EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 7 MIN
The Tulip Mania That Wasn't What You Think
from The Economic History Podcast with Fexingo: Past Recessions, Booms, and Lessons from History · host Fexingo
Most of us think we know the story of 1630s Dutch tulip mania — speculators paying a year's salary for a single bulb, then a sudden crash that ruined an entire economy. Episode 15 of The Economic History Podcast digs into what actually happened. Lucas and Luna walk through the real numbers: how many people were involved (very few), how much money was at stake (far less than the VOC or Dutch real estate), and why the myth of a nation ruined by flower speculation was largely invented by later moralists. They unpack the role of futures contracts, the plague year context, and the surprising fact that the Dutch economy kept booming after the bulb prices collapsed. A sharp corrective to one of history's most overused cautionary tales. #TulipMania #DutchGoldenAge #EconomicHistory #SpeculativeBubbles #FuturesContracts #PlagueYear1637 #VOC #AmsterdamExchange #MarketMyths #FinancialHistory #AssetBubbles #EconomicLessons #HistoryReexamined #Speculation #Economics #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TheEconomicHistoryPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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