Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriErik Bengtsson @bengtssonz.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Jag har gjort ett historiskt undervisnings-”case” för grundkursen i Sveriges ekonomiska och sociala historia. Caset/fallstudien är att man ska sätta sig i en Upplandsbondes skor i det tidiga 1500-talet och försöka maximera avkastningen på gården. sites.google.com/view/bengtss... 1111 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 12/10/2026LMU Munich’s International Stone Center is hiring a Junior Research Group Leader in Wealth Inequality Research. Open to scholars in sociology, economics and related fields. 046 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriFinnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research FIT @verotutkimus.fi · 09/10/2026Vielä ehtii mukaan Nordic Public Policy Symposiumiin! Lähetä tutkimuspaperisi tämän viikon loppuun mennessä! verotutkimus.fi/en/npps-2026/verotutkimus.fi» Call for Papers: NPPS in Helsinki 10 – 11 December 2026<p>Welcome to the fourth annual Nordic Public Policy Symposium organised by FIT in Helsinki on 10 -11 December! We are pleased and happy to have Johannes Spinnewijn from the London School of Economics... 001 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriDepartment of Economics, University of Gothenburg @gothenburg-econ.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Applied Microeconomics! Application deadline: 15 November 2026 👉 More information and application details: econjobmarket.org/positions/12... #econjobmarket #jobmarket #economics 001 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriDepartment of Economics, University of Gothenburg @gothenburg-econ.bsky.social · 05/10/2026We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Environmental Economics! This is a six-year tenure-track position. 📅 Application deadline: 15 November 2026 More information and application details: econjobmarket.org/positions/12... #econjobmarket #economics #jobmarket 001 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Congratulations to our PhD student Laura Hastings Mela on receiving the 2026 Marcello De Cecco Prize for her paper “Geography of Power: Electrification, Industrial Location and Labour Conflict in Liberal Italy (1878–1911)”. Very well deserved! 👏🎓 Link: amdec.itamdec.itMarcello De CeccoL'Associazione Marcello de Cecco creata dopo la morte dell'economista, da colleghi e amici, per il dialogo tra economia, storia e società. 011 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Sweden is getting worse with trains, just today I was looking into possibility to get to northern Finland without flying. It takes 22-24 hours and five train changes. Also SJ raised the prices of the northbound night trains so much that flying is almost always significantly cheaper 000 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriScandinavian Economic History Review @scandeconhistrev.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We are on Bluesky now! SEHR is a journal publishing articles and reviews in the fields of economic, business and social history with a particular focus on the Nordic countries and the Baltic region. Here, we post about new publications and other important events. 0127 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriFinnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research FIT @verotutkimus.fi · 28/09/2026📣Paper news! 📣 Tuuli Paukkeri, Terhi Ravaska, Pengpeng Xiao: Inequality and earnings dynamics in Finland: Regional and sectoral transitions 1987–2018 Journal of Macroeconomics, a part of special issue Global Trends in Income Inequality and Income Dynamics www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 031 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Yesterday presented a poster at The Dynamics of Inequality: Long-Term Perspectives workshop at the University of Florence. It was great to hear so much encouraging feedback and good suggestions for something I have been working with such a long time. Thanks to the organisers for the opportunity! 021 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 15/09/20264-year postdoc(s) at Copenhagen Business School on project The Business of Corruption: Why Business Elites Collude or Combat Political Corruption, led by @mkjustesen.bsky.social. Start: summer 2027, deadline 18 September. www.cbs.dk/en/about-cbs... 12625 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriFinnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research FIT @verotutkimus.fi · 10/09/2026Earnings inequality and earnings dynamics in Finland can now be compared with 25 other countries. VATT Institute for Economic Research and the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research produced the Finnish statistics for the international GRID database. verotutkimus.fi/en/finnish-d...verotutkimus.fi» Finnish data now included in the international GRID database<p>Earnings inequality and earnings dynamics in Finland can now be compared with those in 25 other countries. Researchers from VATT Institute for Economic Research and the Finnish Centre of Excellence... 073 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriDepartment of Economics, University of Gothenburg @gothenburg-econ.bsky.social · 02/09/2026📢 We are hiring an Assistant Professor in Economics! The Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg is recruiting an Assistant Professor as part of a major international initiative. 📅 Application deadline: 30 October 2026 👉 Read more and apply: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103... 004 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriBen Schneider @benmschneider.bsky.social · 24/08/2026❗Call for Papers: 5th Norwegian 🇳🇴 Winter Games in Economic History ☃️ ❄️ Host: @oslomet.bsky.social 28 January 2027 📄 CfP Deadline: 23 October 2026 Obligatorisk skitur til Bislingflaka på fredag 29. kommer i tillegg 048 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriMartin Andersson @martinhist.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Vi letar ny doktorand i agrarhistoria till ett projekt om hur människor i det förindustriella Sverige fick tillgång till mat – Känner du någon som vill du forska om bröd, öl och gröt i fyra år!? www.slu.se/om-slu/jobba...slu.seDoktorand i agrarhistoria | slu.seVetenskap och utbildning för hållbart liv. 32721 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriFrancisco J. Beltrán Tapia @fjbeltrantapia.bsky.social · 01/07/2026PhD positions in the humanities at NTNU, history included. Join us in Trondheim! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...jobbnorge.noUp to 7 PhD Research Fellow Positions (304877) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyJob title: Up to 7 PhD Research Fellow Positions (304877), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Thursday, October 1, 2026 046 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriErik Bengtsson @bengtssonz.bsky.social · 12/06/2026new working paper out today! we explore the role played by structural transformation in shaping the Swedish income distribution between 1870 and 1970 ehes.org/wp/EHES_305.... 1278 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriDEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics @deps-siena.bsky.social · 05/06/2026We are happy to announce that the application for the PhD in Economics at the University of Siena (in partnership with the Universities of Florence and Pisa) is now open! 🗓 Deadline: June 29, 2026, 2:00 PM (CEST) 📍 Website: phdeconomics.unisi.it 📑 Application portal: www.unisi.it/ricerca/dott... 114 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriStefania Galli @galli-stef.bsky.social · 02/06/2026📢 Call for Papers "Distributional Consequences of Trade Policy in Historical Perspective” 📅 Dec 4, 2026 132 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriFinnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research FIT @verotutkimus.fi · 02/06/2026Tampere University / FIT is inviting applications for the position of (Associate) Professor in Economics. FIT studies the effects and design of multiple aspects of public policy. The research program is very broad. Apply by June, 12! Read more: verotutkimus.fi/en/open-posi...verotutkimus.fi» Open position: Professor or Associate Professor (tenure track) in Economics<p>Tampere University is inviting applications for the position of Professor or Associate Professor (tenure-track) in Economics. </p> <p>The university hosts the Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Sy... 031 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Yesterday I presented our joint project with Svante Prado and @onuryukcu.bsky.social at the Agricliometrics conference at the Universidad de Alcalà. It’s absolutely beautiful campus in a historical town. Was great to spend some time there and to get such encouraging feedback for our early work! 041 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Only this week left to apply! 068 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriErik Bengtsson @bengtssonz.bsky.social · 17/04/2026new paper out today! "The changing meaning of wage bargaining in Sweden since the 1960s: A contextual approach to shifts in industrial relations", in Economic and Industrial Democracy. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comThe changing meaning of wage bargaining in Sweden since the 1960s: A contextual approach to shifts in industrial relations - Erik Bengtsson, 2026Sweden is renowned for its centralised wage bargaining system, which has been studied from the point of view of inflation, wage differentials and unemployment. ... 0102 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriErik Bengtsson @bengtssonz.bsky.social · 09/04/2026The dept of Economic History in Lund is hiring a new Senior Lecturer! Ad is here, deadline 17 May: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...lu.varbi.comSenior Lecturer in Economic HistoryThe department of Economic History employs around 70 researchers, teachers, doctoral candidates, and administrative personnel. Research at the department includes topics such as Economic demography, E 1610 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriFrancisco J. Beltrán Tapia @fjbeltrantapia.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Come and work with us: Associate Professorship in Environmental History: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... (deadline for applying: May 3)jobbnorge.noAssociate Professor (297742) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyJob title: Associate Professor (297742), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Sunday, May 3, 2026 034 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriBaltic Connections: a Conference in Social Science History @balticconnections.bsky.social · 26/03/2026We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the Baltic Connections and SSESH joint conference. The early bird rate is valid until the end of April! www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...helsinki.fiRegistration | BALTIC CONNECTIONS | University of HelsinkiRegistration information for the Baltic Connections 2026. 112 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriInvestigaciones de Historia Económica @ihe-ehr.bsky.social · 19/03/2026📢Volumen 22.1 Special issue: Gender in economic history 📰“Women and Children in Factories: Did Mechanization Increase the Demand for Low-Cost Labor in Sweden?" ✍️Suvi Heikkuri (@suviheikkuri.bsky.social) ✍️Svante Prado ✍️Yoshihiro Sato doi.org/10.33231/j.i... 001 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriEconomic History Review @echistsocreview.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Now on Early View: 'Life-cycle living standards of male-headed households: Evidence from Stockholm, 1800–80'. By Anton Svensson. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #EHS100onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>The Economic History Review</em> | EHS Journal | Wiley Online LibraryRecent research in economic history argues for using a household life cycle standard-of-living approach that includes the income and expenses of all household members and considers fluctuations in th.... 131 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 05/03/2026I’m only about to start my xc ski season in a week, hoping there’s still snow left in Lapland ❄️ 010 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriInvestigaciones de Historia Económica @ihe-ehr.bsky.social · 05/03/2026📢 Volumen 22.1 Special issue: Gender in economic history 📰“Female Artisans and Freedom of Trade in Southern Sweden, 1840-90" ✍️ Johanne Arnfred doi.org/10.33231/j.i... 001 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriMatti La Mela @matti-lamela.bsky.social · 02/03/20261-2 PhD positions in innovation studies, also with historical perspective, in our Uppsala Patent History Group (www.uphg.se) and Dept. of Business Studies: lnkd.in/eqAftMVX. DL 31/3. Positions on “Innovation and Strategy”, and a project proposal on “Social Capital and Innovation” (funding pending).uphg.seUPHG | Uppsala Patent History Research Group 102 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 26/02/2026My colleagues at the Swedish Institute for Social Research, Social Policy unit, are seeking a postdoc for 2-3 years. Great opportunity! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...su.varbi.comPostdoctoral Fellow in SociologyThe Swedish Institute for Social research (SOFI) is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at Stockholm University. The institute is an internationally leading research institute in the field of socia 01717 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 18/02/2026New publication! In this paper, I study the skill composition of Swedish labor force throughout 1870-1930. In addition to the typical workshop-to-factory and farmwork-to-factory transitions, I explore how the service sector increased skilled employment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comTechnological change and structural shifts in Sweden's Labor Market, 1870–1930: skill upgrading or deskilling?This paper documents changing occupational structure and skill composition during industrialisation in Sweden. Using population censuses and the HISCO/HISCLASS scheme, the paper documents a shift f... 081 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriBaltic Connections: a Conference in Social Science History @balticconnections.bsky.social · 16/02/2026📢 Deadline Extended! 📢 The Joint Baltic Connections & Scandinavian Society for Economic and Social History Conference accepts abstracts until Feb 28. Keynotes Joyce Burnette (Wabash), Marcelo Bucheli (U. of Illinois) & Anders Ögren (Uppsala) Don’t miss out! www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...helsinki.fiJoint Baltic Connections and the Scandinavian Society for Economic and Social History Conference | University of HelsinkiJune 10-12, 2026, University of Jyväskylä, Finland 012 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriSakari Saaritsa @sakarisaaritsa.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Come work with us in Helsinki! A permanent position for a lecturer in social science history, associated with a joint Master's program with the UCL. DL February 27th! jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...jobs.helsinki.fiUniversity Lecturer in Social Science HistoryUniversity Lecturer in Social Science History 025 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 10/02/2026We show a positive association between establishment size and the employment of women and minors. Mechanization seems to only impact their employment through establishment size. Industry-specific factors also played an important role, as some industries had a long history of being female-intensive. 000 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 05/02/2026New publication! Our paper with Svante Prado and Yoshihiri Sato titled "Women and children in factories: Did mechanization increase the demand for low-cost labor in Sweden?" is published in a special issue on gender in economic history. recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/IH...recyt.fecyt.esMujeres y niños en las fábricas: ¿Aumentó la mecanización la demanda de mano de obra barata en Suecia? | Investigaciones de Historia EconómicaDerechos de autor 2026 Suvi Heikkuri, Svante Prado, Yoshihiro Sato 111 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriInvestigaciones de Historia Económica @ihe-ehr.bsky.social · 05/02/2026📢Nos complace anunciar la publicación del número 22.1 (febrero, 2026) de la revista @ihe-ehr.bsky.social 👁️Este número es un Special issue dedicado a Gender in Economic History, e incluye varios artículos, reseñas y las estadísticas de la revista. recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/IH... 013 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 03/02/2026📢 CfP: Workshop on Economic & Business History of the Global South 📍Lima, Peru | 27–29 April 2026 Organized by Universidad del Pacífico & YSI 📝 Deadline for extended abstracts: 28 February 2026 Accommodation & meals provided. Partial travel stipends are available👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 100 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriStefania Galli @galli-stef.bsky.social · 22/01/2026📝Call for Papers: 19th Annual Meeting of the African Economic History Network (AEHN). We warmly welcome submissions on any aspect of African economic history. The submission deadline is 31 March, 2026. We look forward to seeing you in Gothenburg in October!gu.se19th Annual Meeting of the African Economic History NetworkGothenburg, Sweden, 23-24 October, 2026 024 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Concluding my snowy stay in Uppsala. It has been an eventful week and a half with a workshop, seminar, and two public defenses. Congrats to the new doctors @skoglundw.bsky.social and Erik Thosteman 🥳🎓 130 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriStefania Galli @galli-stef.bsky.social · 19/12/2025👉🏻 A great postodoc opportunity on Marine Environmental History: ✅multidisciplinary research environment ✅minimal teaching and admin duties ✅generous salary package ✅long tenure (2.5 years) Want to know more? contact my colleague per.hallen@gu.se! web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...web103.reachmee.comResearcher - Marine Environmental HistoryDepartment of Historical Studies At the Department of Historical Studies, which belongs to the Faculty of 001 0
Suvi Heikkuri @suviheikkuri.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Visiting Uppsala university this and next week ❄️ 000 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriJørgen Modalsli @modals.li · 30/10/2025New working paper! *Measuring long-run wealth inequality: Empirical results for Norway 1912-2019* (with Aaberge and Solbakken) We estimate wealth inequality in Norway based on a set of historical and contemporary sources. www.ssb.no/en/inntekt-o... 13410 0
Reposted by Suvi HeikkuriEconometrica @ecmaeditors.bsky.social · 24/10/2025A widely held view is that the Gini coefficient is not decomposable by subgroups. This paper proposes an axiomatic framework that ensures well-behaved within and between-group terms under which the Gini is decomposable with a novel and unique formula. buff.ly/XdnzG6F 03213 0