Economists assume that London's financial and economic development didn't begin until the end of the 17th century. In a voxeu interview recorded on 4 October 2019, Nathan Sussman, Director of the Centre for Finance and Development, tells journalist Tim Phillips about a new trove of contemporary records that stands the conventional wisdom on its head.

Click here to listen to the interview: https://voxeu.org/vox-talks/financial-development-london