We launch the series with a paper documenting a dataset of built-up areas in France in the mid C19 by @gproffit.bsky.social and @alexislitvine.bsky.social from @camhistory.bsky.social and @camunicampop.bsky.social

🚨 We're hiring a PhD student to work with us @cergic.bsky.social @ensdelyon.bsky.social from September 2026 onward. Three years contract, fully funded! www.cergic-lyon.fr/joinus ⚠️ Deadline for application: May 4! #econ_ra #econhist

Reminder: Apply for our workshop on Political Economy and Economic History by April 30th. It's on 10th and 11th June, there is no workshop fee.

There are two news items to share about the @echistsocreview.bsky.social First, we will no longer be posting on X\Twitter. Second, we have updated our notes to authors so that everyone is aware of our policy regarding AI. #econhist #scholarship

We are pleased to welcome Alex Newnham (Université Paris-Saclay) for a seminar on Monday 13th, April at ENS de Lyon. 🕐 When? 13/04/2026 from 11:45 to 13:00 📍 Where? Room D2-128 ENS de Lyon site Descartes

The Department of Economics at the University of York is pleased to invite submissions for the 2nd Workshop in Political Economy and Economic History, which will take place Wednesday 10 to Thursday 11 June 2026 in York. The theme of the workshop is: "In time and space"

We look forward to welcoming @cedricchambru.bsky.social of @ensdelyon.bsky.social to @tcddublin.bsky.social for next week's @tcdeconomics.bsky.social seminar: ceph.ie/events/31-03... @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social #econsky #Economics #EconHistory #NSRP

We are pleased to welcome Guido Alfani (Bocconi University) for tomorrow's seminar at ENS de Lyon. He will present his book "As Gods Among Men: A History of the Rich in the West" (Princeton University Press). 🕐 When? 19/03/2026 from 11:45 to 13:00 📍 Where? Room D2-128 ENS de Lyon site Descartes

New paper alert 🚨 🚨 Education and Skills during the First Industrial Revolution in England Together with co-authors @sdepleijt.bsky.social and @patrickwallis.bsky.social, we set out to solve one of the most intriguing puzzles of the Industrial Revolution

🚨 Only one week left to apply for the ENS Lyon Summer School in Empirical Research Methods - don't miss this opportunity! @vincentbagilet.bsky.social @cedricchambru.bsky.social @kenza-elass.bsky.social @sophiehatte.bsky.social @elisamougin.bsky.social

Apply for the ESSHC 2027 and come to visit us in Lyon!

It was a pleasure to visit ‪@dialdevelopment.bsky.social‬ and present this ongoing project. Many thanks to the team for the warm welcome and the engaging discussions!

In my updated paper, I introduce an R package, ididvar, that provides tools to easily identify the identifying variation in a regression: vincentbagilet.github.io/ididvar/

 More information can be found on the package and project websites: vincentbagilet.github.io/causal_exaggeration/ididvar.html

📢 Applications are now open for our Summer School in Empirical Research Methods! Join us from 30 June to 2 July at @cergic.bsky.social (ENS de Lyon, France). 📅 Application deadline: 1 March 2026 📩 Applications & inquiries: [email protected]

On May 5-6, 2026, Humboldt University will host a #FRESH meeting on The causes and consequences of social conflict Keynote lecture by Mohamed Saleh (LSE) Local organizer: Felix Kersting More details in the below 👇

We are delighted to announce the second edition of our 3-day Summer School in Empirical Research Methods at @cergic.bsky.social The event will take place in Lyon from June 30 to July 2, 2026. Program and additional information at: www.cergic-lyon.fr/summer-school

Joseph Enguehard (@enguehard.bsky.social), PhD candidate at @cergic.bsky.social is on the econ job market 2025-26! Check his JMP at the intersection of political economy, public finance and economic history.👇 www.enguehard.tf/uploads/rese... More infos below and at www.cergic-lyon.fr/job-market

We are pleased to welcome Joanne Haddad (Université Libre de Bruxelles) for tomorrow's seminar at ENS de Lyon. The paper discussed will be : "Settlers and Norms." 🕐 When? 04/12/2025 from 11:45 to 13:00 📍 Where? Room D2-104 ENS de Lyon site Descartes

📢 Virtual Workshop on French Economic History At 5:00 pm CET, @zhexunmo.bsky.social (Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality, CUNY) will present: “Soldiers versus Laborers: Legacies of Colonial Military Service and Forced Labor in Mali” Interested in joining? Email me for the Zoom link.

Amazing public good release by @rickhornbeck.bsky.social and his collaborators! No doubt this will generate even more (interesting) #econhist research about the United States.

📕 New CERGIC Book 📕 "L'Economie de la violence" by Mathieu Couttenier. 𝐸𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑠 𝐿𝑒́𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑠 Available now ! For more info : www.editions-leonides.fr/livres/lecon...

The department of Economic History at LSE is hiring! Assistant Prof. (all fields and period). Deadline for application 4 November 2025! @lseechist.bsky.social For more info ➡️ jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

Plus que quelques jours (10/09) pour envoyer vos propositions de communications pour le prochain congrès de l'AFHé ! Pour rappel, les thématiques retenues : 1. Campagnes et environnements 2. Guerres, reconstructions et industries 3. Mers et commerce 4. Economie(s) et monde(s) du livre

Hey #EAAE2025: Thursday is replication day. First, Anna Dreber's keynote on "Predicting Replication Outcomes" (11am) & our session👇(4pm) feat. ‪@robertfinger.bsky.social‬ @cedricchambru.bsky.social‬ @jensrommel.bsky.social‬ ‪@beta1hat.bsky.social‬ @mabuchner.bsky.social‬ ‪@i4replication.bsky.social‬

📢 New initiative: we are launching a monthly virtual seminar in French Economic History to share and discuss the latest research in the field! 🌍 Open to all interested in #econhist. 👉 Info & updates: sites.google.com/view/vwfhe/h...

L'AFHé attend vos propositions de communications pour son prochain congrès qui aura lieu à Caen ! Au programme : 5 sessions thématiques ouvertes à toutes les périodes historiques et à toutes les disciplines des sciences humaines et sociales. N'hésitez pas à me contacter pour toutes questions.

Congratulations to Michael Baltensperger who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: "Essays in Public Economics and Economic History".

Second day of the 1st Lyon Summer School in Empirical Research Methods at @ensdelyon.bsky.social. Davide Cantoni's keynote on the use of historical natural experiments and related econometric challenges. @elisamougin.bsky.social @cedricchambru.bsky.social @sophiehatte.bsky.social

Opening of the 1st Lyon Summer School in Empirical Research Methods by a keynote of @pphcombes.bsky.social on historical maps, machine learning and patterns of urbanisation over time.

🧵1/4 🚨 We have finalized our DID textbook! You’ve run out of excuses for sketchy pre-trends and mysterious TWFE coefficients. 📘 Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments By Chaisemartin & D’Haultfœuille. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

On tomorrow, we're happy to welcome @essobecker.bsky.social (University of Warwick) for a seminar at @ensdelyon.bsky.social! More info 👉 economie.ens-lyon.fr/en/events/se...

Don't forget, on Monday May 26 and Tuesday May 27, the "Workshop in Gender Economics" will be held at @ensdelyon.bsky.social. Please find the updated program below 👇

On thursday, we are happy to welcome @ldousset.bsky.social (Paris School of Economics) at @ensdelyon.bsky.social to present her joint work with @georgiathebault.bsky.social entitled "The End of a Gender Quota in Elite Higher Education". More info 👉 economie.ens-lyon.fr/en/events/se...

New Broadstreet post! By Lukas Haffert, Cathrin Mohr, and Bastian Becker www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-future...

[Recrutement] Je recrute, sur l'ANR Exo-POPP (Extraction Optique des entités nommées manuscrites pour les actes de mariage de la population de Paris (1880-1940) (exopopp.hypotheses.org) un ou une ingénieur·e pour 12 mois (localisation : Paris, @progedo.bsky.social ).

Looking for a PhD candidate to study how first names provided information about parental values and beliefs in historical Europe (circa 1750-1950). More info on the position here: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

🌟 Congratulations to Sabine on receiving the Philip Scranton Best Article Prize! This prestigious award honors author(s) of an article published in Enterprise & Society judged to be the best among those that appeared in the vol prior to the year of the BHC annual meeting thebhc.org/scranton-prize

🚨 New CERGIC Working Paper 🚨 “Dear Brothers and Sisters: Pope's Speeches and the Dynamics of Conflict in Africa” By Mathieu Couttenier, @sophiehatte.bsky.social, Lucile Laugerette & Tommaso Sonno Explore more: hal.science/CERGIC-WP/ha...

A short reminder that there are only 12 days left to apply for PhD positions at @cergic.bsky.social at ENS de Lyon! Come and work with @sophiehatte.bsky.social, @elisamougin.bsky.social, @jadeponsard.bsky.social and many more! www.cergic-lyon.fr/joinus

Une excellente émission de @quentinlafay.bsky.social sur la jeunesse rurale à écouter et un chiffre frappant que je ne connaissais pas : aujourd'hui 1 jeune sur 3 vit en milieu rural, et pourtant ils sont totalement oubliés dans les politiques publiques. www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...

We are happy to host Michele Rosenberg (University of Essex) at @ensdelyon.bsky.social for tomorrow's seminar! More info 👉 economie.ens-lyon.fr/en/events/se...

For the first time in its history, the #ESSHC is heading to France. The 2027 session of the European Social Science Conference will be held in Lyon in spring 2027 (thank you Philippe Rygiel!) See you in 2027!!

🚨 NEW WP ALERT "Religion and Economic Development: Past, Present, and Future" ✍️ @essobecker.bsky.social @ammapanin.bsky.social Steven Pfaff & @jaredcrubin.com ⏳What role does religion play in economic development? 🔎 www.cesifo.org/en/publicati... 📚 www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...

@jadeponsard.bsky.social and myself are organising a workshop in applied #econhist at @cergic.bsky.social at the end of the month! Great line-up on wide range of topics! If you are in or around Lyon, feel free to contact me for attending ;)

[Prix de thèse] Appel à candidatures pour le prix de thèse AFHé-BnP Paribas 2025 qui récompensera deux thèses en sciences humaines et sociales (toutes périodes: antique, médiévale, moderne ou contemporaine) dans le champ de l’histoire économique. Date limite : 9 mai 2025 afhe.hypotheses.org/24027

🚨 New Working Paper 🚨 Can social media boost female political representation? With @sophiehatte.bsky.social and @ttaylor-econ.bsky.social, we study the impact of Facebook’s Free Basics on women’s electoral success in almost 9,000 parliamentary races across 17 sub-Saharan African countries. Thread 🧵

❕New WP from Alban de Gmeline❕ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 (𝟏𝟖𝟕𝟎-𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟎) ⬇️

❕New WP from @alexislitvine.bsky.social and Stan Hinton❕ 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬. 𝐀 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡

📣 CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 NICEP Conference What: Interdisciplinary research in Econ & Politics 📆 May 12-13 -- Submit before March 3rd 📍 Nottingham, UK Confirmed: Diego Gambetta, Maria Petrova, Sandra Sequeira & Stéphane Wolton sway.cloud.microsoft/IKXaLZCiPkJh... #EconSky

Last day to apply for the "Lyon Summer School in Empirical Research Methods" at @ensdelyon.bsky.social! If interested, please send your CV and research proposal to: [email protected] bsky.app/profile/cerg...