Freelance writing, editing, RA

Financial History.

Monetary Economics.

My great passion in life is financial history and monetary economics. I love all things banking and get excited about stock prices and centuries-old balance sheets. My goal is to know everything there is to know about the Bank of England. My writing often comes with a touch of slyness and delusions of grandeur.

Bylines on American Institute for Economic Research, Notes on Liberty and HumanProgress.org.
Writings featured in the Financial Times, ZeroHedge, CapX, The Property Chronicle
and more.

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Recently published work

This Summer, Remember that Ice Was Once a Luxury (HumanProgress.org)
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In a Big City Pandemic, Comparing Countries has Limited Value (CapX)
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There Will Be No New Bitcoin Man (AIER)
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It’s Not Capitalism Bringing Us Deaths of Despair (AIER)
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“The simplest explanation of the significance of Bills of Exchange”
Two Financial Instruments that made the Modern World, Notes on Liberty
- Judy Stephenson, Lecturer at University College London

“Hugely impressed by Joakim’s knowledge of economic and financial history”

- Prof. Edward Stringham, American Institute for Economic Research

“Really excellent understanding of currency and banking school debates”

- Dr. Duncan Ross, University of Glasgow

“Loved your Darcy piece”

Mr. Darcy's Ten Thousand a Year, Notes on Liberty
- Dr. Hollis Robbins, Sonoma State University

“Big fan of your writing style. Excellent mix of both personality and clarity

- Tho Bishop, Mises Institute
Featured Story

This Summer, Remember that Ice Was Once a Luxury (HumanProgress.org)

The earliest venture to bring ice to the masses is associated with a stubborn man called Frederick Tudor. Brought up in a wealthy family in the late 1700s, the “King of Ice” may have been born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Alas, he almost squandered his family’s fortune before he finally saw his ice business pay off. Twice imprisoned and three times arrested for unpaid debts, his persistence in the face of constant failures is both admirable and an illustration of how innovation happens gradually – by tinkering entrepreneurs, trying and trying again.

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What services do I offer?

- professional copyediting and proofreading
- tutoring
- research assistance and professional writing
in all areas economics and social science, with a speciality in Financial History.

If you have a project suited to my skills, I'm happy to collaborate. Do drop me a line or hit me up on Fiverr or UpWork.

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