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Cléo Chassonnery-Zaïgouche @cleocz.bsky.social · 2d

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/...

Assistant Professor in Economic History

Assistant Professor in Economic History, , <p class="paragraph" style="margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><span class="normaltextrun"><em><span>LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and tru...

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Association Française d'Histoire Économique (AFHE) @afhe-eco.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

Association Française d'Histoire Économique (AFHE) @afhe-eco.bsky.social · Jul 18

[AAC] Les 27 et 28 novembre, l'AFHé organise son Congrès à la @mrshcaen.bsky.social de l'Université de Caen.

L'appel à communications est ouvert jusqu'au 10/09 et donne la priorité aux jeunes chercheur-es.

La conférence plénière sera assurée par Pierre Bauduin

congresafhe2025.sciencesconf.org

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Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · Aug 27

French-Canadian stuff is welcome (as being part of France imperial history)

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Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs.bsky.social · Aug 26

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

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Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · Aug 26

📄 Full CfP available here:

short-link.me/17KLi

www.dropbox.com

Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · Aug 26

This workshop is co-organised by
@pmaneuvre.bsky.social, @victorgayeco.bsky.social, @jeanlacroix.bsky.social, @thomasbaudin.bsky.social, @mariebgl.bsky.social‬.

Members of #econhist, @echistsoc.bsky.social, @theehes.bsky.social — please circulate! Many of you may be interested 🙌

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Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · Aug 26

📝 The Call for Papers is still open!

⏳ Less than 1 week left to apply for a slot (deadline: 29 August).

Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Call for Papers: Virtual Workshop on French Economic History

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Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · Aug 26

📢 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...

VWFHE

sites.google.com

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Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu @pmaneuvre.bsky.social · Jul 18

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.

Association Française d'Histoire Économique (AFHE) @afhe-eco.bsky.social · Jul 18

[AAC] Les 27 et 28 novembre, l'AFHé organise son Congrès à la @mrshcaen.bsky.social de l'Université de Caen.

L'appel à communications est ouvert jusqu'au 10/09 et donne la priorité aux jeunes chercheur-es.

La conférence plénière sera assurée par Pierre Bauduin

congresafhe2025.sciencesconf.org

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Department of Economics @Universität Zürich 🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · Jul 10

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

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CERGIC @cergic.bsky.social · Jul 2

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

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CERGIC @cergic.bsky.social · Jul 1

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.

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Clément de Chaisemartin @cdechaisemartin.bsky.social · Jun 25

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🚨 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....

Credible Answers to Hard Questions: Differences-in-Differences for Natural Experiments

<div> The purpose of this book is to introduce applied researchers to </div> <div> modern Differences-in-Differences (DID) estimators, tailored to potentially

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CERGIC @cergic.bsky.social · Jun 4

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...

Sascha Becker (Monash University) | Department of "Economics"

ENS de Lyon - D2.128

economie.ens-lyon.fr

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CERGIC @cergic.bsky.social · May 20

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 👇

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CERGIC @cergic.bsky.social · May 13

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...

Léa Dousset (PSE) | Department of "Economics"

economie.ens-lyon.fr

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Broadstreet Blog @broadstreetblog.bsky.social · May 12

New Broadstreet post!

By Lukas Haffert, Cathrin Mohr, and Bastian Becker

www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-future...

The Future of Historical Political Economy in Europe

By Bastian Becker (Humboldt-University of Berlin), Lukas Haffert (University of Geneva), Cathrin Mohr (University of Bonn)

www.broadstreet.blog

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Sandra Brée @sandrabree.bsky.social · May 12

[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 ).

EXO-POPP – Extraction Optique des entités nommées manuscrites pour les actes de mariage de la population de Paris (1880-1940)

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Francisco J. Beltrán Tapia @fjbeltrantapia.bsky.social · Apr 28

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...

PhD Candidate in History (279729) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: PhD Candidate in History (279729), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, June 1, 2025

www.jobbnorge.no

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Business History Conference @businesshistoryc.bsky.social · Apr 28

🌟 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

Philip Scranton Best Article Prize | The Business History Conference

This prize recognizes the author or authors of an article published in Enterprise & Society judged to be the best of those that have appeared in the volume previous to the year of the BHC annual…

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CERGIC @cergic.bsky.social · Apr 28

🚨 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...

Dear Brothers and Sisters: Pope's Speeches and the Dynamics of Conflict in Africa

Public speeches by leaders can serve as a cost-effective tool for fostering peace, yet their effectiveness remains uncertain, particularly in divided societies experiencing violent conflict. This pape...

hal.science

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Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · Apr 23

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

Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · Jan 29

If you want to do a PhD in Economics at @cergic.bsky.social at ENS de Lyon, apply!

Come and work with me, @elisamougin.bsky.social, @jadeponsard.bsky.social and many more.

Deadline for application: May 5, 2025

For more information, see ⬇️ or PM me.

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Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu @pmaneuvre.bsky.social · Apr 17

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...

Que reste-t-il de nos préjugés sur la jeunesse rurale ?

Films, enquêtes et récits dessinent une jeunesse rurale bien plus vivante, diverse et déterminée que les clichés persistants ne le laissent croire. Loin des images figées, les jeunes des campagnes exp...

www.radiofrance.fr

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CERGIC @cergic.bsky.social · Apr 16

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...

Michele Rosenberg (University of Essex) | Department of "Economics"

ENS de Lyon - D2.128

economie.ens-lyon.fr

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Sandra Brée @sandrabree.bsky.social · Mar 28

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!!

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