Patrick Fitzsimmons
@patrubenfitz.bsky.social
Postdoc UPenn and PISM | GMU PhD | Economic History, Political Economy, and Economic Growth
patrubenfitz.com
patrubenfitz.com
Was thrilled to write this for @broadstreetblog.bsky.social (which I recommend for anyone interested in historical political economy)
www.broadstreet.blog/p/blood-and-...
www.broadstreet.blog/p/blood-and-...
Blood and Iron: Political Fragmentation in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean
How new technology reshaped the political equilibrium of the early Iron Age through violence.
www.broadstreet.blog
October 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Was thrilled to write this for @broadstreetblog.bsky.social (which I recommend for anyone interested in historical political economy)
www.broadstreet.blog/p/blood-and-...
www.broadstreet.blog/p/blood-and-...
🚨New Working Paper 🚨
Did Catholic missions have an impact on American Indigenous communities? Were the effects different depending on the origin of the missionaries? These are things I examine in this paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (1/6)
Did Catholic missions have an impact on American Indigenous communities? Were the effects different depending on the origin of the missionaries? These are things I examine in this paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (1/6)
The Heterogeneous Effects of Historical Mission Exposure and Indigenous Development
The colonization of the New World was heavily intertwined with the Catholicization of the Americas. This paper seeks to understand the interactions between Nati
papers.ssrn.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
🚨New Working Paper 🚨
Did Catholic missions have an impact on American Indigenous communities? Were the effects different depending on the origin of the missionaries? These are things I examine in this paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (1/6)
Did Catholic missions have an impact on American Indigenous communities? Were the effects different depending on the origin of the missionaries? These are things I examine in this paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.... (1/6)
Some personal/professional news: I am excited to be joining the Economics Department @upenn.bsky.social and the Penn Initiative for the Study of Markets as a Postdoc in Fall 2025!
June 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Some personal/professional news: I am excited to be joining the Economics Department @upenn.bsky.social and the Penn Initiative for the Study of Markets as a Postdoc in Fall 2025!
The paperwork has been filed and I am happy to announce that my dissertation has been successfully defended! Thankful to my fantastic advisor @markkoyama.bsky.social and amazing committee @jonathanschulz.bsky.social @vincentgeloso.bsky.social @ndjohnson.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The paperwork has been filed and I am happy to announce that my dissertation has been successfully defended! Thankful to my fantastic advisor @markkoyama.bsky.social and amazing committee @jonathanschulz.bsky.social @vincentgeloso.bsky.social @ndjohnson.bsky.social
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"Democracies don't go to war", they say.
Tell that to Athens & Syracuse.
Super cool analysis of ancient Greek city-states suggests that democracies actually fought more battles!
cc @economeager.bsky.social & @patrickwyman.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Tell that to Athens & Syracuse.
Super cool analysis of ancient Greek city-states suggests that democracies actually fought more battles!
cc @economeager.bsky.social & @patrickwyman.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 28, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"Democracies don't go to war", they say.
Tell that to Athens & Syracuse.
Super cool analysis of ancient Greek city-states suggests that democracies actually fought more battles!
cc @economeager.bsky.social & @patrickwyman.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Tell that to Athens & Syracuse.
Super cool analysis of ancient Greek city-states suggests that democracies actually fought more battles!
cc @economeager.bsky.social & @patrickwyman.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This paper is now out in JEBO! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 9, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This paper is now out in JEBO! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I am happy to share that this is now published!
Did the Great Leveling begin after 1921?
The U-Curve of income inequality in the United States is a longstanding stylised fact in economic history. The ‘Great Leveling’ that led to the trough that lasted from the 1940s to the early 1980s ...
www.tandfonline.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I am happy to share that this is now published!
This group is doing a lot of cool research. Highly recommend checking them out!
Great postodoc opportunities ... economics and archeology .... fascinating project .... please look
www.origins-project.com/open-positions
www.origins-project.com/open-positions
Open Positions
Postdoc in Archeology of Bronze Age Mesopotamia
www.origins-project.com
February 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This group is doing a lot of cool research. Highly recommend checking them out!
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What sparked humanity's leap from stagnation to prosperity? What lies at the core of inequality among nations? Insights from Unified Growth Theory, from Oded Galor https://www.nber.org/papers/w33288
December 27, 2024 at 6:30 PM
What sparked humanity's leap from stagnation to prosperity? What lies at the core of inequality among nations? Insights from Unified Growth Theory, from Oded Galor https://www.nber.org/papers/w33288
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I am putting together a starter pack with researchers working on the Economic History of Africa. Let me know if you’d like to be included!
go.bsky.app/EmGLkbT
go.bsky.app/EmGLkbT
November 18, 2024 at 8:15 PM
I am putting together a starter pack with researchers working on the Economic History of Africa. Let me know if you’d like to be included!
go.bsky.app/EmGLkbT
go.bsky.app/EmGLkbT
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And another starter pack for those of you who are interested in German economic history, including economists and economic historians who have worked on topics related to German economic history...
go.bsky.app/U3ibbB
go.bsky.app/U3ibbB
November 20, 2024 at 6:16 PM
And another starter pack for those of you who are interested in German economic history, including economists and economic historians who have worked on topics related to German economic history...
go.bsky.app/U3ibbB
go.bsky.app/U3ibbB
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I made a quick starter pack on scholars working/having worked on historical political economy (wide definition). go.bsky.app/Hz9LmgL
(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)
(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)
November 12, 2024 at 12:54 PM
I made a quick starter pack on scholars working/having worked on historical political economy (wide definition). go.bsky.app/Hz9LmgL
(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)
(please make [self]suggestions to improve the starter pack)
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There are now FIVE economic-history-related starter packs, listed in order of their emergence...:
EH1 @benmschneider.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH1 @benmschneider.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 18, 2024 at 2:34 PM
There are now FIVE economic-history-related starter packs, listed in order of their emergence...:
EH1 @benmschneider.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH1 @benmschneider.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
EH2 @jamesfeigenbaum.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Historical Political Economy @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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November 19, 2024 at 12:04 PM
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What do Economics, Culture, and Religion have in common, you ask? More and more economists working on issues at their intersection! Here's a Starter Pack -- incomplete, please let me know if I've missed you!
go.bsky.app/6Myd6F8
go.bsky.app/6Myd6F8
November 14, 2024 at 2:57 AM
What do Economics, Culture, and Religion have in common, you ask? More and more economists working on issues at their intersection! Here's a Starter Pack -- incomplete, please let me know if I've missed you!
go.bsky.app/6Myd6F8
go.bsky.app/6Myd6F8
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I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed.
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
November 11, 2024 at 12:12 PM
I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed.
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe
🚨Updated working paper! 🚨
I am happy to have the latest draft of this paper out. My coauthor, Jordan Adamson, and I created a new dataset on ancient battles in the ancient Mediterranean and we used it to examine conflict between 600 and 30 BCE. 🧵below: #EconSky
I am happy to have the latest draft of this paper out. My coauthor, Jordan Adamson, and I created a new dataset on ancient battles in the ancient Mediterranean and we used it to examine conflict between 600 and 30 BCE. 🧵below: #EconSky
November 12, 2024 at 3:23 PM
🚨Updated working paper! 🚨
I am happy to have the latest draft of this paper out. My coauthor, Jordan Adamson, and I created a new dataset on ancient battles in the ancient Mediterranean and we used it to examine conflict between 600 and 30 BCE. 🧵below: #EconSky
I am happy to have the latest draft of this paper out. My coauthor, Jordan Adamson, and I created a new dataset on ancient battles in the ancient Mediterranean and we used it to examine conflict between 600 and 30 BCE. 🧵below: #EconSky
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Making a Starter Pack for Econ and Econ-Adjacent PhD students. DM or comment to be added! go.bsky.app/QnmW5VP
November 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Making a Starter Pack for Econ and Econ-Adjacent PhD students. DM or comment to be added! go.bsky.app/QnmW5VP
Good day to digitize some maps
November 12, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Good day to digitize some maps
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Great list! Here is a link to a related starter pack created by @pavisuri.bsky.social which includes political working in economic history (we call it HPE): bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 12, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Great list! Here is a link to a related starter pack created by @pavisuri.bsky.social which includes political working in economic history (we call it HPE): bsky.app/starter-pack...
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November 10, 2024 at 12:10 PM
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September 21, 2024 at 8:24 AM
If anyone is at #winir2024, I’ll be on a panel there! I’m going to try and go to as many sessions as I can so feel free to let me know any of yours
September 19, 2024 at 3:24 PM
If anyone is at #winir2024, I’ll be on a panel there! I’m going to try and go to as many sessions as I can so feel free to let me know any of yours
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Im going to try and maintain a starter pack for #EconJMC this year. I need 7 names to get started. Respond to this post or send me a DM if you want to be included.
September 15, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Im going to try and maintain a starter pack for #EconJMC this year. I need 7 names to get started. Respond to this post or send me a DM if you want to be included.