We are delighted to announce that Olivier Accominotti, @leighgardnereh.bsky.social and @ericbschneider.bsky.social have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences, @acadsocsciences.bsky.social 🥳🎓 (1/3)

Join this exciting project at the LSE with @ericbschneider.bsky.social and @hggaddy.bsky.social on mortality estimates 📊

What is the significance of Indian textiles in global economic history? Co-organising a one-day workshop with Tirthankar Roy on the topic, to mark the launch of the new book ‘Textiles from Bengal’. Limited places available, book via link👇 www.lse.ac.uk/Economic-His...

🧵 1/3 Did China’s one-child policy help close the gender gap in education? Research by LSE Economic History graduate Jie Jiao offers new and exciting evidence 📚

Gave the first lecture of my life! As part of our summer school "The Economic History of Inequality" here at @lseechist.bsky.social, I had the amazing opportunity to write and deliver a lecture on "Critical Junctures in the History of Inequality." Huge thanks to Neil Cummins for the opportunity!

Congratulations to @nickfitzhenry.bsky.social and Mina Ishizu for receiving the 2025 #LSE Class #Teaching Awards 🧑‍🏫🥳 info.lse.ac.uk/staff/educat... #econhist #education

Is #export credit #insurance the secret ingredient to the Korean growth miracle 📦📈? Find out more in our new blog post by Alice Cho: blogs.lse.ac.uk/economichist... #econhist #lse #Korea #blog

It was a great pleasure to deliver this public lecture at The London School of Economics and Political Science @lsepress.bsky.social Thank you to @britishacademy.bsky.social for supporting this research and to my own @lseechist.bsky.social and @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social for hosting the event.

🚨 Join us on 29/5 for @msaleh-econhistory.bsky.social talk, "Elite Conflict, #Colonialism & #Democracy in the #MiddleEast", where he discusses the drivers of democracy in the region. Hosted by @lseechist.bsky.social and @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social #EcHist #LSEEvents www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

🥳🌍Delighted to announce that Leigh Gardner has been awarded a @britishacademy.bsky.social Mid-Career Fellowship for her project "Exporting the American Dream to #Africa? US Expansion and Economic Development under #Colonial Rule, 1914-45". More here: lnkd.in/eEkKWv4G #econhist #lse

Our LSE PhD students showcased groundbreaking research at this year's Economic History Society Conference poster sessions — from Cold War trade dynamics to 19th-century French convents. Dive into their insights in our blog: blogs.lse.ac.uk/economichist...

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-...

We're co-hosting this #LSE event with @lseechist.bsky.social & @msaleh-econhistory.bsky.social. Saleh will share his @britishacademy.bsky.social research explaining the economic roots of authoritarianism in the #MiddleEast. Thurs 29 May | 6 - 7:30 BST | Hybrid www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

Don't miss out on @patrickwallis.bsky.social book launch tonight at 6:30 pm 📖

NEW✨ In this extract from his new book @princetonupress.bsky.social, The Market for Skill @patrickwallis.bsky.social @lseechist.bsky.social explains how #apprenticeship transformed #England’s workforce in the Early Modern period, fostering human capital, innovation, urbanisation and economic growth.

Join us May 14th for the launch of @patrickwallis.bsky.social new book on #apprenticeship ⚒️ and economic growth, showing the contributions of the scheme in early modern #England @lseevents.bsky.social lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/... #econhist #economics #lse #education #LSEEvents

Our @jordanclaridge.bsky.social has a new working paper on medieval wage inequality in England 📜 Read his summary below 🔽 #econhist #economics #lse #medievalhistory

Our PhD students are ready for the EHS annual conference in Glasgow this weekend! 💪📷 #EconomicHistory #EHS2025 #Strathclyde #PosterSession

@lseechist.bsky.social's Andrés Irarrázaval presented his paper "The Historical Fabric of Inequality in the Global South: Property, Markets, or Redistribution?" in our department's graduate seminar this week. #inequality #globalinequality #economichistory

We had the honor of welcoming Michela Giorcelli (@michelag.bsky.social) for our annual Epstein Lecture today. Her lecture explored a period of exceptionally high productivity growth in history—World War II—and the role played by the spread of management practices. #EconomicHistory

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

Don't miss out on our annual Epstein Lecture tonight! @michelag.bsky.social will discuss her work on #technology and its diffusion after #WW2. Make sure to join in person or online💻⚗️💾

🚨Join us for our annual Epstein lecture on 20th March where @michelag.bsky.social will discuss her work on the diffusion of soft technologies during and after WWII. More info here: www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...? @lseevents.bsky.social #lse #econhist #WWI #WWII

Today @patrickwallis.bsky.social presented on "How apprenticeship helped transform premodern England" in the LSE Research Showcase. Drawing on his new book, The Market for Skill, he described how apprenticeship helped transform England from a backwards economy & laid foundations for the first IR.

Today LSE's own Noah Sutter (@noahsutter.bsky.social) presented his paper "A Testament to Revolution - New Data on Wealth at Death and Wealth Elasticity Estimates for France, 1791-1870" in our graduate seminar.

🎤@ericbschneider.bsky.social is giving a talk at the @foundlingmuseum.bsky.social on Wednesday, exploring how the Foundling Hospital 🏥provided medical care to the children in its charge. More info here: foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/healin...

LSE's Eoin Dignam (@eoin2319.bsky.social) is presenting on "Heterogeneous Impacts of Climate Conditions in Spain" between 1904 and 1934 in our graduate seminar. 🧑‍🌾🌞

📖 Join us for this book talk by Cormac O'Grada tomorrow evening in person or online, discussing the casualties of the World Wars. O'Grada argues that civilian deaths in the two #WorldWars were much higher than previously estimated. #lse #econhist #WWI #WWII www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2025/...

We were deeply saddened to learn that Eddie Hunt, long-time MSc Programmes Director within the Department, passed away recently. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.

@juliuskoschnick.bsky.social is presenting in our seminar series on "The Complementarity of Education and Skills in Early Industrial England". Julius, @patrickwallis.bsky.social, and Alexandra de Pleijt revise the traditional view that education and British industralisation were disconnected.

Our PhD student @marco-cokic.bsky.social is presenting in the SPEECH seminar on trade of Central and Eastern European countries during the Cold War. For the countries of the former Eastern bloc, trade did not lead to specialisation. Instead the different economies became more similar over time.

Michele Zampa is presenting his paper on the dual strategy of the "Cassa per il Mezzogiorno" in our graduate seminar. He finds that the Cassa's private firms' funding had significant effects on industrial development. Infrastructural funding, however, had no significant effects.

Today's Graduate Economic History Seminar: Michele Bolla is presenting on "Divergence beyond GDP and real wages: An Anglo-Italian occupational comparison, 1400-1600".

@lseechist.bsky.social would be pleased to support suitable applications for the following postdoctoral fellowships beginning in 10/2025. Check the eligibility criteria for the schemes, and if eligible, contact @ericbschneider.bsky.social ([email protected]) to discuss your application 1/3

Our Economic History seminar series is starting again after winter break! Andrea Papadia (@andrea-papadia.bsky.social) is currently presenting on "The Effects of Immigration in a Developing Country: Brazil in the Age of Mass Migration". 🇧🇷📈🧑‍🌾

@neubertmagnus.bsky.social presented his new paper with Stefan Nikolic, examining the economic effects of railways in #Bosnia during #Habsburg rule. Their findings challenge the idea that #railways always bring prosperity, highlighting the role of local conditions. 🚂 #lse #econhist #economics

How can economic historians transform historical documents into structured data? In a series of workshops, Aurelius Noble introduces participants to novel methods of automatic transcription, including handwritten text recognition. The first lecture took place today. Two workshops will follow...

We have made it to the other place! Follow us for research & talks by world-class scholars in the field of economic history. 🌍📜📈 Exploring the past to shape the future... #RerumCognoscereCausas #LSE #EconHistory