Giacomo Benati
@giacomobenati.bsky.social
Ramon y Cajal Researcher @econhistub.bsky.social, teaching at @ubmipe.bsky.social, archaeologist | economic historian | social scientist
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/giacomobenati/home
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/giacomobenati/home
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🚨 Meet our 2025-2026 PhD Job Market Candidates!
Learn more about the candidates & their research here👇🏽🧵
Learn more about the candidates & their research here👇🏽🧵
October 10, 2025 at 8:43 AM
🚨 Meet our 2025-2026 PhD Job Market Candidates!
Learn more about the candidates & their research here👇🏽🧵
Learn more about the candidates & their research here👇🏽🧵
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Happy to announce the IPERG Seminar Series at @ub.edu for this academic year!
A great lineup of seminars and events is coming up — don’t miss it.
📅 Full schedule here: www.ub.edu/iperg/activi...
@ubeconomics.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @economiaempresaub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social
A great lineup of seminars and events is coming up — don’t miss it.
📅 Full schedule here: www.ub.edu/iperg/activi...
@ubeconomics.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @economiaempresaub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Happy to announce the IPERG Seminar Series at @ub.edu for this academic year!
A great lineup of seminars and events is coming up — don’t miss it.
📅 Full schedule here: www.ub.edu/iperg/activi...
@ubeconomics.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @economiaempresaub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social
A great lineup of seminars and events is coming up — don’t miss it.
📅 Full schedule here: www.ub.edu/iperg/activi...
@ubeconomics.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @economiaempresaub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social
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🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy? 🚨
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
July 23, 2025 at 11:05 AM
🚨 Are you interested in Historical Political Economy? 🚨
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
At the Virtual Workshop in HPE (VWHPE)—organized jointly with @dkofanov.bsky.social & @tinepaulsen.bsky.social—we discuss state-of-the-art research on a regular basis.
‼️ We have just issued a new call for papers. ‼️
Link & info in post #2.
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L'Assemblea Feminista vol agrair el vostre compromís amb aquesta causa. El gran nombre d'adhesions a la carta ha dut per fi a la UB a pronunciar-se sobre aquests fets:
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CARTA OBERTA ADREÇADA A LES AUTORITATS DE LA UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Barcelona, 3 de juliol de 2025 A l’atenció de: Rectorat de la Universitat de Barcelona Vicerectorat d’Igualtat i Gènere Facultat d’Economia i Empresa Departament de Sociologia Assumpte: Sol·licitud…
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July 21, 2025 at 8:42 AM
L'Assemblea Feminista vol agrair el vostre compromís amb aquesta causa. El gran nombre d'adhesions a la carta ha dut per fi a la UB a pronunciar-se sobre aquests fets:
assfeministaub.wordpress.com/2025/07/03/c...
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Thrilled to share the program for the III Yale-UB HPE Workshop — a joint initiative bringing together HPE researchers across continents and disciplines. Huge thanks to our sponsors, presenters, and discussants. Can’t wait for a great conference!
cc @cescamat.bsky.social (UB co-host)
cc @cescamat.bsky.social (UB co-host)
June 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Thrilled to share the program for the III Yale-UB HPE Workshop — a joint initiative bringing together HPE researchers across continents and disciplines. Huge thanks to our sponsors, presenters, and discussants. Can’t wait for a great conference!
cc @cescamat.bsky.social (UB co-host)
cc @cescamat.bsky.social (UB co-host)
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📢 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...
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⏳NOW HIRING! Call for applications for two Assistant Professor positions:
📁Applied Economics / History and Economic Institutions
🔴Deadline: 2 May 2025
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/lclfsgovxp
Serra Húnter Programme by Research and Universities Department (Generalitat de Catalunya)
📁Applied Economics / History and Economic Institutions
🔴Deadline: 2 May 2025
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/lclfsgovxp
Serra Húnter Programme by Research and Universities Department (Generalitat de Catalunya)
April 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
⏳NOW HIRING! Call for applications for two Assistant Professor positions:
📁Applied Economics / History and Economic Institutions
🔴Deadline: 2 May 2025
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/lclfsgovxp
Serra Húnter Programme by Research and Universities Department (Generalitat de Catalunya)
📁Applied Economics / History and Economic Institutions
🔴Deadline: 2 May 2025
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/lclfsgovxp
Serra Húnter Programme by Research and Universities Department (Generalitat de Catalunya)
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📢El #màster en Institucions i #Economia #Política té com a objectiu formar i preparar els estudiants amb les eines teòriques i empíriques per realitzar investigacions en els camps de les institucions polítiques i el canvi polític.
👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3KtBW4N @pisorribas.bsky.social
👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3KtBW4N @pisorribas.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📢El #màster en Institucions i #Economia #Política té com a objectiu formar i preparar els estudiants amb les eines teòriques i empíriques per realitzar investigacions en els camps de les institucions polítiques i el canvi polític.
👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3KtBW4N @pisorribas.bsky.social
👉🏽 https://bit.ly/3KtBW4N @pisorribas.bsky.social
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🚨We are recruiting!
If you consider a PhD in Economic/Business History this is for you!
🎯 Fully funded incl. social security
🎯 2 position in Economic History, 1 in Business History
🎯 Friendly and supportive environment
Check out our research if you’d like to know more about us.
If you consider a PhD in Economic/Business History this is for you!
🎯 Fully funded incl. social security
🎯 2 position in Economic History, 1 in Business History
🎯 Friendly and supportive environment
Check out our research if you’d like to know more about us.
2-3 PhD students in Economic History
2-3 PhD students in Economic History
The Department of Economy and Society at the School of
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March 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
🚨We are recruiting!
If you consider a PhD in Economic/Business History this is for you!
🎯 Fully funded incl. social security
🎯 2 position in Economic History, 1 in Business History
🎯 Friendly and supportive environment
Check out our research if you’d like to know more about us.
If you consider a PhD in Economic/Business History this is for you!
🎯 Fully funded incl. social security
🎯 2 position in Economic History, 1 in Business History
🎯 Friendly and supportive environment
Check out our research if you’d like to know more about us.
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March 24, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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‼️Applications open for the Summer School 2025 "The Political Economy of Immigration – Economics, Attitudes, and Votes: Unpacking Immigration Dynamics"
☀️ 30 June-4 July, 2025
📅 Application deadline: June 15th | Scholarships available until April 30th.
☀️ 30 June-4 July, 2025
📅 Application deadline: June 15th | Scholarships available until April 30th.
February 28, 2025 at 9:30 AM
‼️Applications open for the Summer School 2025 "The Political Economy of Immigration – Economics, Attitudes, and Votes: Unpacking Immigration Dynamics"
☀️ 30 June-4 July, 2025
📅 Application deadline: June 15th | Scholarships available until April 30th.
☀️ 30 June-4 July, 2025
📅 Application deadline: June 15th | Scholarships available until April 30th.
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Call for papers: new Nature HSS collection! articles on computational analysis of #western-asia from when writing emerged c. 3500 BCE till 1500CE! #DANES @geophilologist.bsky.social @maltaweel.bsky.social
www.nature.com/collections/...
www.nature.com/collections/...
From bits of history to bytes of data: AI and the study of the ancient Near East
This Collection aims at examining the computational and digital study of “greater Western Asia” and its epistemological implications.
www.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Call for papers: new Nature HSS collection! articles on computational analysis of #western-asia from when writing emerged c. 3500 BCE till 1500CE! #DANES @geophilologist.bsky.social @maltaweel.bsky.social
www.nature.com/collections/...
www.nature.com/collections/...
🚨 Call for papers - LSE's Hayek Programme and the University of Bologna
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Call for Papers: Narratives and Culture in Historical Perspective | | Friday 20 June 2025 09:30 - Saturday 21 June 2025 18:00 | STICERD Event
An event from the STICERD Public Events and Lectures series organised by STICERD
sticerd.lse.ac.uk
March 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🚨 Call for papers - LSE's Hayek Programme and the University of Bologna
sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...
sticerd.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...
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📣 Call for papers 📣
In May, we’ll host a wonderful workshop for young economic historians 🤓
A great opportunity to get feedback in a friendly and supporting environment.
I hope to see many in Gothenburg in May! Help us spread the word 🖖🏻
In May, we’ll host a wonderful workshop for young economic historians 🤓
A great opportunity to get feedback in a friendly and supporting environment.
I hope to see many in Gothenburg in May! Help us spread the word 🖖🏻
CfP: Economic History Workshop in Gothenburg, Sweden (deadline 15 marzo 2025)
Department of Economy and Society, Unit for Economic History, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, 16-17 May 2025 Local organiser: Svante Prado; Bart van Holstejin; Giulia Martini; Raisa Rubio Keynote…
https://ariseweb.org/2025/02/10/cfp-economic-history-workshop-in-gothenburg-sweden/#:~:text=📌%20Convegno%202024%20%7C-,CfP%3A%20Economic%20History%20Workshop%20in%20Gothenburg,Sweden%20(deadline%2015%20marzo%202025)&text=The%20main%20aim%20of%20the,peers%20and%20leading%20economic%20historians
February 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
📣 Call for papers 📣
In May, we’ll host a wonderful workshop for young economic historians 🤓
A great opportunity to get feedback in a friendly and supporting environment.
I hope to see many in Gothenburg in May! Help us spread the word 🖖🏻
In May, we’ll host a wonderful workshop for young economic historians 🤓
A great opportunity to get feedback in a friendly and supporting environment.
I hope to see many in Gothenburg in May! Help us spread the word 🖖🏻
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🔝 Join the @UniBarcelona educational community, the top university in Spain and ranked in the top 10% of economics departments worldwide.
🗞️ Discover more about our Summer School in this interview with @matteogamalerio.bsky.social, the programme academic coordinator.
🔗:
🗞️ Discover more about our Summer School in this interview with @matteogamalerio.bsky.social, the programme academic coordinator.
🔗:
Migration, Politics, and the Economy: Unpacking the Global Impact of Immigration: learn more about the Summer School 2025 - UB School of Economics
The Summer School 2025 at the UB School of Economics will explore the political economy of immigration, focusing on public attitudes, electoral consequences, and policy responses. Andreas Steinmayr (University of Innsbruck) and Tanya Surovtseva (University of Barcelona) are experts in this field and will be the lecturers of our summer course, which will take place from June 30 to July 4, 2025, at the University of Barcelona. We recently interviewed...
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February 28, 2025 at 9:31 AM
🔝 Join the @UniBarcelona educational community, the top university in Spain and ranked in the top 10% of economics departments worldwide.
🗞️ Discover more about our Summer School in this interview with @matteogamalerio.bsky.social, the programme academic coordinator.
🔗:
🗞️ Discover more about our Summer School in this interview with @matteogamalerio.bsky.social, the programme academic coordinator.
🔗:
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A modest proposal for how countries should respond to Trump's (threat of) trade wars—comments welcome!
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel | by Gabriel Zucman - Project Syndicate
Gabriel Zucman proposes that countries targeted by US tariffs retaliate with taxes on Elon Musk and his peers.
www.project-syndicate.org
February 28, 2025 at 10:55 AM
A modest proposal for how countries should respond to Trump's (threat of) trade wars—comments welcome!
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/o...
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Sever post-doc possibilities for Mesopotamia archaeologists and with expertise in the region based in Bologna for a project I am involved with: www.origins-project.com/open-positions
Open Positions
Postdoc in Archeology of Bronze Age Mesopotamia
www.origins-project.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Sever post-doc possibilities for Mesopotamia archaeologists and with expertise in the region based in Bologna for a project I am involved with: www.origins-project.com/open-positions
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❗📝Nuevo comunicado
¿Quién no ha sufrido violencia burocrática en la carrera investigadora?
Quizá no le ponías nombre, pero todas hemos pasado por los terribles trámites burocráticos (1/2)
🔗 fji.precarios.org/contra-la-vi...
¿Quién no ha sufrido violencia burocrática en la carrera investigadora?
Quizá no le ponías nombre, pero todas hemos pasado por los terribles trámites burocráticos (1/2)
🔗 fji.precarios.org/contra-la-vi...
February 20, 2025 at 8:57 PM
❗📝Nuevo comunicado
¿Quién no ha sufrido violencia burocrática en la carrera investigadora?
Quizá no le ponías nombre, pero todas hemos pasado por los terribles trámites burocráticos (1/2)
🔗 fji.precarios.org/contra-la-vi...
¿Quién no ha sufrido violencia burocrática en la carrera investigadora?
Quizá no le ponías nombre, pero todas hemos pasado por los terribles trámites burocráticos (1/2)
🔗 fji.precarios.org/contra-la-vi...
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Clear, comprehensive and a serious call for action from all of us…👉 “Pathogens don't respect politicians: US federal disruption poses a new threat to global public health” www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Pathogens don't respect politicians: US federal disruption poses a new threat to global public health
We are facing a new threat to global health.
www.thelancet.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Clear, comprehensive and a serious call for action from all of us…👉 “Pathogens don't respect politicians: US federal disruption poses a new threat to global public health” www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Paul Krugman on how rejecting science and undermining the belief that government can be a force for good can have disastrous effects on health policy.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...
RFK Jr. and the MAGA Death Trip
The war on science is turning deadly
paulkrugman.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Paul Krugman on how rejecting science and undermining the belief that government can be a force for good can have disastrous effects on health policy.
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/rfk-jr-and...
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📢 Workshop Call 📢
3d Edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop
Keynote: "Revolutionary Contagion" by Saumitra Jha and Steven Wilkinson
At University of Barcelona @ub.edu on June 30 and July 1, 2025
Send us your papers by Febr 28: shorturl.at/w96jk
@didacqueralt.bsky.social
3d Edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop
Keynote: "Revolutionary Contagion" by Saumitra Jha and Steven Wilkinson
At University of Barcelona @ub.edu on June 30 and July 1, 2025
Send us your papers by Febr 28: shorturl.at/w96jk
@didacqueralt.bsky.social
January 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
📢 Workshop Call 📢
3d Edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop
Keynote: "Revolutionary Contagion" by Saumitra Jha and Steven Wilkinson
At University of Barcelona @ub.edu on June 30 and July 1, 2025
Send us your papers by Febr 28: shorturl.at/w96jk
@didacqueralt.bsky.social
3d Edition of the Yale-UB Historical Political Economy Workshop
Keynote: "Revolutionary Contagion" by Saumitra Jha and Steven Wilkinson
At University of Barcelona @ub.edu on June 30 and July 1, 2025
Send us your papers by Febr 28: shorturl.at/w96jk
@didacqueralt.bsky.social
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Please join a new session of Virtual HPE Workshop this Thursday at 12:30 EST!
Federica Carugati is presenting her paper "Writing and the Early State: Information and State Capacity in Mesopotamia" (with @giacomobenati.bsky.social and @gabrielleon.bsky.social), discussed by @stasavage.bsky.social.
Federica Carugati is presenting her paper "Writing and the Early State: Information and State Capacity in Mesopotamia" (with @giacomobenati.bsky.social and @gabrielleon.bsky.social), discussed by @stasavage.bsky.social.
January 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Please join a new session of Virtual HPE Workshop this Thursday at 12:30 EST!
Federica Carugati is presenting her paper "Writing and the Early State: Information and State Capacity in Mesopotamia" (with @giacomobenati.bsky.social and @gabrielleon.bsky.social), discussed by @stasavage.bsky.social.
Federica Carugati is presenting her paper "Writing and the Early State: Information and State Capacity in Mesopotamia" (with @giacomobenati.bsky.social and @gabrielleon.bsky.social), discussed by @stasavage.bsky.social.
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Broadstreet.blog is now on Substack!
Broadstreet | Substack
Broadstreet is an interdisciplinary blog dedicated to the study of historical political economy (HPE). Click to read Broadstreet, a Substack publication. Launched 15 days ago.
Broadstreet.blog
January 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Broadstreet.blog is now on Substack!