Gabriele Cappelli
@gaber86.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Economic History at the University of Siena | Co-editor in Chief at @rhi-ihr.bsky.social (Industrial History Review) | Website: gabrielecappelli.weebly.com
Second CFA for PhD scholarships in Economics at the Tuscany Universities! Deadline July 24. Applications in Economic History most welcome. See phdeconomics.unisi.it/admission-pr...
July 18, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Second CFA for PhD scholarships in Economics at the Tuscany Universities! Deadline July 24. Applications in Economic History most welcome. See phdeconomics.unisi.it/admission-pr...
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Kicking off the @deps-siena.bsky.social 8th Hahn Lecture!
Prof. Matthew O. Jackson (Stanford University)
Prof. Matthew O. Jackson (Stanford University)
May 16, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Kicking off the @deps-siena.bsky.social 8th Hahn Lecture!
Prof. Matthew O. Jackson (Stanford University)
Prof. Matthew O. Jackson (Stanford University)
📢 The application for the PhD in Economics at the Tuscan Universities is now open! Please share and RT! Economic History applications sought!
Deadline: June 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST)
Program website: phdeconomics.unisi.it
Call and application portal: www.unisi.it/ricerca/dott...
Deadline: June 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST)
Program website: phdeconomics.unisi.it
Call and application portal: www.unisi.it/ricerca/dott...
May 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
📢 The application for the PhD in Economics at the Tuscan Universities is now open! Please share and RT! Economic History applications sought!
Deadline: June 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST)
Program website: phdeconomics.unisi.it
Call and application portal: www.unisi.it/ricerca/dott...
Deadline: June 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST)
Program website: phdeconomics.unisi.it
Call and application portal: www.unisi.it/ricerca/dott...
Our article 'Gender inequality and occupational segregation in white-collar jobs in the early “quiet revolution”: new evidence from the wages of Swedish teachers (c. 1890)' has been converted into Open Access! See: doi.org/10.1093/ereh.... See the summary below by the EHES!
March 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Our article 'Gender inequality and occupational segregation in white-collar jobs in the early “quiet revolution”: new evidence from the wages of Swedish teachers (c. 1890)' has been converted into Open Access! See: doi.org/10.1093/ereh.... See the summary below by the EHES!
Our article "Human capital in Europe, 1830s–1930s: A general survey" is out in an issue at the Journal fo Economic Surveys 39 (2), which is a special issue titled "Metrics and Drivers of Well‐Being in the Long‐Run." 1/2
March 5, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Our article "Human capital in Europe, 1830s–1930s: A general survey" is out in an issue at the Journal fo Economic Surveys 39 (2), which is a special issue titled "Metrics and Drivers of Well‐Being in the Long‐Run." 1/2
Reposted by Gabriele Cappelli
Reposted by Gabriele Cappelli
CFP: Workshop on Health Transitions in the Global South
CFP Deadline 3 February 2025
Workshop 9-10 June 2025 at LSE
Organised by myself and Neil Cummins
Sponsored by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group
CFP Deadline 3 February 2025
Workshop 9-10 June 2025 at LSE
Organised by myself and Neil Cummins
Sponsored by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group
December 12, 2024 at 12:25 AM
CFP: Workshop on Health Transitions in the Global South
CFP Deadline 3 February 2025
Workshop 9-10 June 2025 at LSE
Organised by myself and Neil Cummins
Sponsored by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group
CFP Deadline 3 February 2025
Workshop 9-10 June 2025 at LSE
Organised by myself and Neil Cummins
Sponsored by the LSE Historical Economic Demography Group
Two very stimulating and intense days at the LSE (after 10 years!) to present a chapter within the framework of the Handbook of the Economic History of Colonialism, ed. by E. Frankema and T. Roy. See more info here: www.lse.ac.uk/Economic-His...
December 16, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Two very stimulating and intense days at the LSE (after 10 years!) to present a chapter within the framework of the Handbook of the Economic History of Colonialism, ed. by E. Frankema and T. Roy. See more info here: www.lse.ac.uk/Economic-His...
Want to have a look at the @rhi-ihr.bsky.social poster presented at the VIII CLADHE in Montevideo by our associate editors Agustina Rayes & @julianajaramilloe.bsky.social? Scan the QR code 👇
December 5, 2024 at 3:17 PM
Want to have a look at the @rhi-ihr.bsky.social poster presented at the VIII CLADHE in Montevideo by our associate editors Agustina Rayes & @julianajaramilloe.bsky.social? Scan the QR code 👇
Interested in the evolution of African economic history in the last c. two decades? Then this article and this blog entry is for you 👇
Is African Economic History Experiencing a Revival? Katherine Frederick, Dácil Juif and @felixmzs.bsky.social give us their answer in our blog: ihrthegreatspurt.wordpress.com/2024/11/25/t...
Is African Economic History Experiencing a Revival? A Bibliometric Analysis of the 21st century
Economists and historians have long studied living standards in Massachusetts. An article by Luis Felipe Zegarra Basurco employs linear programming to estimate laborers’ welfare ratios in Bos…
ihrthegreatspurt.wordpress.com
November 28, 2024 at 12:57 PM
Interested in the evolution of African economic history in the last c. two decades? Then this article and this blog entry is for you 👇
Reposted by Gabriele Cappelli
We look forward to welcoming @gaber86.bsky.social to @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social for Friday's @quceh.bsky.social seminar:
Shaping growth: different types of human capital and European regional incomes (1870-1950)
ceph.ie/events/29-11...
#Economics #EconomicHistory #NSRPproject #EconSky
Shaping growth: different types of human capital and European regional incomes (1870-1950)
ceph.ie/events/29-11...
#Economics #EconomicHistory #NSRPproject #EconSky
29/11/2024 Gabriele Cappelli – QUCEH Seminar Series - CEPH - Centre for Economics, Policy and History
Shaping growth: different types of human capital and European regional incomes (1870-1950) Gabriele Cappelli is an Associate Professor of Economic History at the University of Siena, a CEPR Researc...
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November 28, 2024 at 9:55 AM
We look forward to welcoming @gaber86.bsky.social to @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social for Friday's @quceh.bsky.social seminar:
Shaping growth: different types of human capital and European regional incomes (1870-1950)
ceph.ie/events/29-11...
#Economics #EconomicHistory #NSRPproject #EconSky
Shaping growth: different types of human capital and European regional incomes (1870-1950)
ceph.ie/events/29-11...
#Economics #EconomicHistory #NSRPproject #EconSky
Just got the good news: my pilot project "Taking schools by storm? Extreme weather events and education in Italy, 1961 – 1991" (Storm-ed) has been funded through a small grant within the Uni-Siena NEW FRONTIERS funding scheme - the project will be online soon! @deps-siena.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Just got the good news: my pilot project "Taking schools by storm? Extreme weather events and education in Italy, 1961 – 1991" (Storm-ed) has been funded through a small grant within the Uni-Siena NEW FRONTIERS funding scheme - the project will be online soon! @deps-siena.bsky.social
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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 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
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 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
November 20, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
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 👇
warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/econ...
Reposted by Gabriele Cappelli
Finally!!! RAISED TO OBEY launches today 🎉🎉🎉
I learned a great deal researching this book
It transformed my views on education, politics, and economic development
I hope others will learn from it, too!
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
@princetonupress.bsky.social #RaisedToObey #Education
I learned a great deal researching this book
It transformed my views on education, politics, and economic development
I hope others will learn from it, too!
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
@princetonupress.bsky.social #RaisedToObey #Education
Raised to Obey
How the expansion of primary education in the West emerged not from democratic ideals but from the state’s desire to control its citizens
press.princeton.edu
November 19, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Finally!!! RAISED TO OBEY launches today 🎉🎉🎉
I learned a great deal researching this book
It transformed my views on education, politics, and economic development
I hope others will learn from it, too!
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
@princetonupress.bsky.social #RaisedToObey #Education
I learned a great deal researching this book
It transformed my views on education, politics, and economic development
I hope others will learn from it, too!
press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...
@princetonupress.bsky.social #RaisedToObey #Education
Interested in economics and statistics, and economic history within it, at the University of Siena? Have a look at the new profile of our department on Bsky! @deps-siena.bsky.social
November 19, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Interested in economics and statistics, and economic history within it, at the University of Siena? Have a look at the new profile of our department on Bsky! @deps-siena.bsky.social
The current issue at @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is a special one on "Comparative Development in Colonial Africa", and the introduction is an intriguing article by K. Frederick, D. Juif, F. Meier zu Selhausen w/ a bibliometric analysis of the EH of Africa since the year 2000. Oh - it's open access! Enjoy 👇
We are proud to announce "The revival of African economic history in the 21st century: A bibliometric analysis" by Katharine Frederick, Dacil Juif & Felix Meier Zu Selhausen the leading article of "Comparative Development in Colonial Africa" Issue 92 of the @rhi_ihr: revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...
November 18, 2024 at 6:07 PM
The current issue at @rhi-ihr.bsky.social is a special one on "Comparative Development in Colonial Africa", and the introduction is an intriguing article by K. Frederick, D. Juif, F. Meier zu Selhausen w/ a bibliometric analysis of the EH of Africa since the year 2000. Oh - it's open access! Enjoy 👇
The profile of the @rhi-ihr.bsky.social now on Bsky, too! If you were following us on X/Twitter, and are interested in the work we publish in economic and industrial history, please consider following the Bsky profile, too!
November 18, 2024 at 11:07 AM
The profile of the @rhi-ihr.bsky.social now on Bsky, too! If you were following us on X/Twitter, and are interested in the work we publish in economic and industrial history, please consider following the Bsky profile, too!
Reposted by Gabriele Cappelli
Another day at Bluesky, and it looks like growth is not slowing down! Welcome!
We’d like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:
We’d like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:
November 15, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Another day at Bluesky, and it looks like growth is not slowing down! Welcome!
We’d like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:
We’d like to take a moment to share our stance on AI and user data:
Reposted by Gabriele Cappelli
Teaching a PhD course on "Quantifying history" for the Norwegian Research School in History, together with Gregory Ferguson-Cradler (Trondheim, February 3-7). www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english... Apply for enrollment before Dec 1st.
Quantifying History (3 ECTS)
- Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History
How can quantitative methods allow historians to make sense of the ever-increasing wealth of digitalised sources, both numeric and textual? How can historians use quantitative and computational method...
www.hf.uio.no
November 16, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Teaching a PhD course on "Quantifying history" for the Norwegian Research School in History, together with Gregory Ferguson-Cradler (Trondheim, February 3-7). www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english... Apply for enrollment before Dec 1st.
Just arrived on Bsky and this just out: "Comparative Development in Colonial Africa" guest edited by K. Frederick, F. Meier zu Selhausen, and D. Juif, published at the RHI-IHR. Articles by Chiseni-Bolt, @tomwestland.bsky.social, Alexopoulou-Frankema, and L. Dolan: revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...
November 16, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Just arrived on Bsky and this just out: "Comparative Development in Colonial Africa" guest edited by K. Frederick, F. Meier zu Selhausen, and D. Juif, published at the RHI-IHR. Articles by Chiseni-Bolt, @tomwestland.bsky.social, Alexopoulou-Frankema, and L. Dolan: revistes.ub.edu/index.php/Hi...