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📣 Call for papers 📣 In May, we’ll host a wonderful workshop for young economic historians 🤓 A great opportunity to get feedback in a friendly and supporting environment. I hope to see many in Gothenburg in May! Help us spread the word 🖖🏻

CfP: Economic History Workshop in Gothenburg, Sweden (deadline 15 marzo 2025)

Department of Economy and Society, Unit for Economic History, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 16-17 May 2025 Local organiser: Svante Prado; Bart van Holstejin; Giulia Martini; Raisa Rubio Keynote…

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Late to the game, but had a wonderful time last week presenting my and Chris Absell new project on trade liberalisation @ub.edu! Thanks to @federicotadei.bsky.social and @joseperescajias for the invitation and to Spain for being 20 degrees warmer than Sweden. #econhist #tariffs #trade

Now that it's official, I'm happy to announce that, exactly 10 years after my PhD defense at @caltech.edu, I have been awarded #tenure at the @ub.edu! I could not have done it without the support of my mentors, colleagues, students, family, and friends. Thank you all!

I made a list of all the economic historians on the economics job market! Help me update the list by tagging those I've missed.

The #econhist class of 24/25

Examining how war, migration, trade, policy, education and innovation shaped economies and societies over time

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Until 1963, Companhia de Diamantes de Angola relied on forced labour in its diamond mines, making it arguably the last major employer in colonial Africa to uphold such practices. My IHR blog examines the economic forces that sustained this system and what finally brought about its end. #Angola

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 2y ago

What drives the transformation of oppressive institutions, and how does this affect economic development amongst those working under European colonial rule in Africa? Read @leodolan.bsky.social's post on The Great Spurt: ihrthegreatspurt.wordpress.com/2024/12/03/w...

Is African Economic History Experiencing a Revival? Katherine Frederick, Dácil Juif and @felixmzs.bsky.social give us their answer in our blog: ihrthegreatspurt.wordpress.com/2024/11/25/t...

Is African Economic History Experiencing a Revival? A Bibliometric Analysis of the 21st century

Economists and historians have long studied living standards in Massachusetts. An article by Luis Felipe Zegarra Basurco employs linear programming to estimate laborers’ welfare ratios in Bos…

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Here is my extremely brief (potted) history of institutions in macro-development thinking -- just before the AJR intervention. I had most of these thoughts prior to the Nobel week, but now they are crystallising.

Trying something new: A 🧵 on a topic I find many students struggle with: "why do their 📊 look more professional than my 📊?" It's *lots* of tiny decisions that aren't the defaults in many libraries, so let's break down 1 simple graph by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social 🔗 www.ft.com/content/73a1...

Después del feliz desembarco de estos dias, ya casi llegamos a 150. No están todos los que son, pero son todos los que están. Encantado de añadirte si acabas de llegar y quieres formar parte de la comunidad. go.bsky.app/8tkeVED

"The Origins of Formal Educational and Gender Inequality in Zambia, 1924-1990" by Michael Chanda Chiseni and Jutta Bolt (Lund University) is available in open access at revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...

New paper: “(In-kind) Wages and labour relations in the Middle Ages: It’s not (all) about the money” with @vincentdelabastita.bsky.social and Spike Gibbs is now out in Explorations in Economic History The paper is open access and here is a summary 🧵 (1/16) doi.org/10.1016/j.ee...

A Starter Pack with Italian economists! #EconSky #Economics #Italy go.bsky.app/5qh6QHk

I made a quick starter pack on scholars working/having worked on historical political economy (wide definition). go.bsky.app/Hz9LmgL (please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)

Starter pack, will add more! go.bsky.app/9znx7s6

This is my JAM. Thank you.

Federico Tadei@federicotadei.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am putting together a starter pack with researchers working on the Economic History of Africa. Let me know if you’d like to be included! go.bsky.app/EmGLkbT

I have started building a stater pack for history of colonialism and imperialism go.bsky.app/TDMSz4Y

I mad a starter pack for African Studies. Let me know who else should be in here!

I made a Starter Pack of academic economists who work on International Trade go.bsky.app/G3dqAYg

He vuelto a actualizar el starter pack de economistas de habla hispana. Ya somos mas de 90. Ideal si acabas de aterrizar o si piensas que Bluesky todavia no ha despegado. Si quieres añadir tu nombre, no tienes mas que decirlo. go.bsky.app/8tkeVED

He creado este starter pack que reune a economistas de habla hispana en Bluesky para conectarnos mejor. Si quieres incluirte, solo tienes que decírmelo go.bsky.app/8tkeVED

The current issue at @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is a special one on "Comparative Development in Colonial Africa", and the introduction is an intriguing article by K. Frederick, D. Juif, F. Meier zu Selhausen w/ a bibliometric analysis of the EH of Africa since the year 2000. Oh - it's open access! Enjoy 👇

Industrial History Review@rhi-ihr.bsky.social · 2y ago

We are proud to announce "The revival of African economic history in the 21st century: A bibliometric analysis" by Katharine Frederick, Dacil Juif & Felix Meier Zu Selhausen the leading article of "Comparative Development in Colonial Africa" Issue 92 of the @rhi_ihr: revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...

I am putting together a starter pack with researchers working on the Economic History of Africa. Let me know if you’d like to be included! go.bsky.app/EmGLkbT

One more for the inequality researchers. Writing a book and looking to read research/work from scholars thinking deeply on the topic of socioeconomic inequality. Please reply if you'd like to be added. Viewing this as a really convenient bibliography (thanks @bsky.app): go.bsky.app/L6iReaW

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There are now FIVE economic-history-related starter packs, listed in order of their emergence...: EH1 @benmschneider.bsky.social bsky.app/starter-pack... EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social bsky.app/starter-pack... Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social bsky.app/starter-pack...

We are proud to announce "The revival of African economic history in the 21st century: A bibliometric analysis" by Katharine Frederick, Dacil Juif & Felix Meier Zu Selhausen the leading article of "Comparative Development in Colonial Africa" Issue 92 of the @rhi_ihr: revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...

Re-sharing the #econhist Starter Pack for new arrivals: go.bsky.app/U6KyhNv