Patrick Wallis
@patrickwallis.bsky.social
Professor of Economic History, LSE; Apprenticeship. Health. Pharmacy. Work. Wages. and all kinds of history. Plus a bit of running. New book: market for skill coming out with Princeton in March 2025
Come hear Victoria Gierok (Oxford) speaking on "Bringing the contractor back in: The 30 years war and the Fiscal Military State” at the IHR June 2nd 2026, 5:30pm www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Bringing the contractor back in: The 30 years war and the Fiscal Military State
Economic and Social History of the Early Modern World Seminar
sas.ac.uk
This Tuesday at the IHR: Josh Rhodes on Agrarian Capitalism in England, c.1700-1800. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
In search for Agrarian Capitalism in England, c.1700-1800: a micro-historical approach
history.ac.uk
Need to send a letter in early modern Italy? Juraj Kittler will talk about "The Postal Revolution: Courier Networks in Italy, 1260–1600" at the IHR Tuesday 3 Feb 17:30. Join us www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
The Postal Revolution: Courier Networks in Italy, 1260–1600
history.ac.uk
Join us at the IHR/online tomorrow to hear Mike Braddick on "The business of grain milling in England, c. 1540-1800" #econhist www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
The business of grain milling in England, c. 1540-1800
history.ac.uk
Join us on Tuesday 28th at the IHR/online for "Risk Management and Maritime Business: Comparative Views from Early Modern Europe" by the excellent Maria Fusaro (exeter) www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #econhist
Risk Management and Maritime Business, comparative views from Early Modern Europe
history.ac.uk
The IHR economic and social history seminar restarts next week - Tuesday 30 September - with Pamfili Antipa on "Charity Begins at Home–Why Britain resumed the Gold Standard after the French Wars" hybrid: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #econhist #financialhistory
Charity Begins at Home–Why Britain resumed the Gold Standard after the French Wars
history.ac.uk
How did the East India Company become a proper company? Zane Jennings will present his work on the development of a real market in EIC stocks on Tuesday 20 May at the IHR & hybrid www.history.ac.uk/events/east-...
East India Company Capital, 1660-1700
history.ac.uk
Applications now invited for the Society's Masters' Scholarships 2025-26 bit.ly/4bJs8je Scholarships support history students, from groups currently underrepresented in academic history, to undertake a Masters' degree at a UK university. Closing date for Stage 1 applications: 6 June #Skystorians
How did the Qing use medicine to strengthen the empire? Chinese medical and political/economic history... join us at the IHR/online on Tuesday 6 May to hear Yitong Qiu (UCL). register www.history.ac.uk/events/rulin...
Ruling and Healing: Managing Health and Empire in Qing China 1644-1912
history.ac.uk
Just had a great conversation about apprenticeship, growth and British history and my book Market for Skill with Miranda Melcher on the @NewBooksNetwork newbooksnetwork.com/the-market-f...
If you want a short listen on apprenticeship based on my new book, you can see me not looking at the camera here... press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... youtu.be/L4sJnZzbaDU?...
How apprenticeship transformed premodern England | Coffee break research at LSE
YouTube video by LSE
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JOB OPPORTUNITY: Associate Professorship in Economic and Social History, Faculty of History and All Souls College, Oxford. Deadline for applications 23 April 2025. @oxford-esh.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
Job Details
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Plague, serfs, coercion? Join us at the IHR on 25 March for Tom Raster (LSE) on 'Contagious coercion: The effect of plagues on serfdom in the Baltics'. in person/hybrid www.history.ac.uk/events/conta...
Contagious coercion: The effect of plagues on serfdom in the Baltics
history.ac.uk
This week at Oxford Econ Soc History Meredith Paker will give a paper nuffield.ox.ac.uk/news-events/... about how we’re using machine learning to predict seven centuries of wages better than a regression ever could ! Hope to see you there
nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Join us online at the IHR on Tuesday to hear the tremendous Pinar Ceylan talk about Land inequality in Ottoman Crete at the turn of the eighteenth century. Ottoman economic history = proper treat! register www.history.ac.uk/events/land-...
Land inequality in Ottoman Crete at the turn of the eighteenth century
history.ac.uk
Join us tomorrow at the the IHR for the glorious Sevket Pamuk on GDP per capita and Regional Differences in the Ottoman Empire, 1570-1914 www.history.ac.uk/events/gdp-c...
GDP per capita and Regional Differences in the Ottoman Empire, 1570-1914
history.ac.uk
Interested in women in the late medieval economy? Join us on Tuesday 11th at the IHR (online only) for Anna Molnar (KCL) on credit and change. www.history.ac.uk/events/women...
“Women in Late Medieval Private Credit: Mechanisms Driving Social and Economic Change in Central Europe
history.ac.uk
Join the Economic & Social History of Premodern World seminar at the IHR on Tuesday (28/1) for Regina Grafe (Cambridge) on "Archaic Lending or Precocious Financialization? Spanish American Finance to 1800" #econhist #twitterstorians in person or online www.history.ac.uk/events/archa...
Archaic Lending or Precocious Financialization? Spanish American Finance to 1800
history.ac.uk
Bigamy and clandestine marriage in 18th century England - Rebecca Probert at the IHR this Tuesday (10th) econ hist seminar www.history.ac.uk/events/bigam... in person or online... #econhist #history
Bigamy in an Era of Clandestine Marriages
history.ac.uk
Excited and proud to have been elected as the next president of the economic history society. It’s a wonderful community to be part of.
IHR economic history - We have the lovely Edmond Smith (Manchester) talking about Trans-Imperial Trade and Networked Capital in Britain’s Economic Development, 1660-1800 tomorrow (26 Nov). Online only I'm afraid. register www.history.ac.uk/events/trans... #econhist #history
Trans-Imperial Trade and Networked Capital in Britain’s Economic Development, 1660-1800
history.ac.uk
Excited to share my #JMP 🧵 ❓How important is organizing production efficiently for the adoption of new technologies? ✅ JMP shows organizational practices are instrumental for the integration of new technologies in production. #econtwitter #EconJobMarket
