HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group)
@sdueconhist.bsky.social
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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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.
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.
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...
The paper is "Text Analysis Methods for Historical Letters, The case of Michelangelo Buonarrotti"
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
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June 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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...
The paper is "Text Analysis Methods for Historical Letters, The case of Michelangelo Buonarrotti"
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
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🚨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
June 21, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🚨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
📘 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 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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June 20, 2025 at 8:14 AM
📘 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 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...
📢 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...
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
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June 20, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📢 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...
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...
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.
Thanks to @sdu.dk and DIAS, Word Festival, and the Center for American Studies for organizing this timely event.
May 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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.
Thanks to @sdu.dk and DIAS, Word Festival, and the Center for American Studies for organizing this timely event.
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...
👉Check it out here (Danish only): ps.au.dk/fileadmin/St...
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May 13, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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...
👉Check it out here (Danish only): ps.au.dk/fileadmin/St...
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🚨 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
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
May 8, 2025 at 6:42 PM
🚨 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
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
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).
May 12, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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).
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...
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
May 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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...
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...
🎙️ 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...
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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May 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🎙️ 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...
Catch the full interview here: www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/k-liv...
🎶 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...
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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May 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🎶 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...
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...
📢 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"🇮🇪🇩🇰🐮
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"🇮🇪🇩🇰🐮
April 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📢 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"🇮🇪🇩🇰🐮
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"🇮🇪🇩🇰🐮
🚨📢 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
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.
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April 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🚨📢 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
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
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"🇪🇸
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
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April 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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...
@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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April 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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...
@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...
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@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...
🚨🚨🚨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!
April 3, 2025 at 4:58 AM
@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...
🎶 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." 📻🇩🇰
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." 📻🇩🇰
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 AM
🎶 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." 📻🇩🇰
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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🚨Last week to apply for a fully funded PhD position @sdueconhist.bsky.social!
📢 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
👉Fully funded by @carlsbergfondet.dk
👉Deadline: 7 April
Come be part of an exciting research environment—apply now! ✨ bit.ly/4i3KsHq
April 1, 2025 at 1:08 PM
🚨Last week to apply for a fully funded PhD position @sdueconhist.bsky.social!
#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
are attending the @EcHistSoc conference at the University of Strathclyde on April 4-6.🇬🇧
#EHS2025
April 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#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
are attending the @EcHistSoc conference at the University of Strathclyde on April 4-6.🇬🇧
#EHS2025
✨ Exciting News!
Big congratulations to HEDG Professor #PaulSharp @Paul and #MarkusLampe from @wuvienna.bsky.social on their new paper, "Of the bovine ilk: quantifying the welfare of dairy cattle in history, 1750–1900"🐮🇩🇰
👉Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EconHist #SDU
Big congratulations to HEDG Professor #PaulSharp @Paul and #MarkusLampe from @wuvienna.bsky.social on their new paper, "Of the bovine ilk: quantifying the welfare of dairy cattle in history, 1750–1900"🐮🇩🇰
👉Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EconHist #SDU
Of the bovine ilk: quantifying the welfare of dairy cattle in history, 1750–1900 - Cliometrica
The costs, benefits, and ethical considerations regarding animal welfare are a central element in modern capitalist agriculture, yet systematic quantitative historical insights are lacking. To overcom...
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March 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
✨ Exciting News!
Big congratulations to HEDG Professor #PaulSharp @Paul and #MarkusLampe from @wuvienna.bsky.social on their new paper, "Of the bovine ilk: quantifying the welfare of dairy cattle in history, 1750–1900"🐮🇩🇰
👉Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EconHist #SDU
Big congratulations to HEDG Professor #PaulSharp @Paul and #MarkusLampe from @wuvienna.bsky.social on their new paper, "Of the bovine ilk: quantifying the welfare of dairy cattle in history, 1750–1900"🐮🇩🇰
👉Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#EconHist #SDU
Big congratulations to HEDG PhD student Christian Alexander Abildgaard Nielsen on being awarded an EHA Early-Stage Dissertation Grant for his project on persistence of Danish elites.👏🎉
Find him on scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Find him on scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Christian Alexander Abildgaard Nielsen
PhD student, University of Southern Denmark - Cited by 3 - Economic development - social mobility - democracy
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March 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Big congratulations to HEDG PhD student Christian Alexander Abildgaard Nielsen on being awarded an EHA Early-Stage Dissertation Grant for his project on persistence of Danish elites.👏🎉
Find him on scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
Find him on scholar: scholar.google.com/citations?us...
EHES has an insightful new working paper by @juliuskoschnick.bsky.social 👏
The paper is "Teacher-directed scientific change: The case of the English Scientific Revolution"🏴👨🎓🧑🏫
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
The paper is "Teacher-directed scientific change: The case of the English Scientific Revolution"🏴👨🎓🧑🏫
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
European Historical Economics Society | Working papers
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March 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
EHES has an insightful new working paper by @juliuskoschnick.bsky.social 👏
The paper is "Teacher-directed scientific change: The case of the English Scientific Revolution"🏴👨🎓🧑🏫
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
The paper is "Teacher-directed scientific change: The case of the English Scientific Revolution"🏴👨🎓🧑🏫
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
EHES has an insightful new working paper by Professor Gregory Clark and @martinhorlyk.bsky.social 👏
The paper is "The Myth of Nordic Mobility: Social Mobility Rates in Modern Denmark and Sweden"🇩🇰🇸🇪
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
The paper is "The Myth of Nordic Mobility: Social Mobility Rates in Modern Denmark and Sweden"🇩🇰🇸🇪
👉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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March 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
EHES has an insightful new working paper by Professor Gregory Clark and @martinhorlyk.bsky.social 👏
The paper is "The Myth of Nordic Mobility: Social Mobility Rates in Modern Denmark and Sweden"🇩🇰🇸🇪
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
The paper is "The Myth of Nordic Mobility: Social Mobility Rates in Modern Denmark and Sweden"🇩🇰🇸🇪
👉Read all EHES working papers here: ehes.org/working-pape...
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Thursday and Friday was the 14th annual workshop on Growth, History and Development. But this year was different. This year marks the 150 year anniversary of women's access to university in Denmark. And what an obvious theme for a workshop on economic history. (1/x)
@sdueconhist.bsky.social
@sdueconhist.bsky.social
March 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Thursday and Friday was the 14th annual workshop on Growth, History and Development. But this year was different. This year marks the 150 year anniversary of women's access to university in Denmark. And what an obvious theme for a workshop on economic history. (1/x)
@sdueconhist.bsky.social
@sdueconhist.bsky.social
🚨 PhD Opportunities at HEDG! 🚨
We’re excited to announce two fully funded PhD positions in Economics at the University of Southern Denmark!
If you’re interested in cutting-edge research in applied economics, don’t miss these opportunities:
We’re excited to announce two fully funded PhD positions in Economics at the University of Southern Denmark!
If you’re interested in cutting-edge research in applied economics, don’t miss these opportunities:
March 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
🚨 PhD Opportunities at HEDG! 🚨
We’re excited to announce two fully funded PhD positions in Economics at the University of Southern Denmark!
If you’re interested in cutting-edge research in applied economics, don’t miss these opportunities:
We’re excited to announce two fully funded PhD positions in Economics at the University of Southern Denmark!
If you’re interested in cutting-edge research in applied economics, don’t miss these opportunities: