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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group)

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) is a research group at the University of Southern Denmark working on development, growth, and economic history. https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/forskningsenheder/samf/hedg

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Nov 27

CfP: 14th Annual Workshop on Growth, History, and Development
1/ 📚 Join us as we reflect on 150 Years of Women’s University Education in Denmark (1875–2025)! This year’s theme celebrates progress, explores ongoing challenges, and envisions future directions for women in academia and beyond.

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Jun 22

EHES has an insightful new working paper by FabioGatti and Joel Huesler.

The paper is "Text Analysis Methods for Historical Letters, The case of Michelangelo Buonarrotti"

👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...

European Historical Economics Society | Working papers

European Historical Economics Society Conference. All information about the upcoming EHES Conference

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Julius Koschnick @juliuskoschnick.bsky.social · Jun 21

🚨Only 10 days left to sign-up to our summer school in Odense on historical economics. Highlights: Keynote lectures by Christopher Meissner on the global economy in the past. Further expect courses on project design, ML methods for data processing, and the recent DiD literature

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Jun 20

📘 New release coming soon!
"Et land, der kom fri – En økonomisk historie om Danmark" by Paul Sharp & Markus Lampe will soon be published.
An accessible and insightful journey through Denmark’s economic history.

Get yourself a copy:
🔗 www.universitypress.dk/shop/et-land...

Et land, der flyder med mælk og smør

Et land, der flyder med mælk og smør. Eliter og grundlæggelsen af det moderne danske mejeribrug. Paul Sharp, Markus Lampe. ISBN 978-87-408-3360-7

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Jun 20

📢 Coming soon!
Paul Sharp, alongside coauthors Gunnar Persson and Markus Lampe, will soon publish the third edition of their book: "An Economic History of Europe".

Get yourself a copy:
🔗 www.cambridge.org/highereducat...

An Economic History of Europe | Higher Education from Cambridge University Press

Discover An Economic History of Europe, 3rd Edition, Karl Gunnar Persson, HB ISBN: 9781009613989 on Higher Education from Cambridge

www.cambridge.org

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 14

In *The Road to Freedom*, Stiglitz argues that markets alone cannot guarantee liberty. True freedom, he contends, requires strong institutions, community, and public investment—ideas more relevant than ever for the future of democracy.

HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 14

The backdrop is sobering. In @nytopinion, Stiglitz shared how the Trump administration abruptly cut funding for this very lecture series - over a DEI clause. SDU stepped in to ensure it could still go ahead.
🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/opinion/stiglitz-trump-dei.html:contentReference[oaicite:22]{index=22}

HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 14

🔗https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/dias/news/news/stiglitz-event-2025

Freedom, Inequality, and the Economy of the Future: Nobel Prize Winner Joseph Stiglitz visits SDU on 14th May

How do we create a society where freedom applies to everyone?

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 14

We’re looking forward to joining Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz at SDU on **14 May** for his talk *Freedom, Inequality, and the Economy of the Future*.
Thanks to @sdu.dk and DIAS, Word Festival, and the Center for American Studies for organizing this timely event.

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 13

HEDG PhD-student Christian Nielsen and Lasse Aaskoven have an interesting new essay on Danish political dynasties as part of the Magtudredningen project.🇩🇰

👉Check it out here (Danish only): ps.au.dk/fileadmin/St...

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Anthony Wray @anthonywray.bsky.social · May 8

🚨 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

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 12

Torben Johansen will present "Optimal Treatment Allocation Under Constraints" at the Nation Scale Project workshop in Copenhagen (May 15) and at the Danish Econometric Society meeting at Sandbjerg Gods (May 22–23).

HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 6

EHES has an insightful new working paper by Attila Ulrich👏

The paper is "The Rákóczi family’s estate wine production, wine trade, and wine prices at the end of the 17th century"🍷🇭🇺

👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...

European Historical Economics Society | Working papers

European Historical Economics Society Conference. All information about the upcoming EHES Conference

ehes.org

HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 5

🎙️ Karol Borowiecki joined P1 K-Live to talk creativity, culture, and the unstoppable rise of the "meta express."

Catch the full interview here: www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/k-liv...

K-Live | "Meta-ekspressen buldrer forbi" | DR LYD

Forfatterne Kim Fupz Aakeson og Kaspar Colling Nielsen fortæller, hvordan det føles, når ens ord risikerer at blive brugt til at fodres Metas sprogmodeller. Rettighedsalliancen har før konfronteret de...

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · May 5

🎶 What makes a great musician?
Professor Karol Borowieki took the stage at Science & Beers in Odense to explore 1,000 years of musical greatness through the lens of economic history. Cheers🍺

Details: www.studenterhus.dk/facebook-eve...

Science and Beers: What makes a great musician? 1000 years of data | Studenterhus Odense

Details Start: april 11 - 19:00 End: april 11 - 21:00 Website: Event Website Venue Studenterhus Odense What makes a great musician? With one thousand years of data up his sleeve, Professor Karol Jan B...

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 20

Read the article here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Ireland in a Danish mirror: A microlevel comparison of the productivity of Danish and Irish creameries before the First World War

The relative success of the Danish and failure of the Irish dairy industries before the First World War is often contrasted. The traditional narrative assumes that the Irish failed because they wer...

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 20

📢 New publication alert!

Paul Sharp, @christianvedel.bsky.social e, @xenia-tsoukli.bsky.social , and Eoin Mclaughting have published a new article:
"Ireland in a Danish mirror: A microlevel comparison of the productivity of Danish and Irish creameries before the First World War"🇮🇪🇩🇰🐮

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 14

🚨📢 Gregory Clark in the media! 🚨📢

The “golddigger” myth gets a reality check! 💰📉 HEDG professor Gregory Clark is featured in Weekendavisen on social mobility and economic history.

👉 Read the article here: www.weekendavisen.dk/2025-15/idee...

#EconHist #SocialMobility

Golddiggermyten

Ægteskab. Det er en indgroet forestilling i samfundet, at kvinder i højere grad end mænd gifter sig til status og velstand. Men det er en myte, viser nyt studie.

www.weekendavisen.dk

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 10

👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...

European Historical Economics Society | Working papers

European Historical Economics Society Conference. All information about the upcoming EHES Conference

ehes.org

HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 10

EHES has an insightful new working paper by Ramon Ramon-Muñoz from @ub.edu, Guillermo Esteban-Oliver from @udl.cat and Josep-Maria Ramon-Muñoz from @um.es 👏

The paper is "Transport and Biological Living Standards: Evidence from Late 19th-Century Catalonia"🇪🇸

European Historical Economics Society | Working papers

European Historical Economics Society Conference. All information about the upcoming EHES Conference

ehes.org

HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 10

EHES has an insightful new working paper by
@erikstrobl.bsky.social and Costanza Maria Fileccia👏

The paper is "Climate adaptation in early Australian wheat farming (1860-1960)"🇦🇺👨‍🌾

👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...

European Historical Economics Society | Working papers

European Historical Economics Society Conference. All information about the upcoming EHES Conference

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Julius Koschnick @juliuskoschnick.bsky.social · Apr 3

@sdueconhist.bsky.social also has made historical tariffs and their impact the topic of this year’s summer school -> see here for more: bsky.app/profile/juli...

Julius Koschnick @juliuskoschnick.bsky.social · Feb 21

🚨🚨🚨PhD summer school at the University of Southern Denmark 🚨🚨🚨What can we learn about tariffs and trade from history? Chris Meisner, our keynote speaker, is one of the most renowned experts on historical trade and policy. + Learn ML + NLP tools in a hands-on-approach. Join us 11-22 August 2025!

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 2

Listen to the full program here: www.dr.dk/lyd/p2/puls/...

Puls | Han har fået lavet en usynlig statue af sig selv | DR LYD

Violinisten og underviseren Alexander Zapolski boede og arbejdede i Danmark i 33 år, og han fik enorm betydning for dansk musikliv. I fredags døde Zapolski. Puls tegner et portræt. Vi fortæller også ...

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 2

🎶 Mentioned in the media: Classical composers created more music during wartime, especially under foreign attack.

Hear HEDG Professor Karol Jan Borowiecki discuss his research on DR P2’s program Puls - "Han har fået lavet en usynlig statue af sig selv." 📻🇩🇰

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Anthony Wray @anthonywray.bsky.social · Apr 1

🚨Last week to apply for a fully funded PhD position @sdueconhist.bsky.social!

Anthony Wray @anthonywray.bsky.social · Mar 5

📢 We're Hiring! 📢 I'm looking for a PhD student to join me @sdueconhist.bsky.social to work on research in health care, education, and medical innovation in the US.

👉Fully funded by @carlsbergfondet.dk
👉Deadline: 7 April

Come be part of an exciting research environment—apply now! ✨ bit.ly/4i3KsHq

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Apr 1

#SophieYiwenLi @christianvedel.bsky.social #PaulSharp #TorbenJohansen @mjdcurtis.bsky.social #SarahWashbrook #GregoryClark @juliuskoschnick.bsky.social
are attending the @EcHistSoc conference at the University of Strathclyde on April 4-6.🇬🇧

#EHS2025

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