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John Lyons
Assistant Professor
Economics
Academic Background
- Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Economics, 1977
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A.B. Harvard College, Physics, 1966
Academic & Professional Experience
- Assistant Professor, Miami University (1985–Present).
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Visiting Associate Professor, Queen's University (1991–1991).
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Visiting Associate Professor, Northwestern University (1984–1984).
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Lecturer, University of Edinburgh (1981–1982).
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Lecturer, University of Essex (1979–1981).
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Assistant Professor, The American University (1974–1979).
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Tutor, University of Exeter (1972–1973).
Recent Publications
- Lyons, J. S., L. P. Cain and S. H. Williamson, eds. (2007). Reflections on the Cliometrics Revolution: Conversations with Economic Historians (London and New York: Routledge; forthcoming December).
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Lyons, J. S. (1989). Family Response to Economic Decline: Handloom Weavers in Early Nineteenth-Century Lancashire. Research in Economic History, 12, 45-91.
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Lyons, J. S. (1987). Powerloom Profitability and Steam Power Costs: Britain in the 1830s. Explorations in Economic History, 24 (2), 392-408.
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Lyons, J. S. (1985). Vertical Integration in the British Cotton Industry, 1825-1850: A Revision. Journal of Economic History, 45 (2), 419-425.
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Lyons, J. S., Hatton, T.J., & Satchell, S.E. (1983). Eighteenth-Century British Trade: Homespun or Empire-Made? Explorations in Economic History, 20 (2), 163-182.
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Lyons, J. S. (1978). The Lancashire Cotton Industry and the Introduction of the Powerloom, 1815-1850. Journal of Economic History, 38 (1).
Other Activities
- Associate Editor, EH.Net Reviews (Europe), 2003 – present.
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Associate / Acting / Managing Editor, The Newsletter of the Cliometric Society, 1989–1999.
Areas of Expertise
- American economic history
- Comparative economic systems
- Economic history
- European economic history
- Global economic history
- History and theory of technological change
- Introductory economics
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