Dr Robert Yee
I work on the economic and political history of modern Europe, with a focus on Britain and Germany after the First World War. My research interests include the history of political economy, business history, and global governance.
Research Interests
- European economic and political history
- Central banking
- International relations and diplomacy
- History of economic ideas
- Global economic governance
My first book, The Bank of England and the Interwar Economic Order, is currently under contract with Cambridge University Press. The book shows how the Bank maintained the status of the City of London as an international financial center in the aftermath of the First World War.
I am also working on two additional projects: one related to the history of economic democracy in Britain; and another on the politics of banking regulation in Germany. A part of this research has recently appeared in the Business History Review. My other research has been published in Contemporary European History, Contemporary British History, and the Financial History Review. In 2024, I was the recipient of the Economic History Society’s Thirsk-Feinstein Prize. I have also received support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the Embassy of France’s Chateaubriand Fellowship, the Anglo-Austrian Society, the Prussian Privy State Archives, and Harvard Business School.
Prior to joining Oxford, I received a PhD and MA from Princeton University, as well as a BA from Vanderbilt University. I have also had visiting fellowships at the Paris School of Economics and the Humboldt University of Berlin.
At Oxford, I run tutorials on British, European, economic and global history since c. 1750. I also supervise History & Economics theses at Wadham.
