Joakim Book
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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 centuries-old balance sheets and share prices. My main goal is to know everything there is to know about the Bank of England.

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Recently published work

What's the Difference Between Michael Burry and Alexander Fordyce? (AIER)
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The Real Reason Nobody Takes Environmental Activists Seriously (AIER)
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The Rise of Edinburgh, Financial Empire (AIER)
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Davies’ “Extreme Economies” – Part 2: Failure (NoL)
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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

What's the Difference Between Michael Burry and Alexander Fordyce? (AIER)

Burry could finance his mistake, his “earliness,” for long enough to be vindicated by market prices. Fordyce could not. Even though they were both right on paper about future market trends, only one of them is celebrated as a genius forecaster; the other one is relegated to the financial dustbin of countless failed speculators. The difference between them was not one of foresight, but largely chance; events unraveled within the time period in which Burry could finance his Big Short.

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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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