on behalf of the Oxford Centre for Economic and Social History)
Associate Professor of Economic History
All Souls College, High St, Oxford, OX1 4AL
University of Oxford….

The Sir John Hicks Memorial Lecture in Economic History, given this year by Bradford DeLong (UC Berkeley)…. Seating at this event is first-come, first-served for those who registered, so please arrive early to secure a seat. Once the Old Library reaches capacity, we will be unable to admit additional attendees in line with health and safety requirements, but we welcome you to join using the Zoom link below.

2026-04-28 17:00-18:30 BST (Tue): <https://zoom.us/j/8458651578?omn=95983788025>
Meeting ID: 845 865 1578
Passcode: 764724

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promised that at the end I would do some induction, draw some powerful and important lessons, sketching at the Grand Narrative of a stage theory that will be truly useful—useful to us economic historians, global citizens, and to the species of East African Plains apes, considered as an anthology superintelligence—at the end of my talk.

I LIED.

I pass the baton. It is for you, younger and more energetic than I now m, to essay this task and roll this particular Sisyphean boulder uphill.

Get to it!

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Actually, I do have a final slide:

<https://braddelong.substack.com/p/2026-04-28-scratch>

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2026-04-28 17:00-18:30 BST (Tue): <https://zoom.us/j/8458651578?omn=95983788025>
Meeting ID: 845 865 1578
Passcode: 764724

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