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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Jun 26

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:
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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

If you've read this far, thanks for sticking around! We hope you enjoy the paper!

#EconHist #Medieval #MiddleAges #Wages #Inequality #Labour

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

While we find evidence of the commercialization of labour markets, this did not benefit all labourers equally. Ultimately, we hope our attempt to look 'beyond' average wages reveals some new insights into both patterns of commercialization and the nature of medieval labour markets.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

Ultimately, we find that wage inequality in medieval England was shaped by a complex interplay of market forces and persistent customary structures. High levels of commercialization didn’t always lead to higher wages; local customs and labour supply often mattered more.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

By 1400, wage gaps shifted. Areas like East Anglia saw big wage increases, likely due to tighter labour markets after the Black Death. But the structure of inequality - who could bargain, and how - still largely hinged on occupation and custom.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

Wage inequality also varied regionally. In 1300, ploughmen in the North of England earned far more than those in East Anglia, despite the fact that the latter region was highly commercialized. Occupation AND region played a more important role in determining workers' wages in 1400 than in 1300.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

We also find growing commercialization in the labour market. Some roles became more “professionalized” and better paid. Others, especially part-time labour and young workers, were disappearing, in most places, by 1400.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

Why? We find that customarily-fixed levels of in-kind wages of many ‘core’ workers insulated them from wage shocks, both positive and negative. By contrast, the jobs which paid more cash and were in high-demand at certain times of the year, like harvest, were more responsive to market forces.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

We find that the Black Death reshaped labour markets, but not uniformly. ‘Core’ roles, like ploughmen and carters were well paid before the plague. After the plague, other roles, which had been more peripheral before the Black Death experienced wage growth, while ‘core’ workers saw stagnation.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

We develop a new empirical approach using weekly wage rates reconstructed from manorial accounts, facilitating comparison of thousands of wage observations across occupation, region, and time.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

The paper attempts to move beyond the focus on average wage trends in pre-industrial economies by examining the broad diversity of pay rates and forms of remuneration of agricultural labourers in medieval England.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Apr 30

@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.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thanks to the Institute for Economic Affairs for indulging in my ramblings about my recent research!

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How The Black Death Increased Worker's Wages: Medieval England's Economic Revolution | IEA Interview

YouTube video by Institute of Economic Affairs

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Patrick Wallis @patrickwallis.bsky.social · Feb 7

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...

“Women in Late Medieval Private Credit: Mechanisms Driving Social and Economic Change in Central Europe

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Jan 8

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.

Claire Langhamer @clairelanghamer.bsky.social · Jan 2

With the permission of her family we are devastated to announce the death of our dear friend, Nicola Verdon, who was killed in an accident while riding her bike on 29th December.

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Erik Hornung @hornungerik.bsky.social · Dec 13

📢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“

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Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!

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Job announcement for Postdoctoral Researcher in Economic History

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Dec 13

I’m our faculty seminar, Karolina Hutkovà gave an overview of four (!) papers on the development of the British fiscal military state.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Dec 13

In the PhD seminar, @gregorysalter.bsky.social presented the first results of his study on the transition from seigniorial management to lessee farming in medieval England, with particular attention to how risk was managed and transferred.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Dec 13

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

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Nov 28

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

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Petra Moser @pmoser.bsky.social · Nov 26

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...

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Nick Fitzhenry @nickfitzhenry.bsky.social · Nov 26

I created a starter pack of LSE Economic History people on Bluesky.

Let me know if I have missed you! go.bsky.app/BJSugbh

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Nicholas Gachet @nichogachet.bsky.social · Nov 21

🚨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

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Nov 21

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.

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Jordan Claridge @jordanclaridge.bsky.social · Nov 20

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.

Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · Nov 20

Today and tomorrow we will celebrate the life and work of the late Nick Crafts ❤️

Nick was a fantastic colleague, friend, and founding director of @cagewarwick.bsky.social

Today's Crafts Lecture will be given by the wonderful Leah Boustan.

Full program 👇

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