Next Monday (Oct 6) the two-days conference "Inequality & History" will begin, hosted by @dondenacentre.bsky.social at Bocconi University (Milan). Join us to explore & debate inequality across history, from Classical Antiquity until today! Remote attendance possible; QR code in the program below👇

Our paper with @fcinnio.bsky.social @hornungerik.bsky.social “Flow of ideas: Economic societies and the rise of useful knowledge” is out in print @theeconjournal.bsky.social 🚨🚨🚨 In it, we investigate the effect of knowledge sharing societies from the 18th century on long-run innovation. Read on ->

📜 NEW WORKING PAPER 📜 What was the true case fatality rate (CFR) of smallpox? My new paper with Romola Davenport (Cambridge) revisits this question using 18th-century data from Sweden and Iceland—and challenges the long-held belief that smallpox CFRs were 20–30%. 🧵👇 1/6

🚨 We're hiring (again)! @sdueconhist.bsky.social is looking for both a Predoc and a Postdoc (3-yr fixed-term AP) to join our growing team. Predoc: 👉 Apply by May 16 here: bit.ly/hedg-predoc Postdoc / Assistant Professor 👉 Apply for by May 22 here: bit.ly/hedg-ap #EconSky #EconRA

Both positions are part of my @carlsbergfondet.dk funded project. The Predoc will also collaborate with Volha Lazuka and support the Historical Economics and Development Group (HEDG) @sdueconhist.bsky.social . Come join our dynamic and talented group at SDU! 🧠📈

Call for Applications: DAAD Guest Professorship in Health Economics Spend winter term 2025/26 at CINCH in Essen – collaborate, teach, and enjoy a vibrant research environment. Deadline: May 1, 2025 Questions? Contact @danielkuehnle.bsky.social #healtheconomics #econsky #teachecon

"Want to understand how local and national politics intertwine to shape old-age pension systems? Curious about how class and party preferences influence the design of pension policies? Interested in how institutionalized parties leverage local politics to set the national agenda?

🚨 Migration as escape valve from Malthus 🚨 1) high fertility or late fertility transition -> spread of diasporas 2) Age of Mass Migration -> transition to modern growth www.nber.org/papers/w33542 @nber.org @romainwacziarg.bsky.social

after years in the making (/w @anthonywray.bsky.social) it's finally out in JHR: jhr.uwpress.org/content/60/1.... We show long-run (education, disability, and occupation) and intergenerational (father-son) effects of lower health capital in childhood using sibling-FE design and some cool data.

What is an important fact about the world that you wish more people would know? Here is my answer: If we rely on the best data, many of us can save a child's life. And here is my article about it. ourworldindata.org/cost-effecti...