John Tang. Photo: Ivar Pel

John Tang

John Tang is an assistant professor in the Department of History and Art History in the Faculty of Humanities. His research focuses on the economic history of Japan starting in the mid-nineteenth century, with topics ranging from technology adoption and transportation infrastructure to public health, financial development, and even samurai. His teaching includes courses on the history of globalization and the Great Divergence between advanced and developing economies. 

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What's your bias?

Writing credible research

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'I was overcome with gratitude'

An OK performance review

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Widening the market

Adventures in Ticketswapping

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'I was genuinely moved'

What is social cohesion?

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Are tariffs taxes?

What's in a name?

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A timely Nobel winner

Eye on the prize

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A flurry of national holidays

What it means to celebrate and to remember