We’ve launched a new collection of openly accessible videos, Interviews with Historians, in which prominent 20th century historians reflect on their lives and professional practices. Access the collection here: www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

@vincentdelabastita.bsky.social, Spike Gibbs and I have a new working paper out! We explore the dynamics of wage inequality in medieval England, which allows us to better understand the commercialization of labour markets in the Middle Ages. www.lse.ac.uk/Economic-His...

Thanks to the Institute for Economic Affairs for indulging in my ramblings about my recent research! youtu.be/pXkofabuCBI?... @lseechist.bsky.social #econhist

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...

This is such sad news. I worked with Nicola at the British Agricultural History Society. She always brought such an effortless and infectious positive energy. She could (and regularly did) brighten up even a Zoom meeting. What a tragedy.

📢We are hiring 📢 We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History! 5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“ jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964 Deadline: Jan 17, 2025 Please spread widely! @econtribute.bsky.social #EconSky

The last week of term at LSE was capped off with some excellent seminars. #econhist

Very happy to have @vincentdelabastita.bsky.social at the LSE Economic History seminar with some interesting new insights on the role of technological change on labour markets. #econhist #laboureconomics

Please help me spread the word about this amazing two-year pre-doc opportunity. Research with faculty is optional. Get paid to take classes that prepare you for PhD. Deadline 11/15: stern.nyu.edu/programs-adm...

I created a starter pack of LSE Economic History people on Bluesky. Let me know if I have missed you! go.bsky.app/BJSugbh

🚨Job Market Paper Here! NOW ON BLUESKY!! Are we fully examining every aspect of contemporary agrarian reforms to understand their true impacts? In my JMP I analyze the effects of public land transfers (PLT) versus expropriations, the primary land allocation methods used in Latin America reforms

Jane Whittle presenting today at the LSE Economic History seminar. A fascinating paper on the gender wage gap in medieval and Early Modern English agriculture.

The first teaching I did when I joined LSE was with Nick. I knew he was a formidable researcher, but was also one of the most compelling lecturers I have ever seen. He took a lot of time to support and mentor me. He demonstrated that a good researcher need not sacrifice teaching or collegiality.

Types of “Types of Econ Papers”: A Meta-Analysis #econsky #agecon #energysky

New WP out! Cities and the Rise of Working Women, with Mounir Karadja (@mkaradja.bsky.social) and Erik Prawitz.

NYU highlights "Stars in the Shadows" with Anna Airoldi and Halina Dang (my pre-doc and co-author applying for PhDs!) stern.nyu.edu/experience-s...

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...

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie est mort www.lemonde.fr/disparitions...

I’m on the economic job market this year. My JMP investigates how teachers affected the direction of research of their students during the Scientific Revolution at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Please find my JMP and CV on my website juliuskoschnick.com Key summary:

My PhD student, Greg Salter, is applying insights from a previous career in financial risk management to the world of medieval agriculture. Check out his research here! blogs.lse.ac.uk/economichist...

Five million documents from the Dutch East India Company will be searchable starting on Wednesday, with an improved version of the database expected next year #archives nltimes.nl/2023/10/08/m...