10/03/2026 Antoine Bertheau – TCD Department of Economics Seminar Series
Antoine Bertheau is a Research Economist at the Banque de France and an Adjunct Professor at Sciences Po (School of Public Affairs). https://www.antoinebertheau.com/
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Antoine Bertheau is a Research Economist at the Banque de France and an Adjunct Professor at Sciences Po (School of Public Affairs). https://www.antoinebertheau.com/
Lars Boerner is Professor of Economics at Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg. https://sites.google.com/site/larsboerner/
Kevin O’Rourke is Directeur de Recherche, CNRS and Professor of Economics, Sciences Po. https://kevinhorourke.com/
David Cuberes is Professor of Economics at Maynooth University. His research fields are urban economics, economic history and economic growth. https://sites.google.com/site/davcuberes/
Seán Kenny is an Associate Professor in economics at Lund University School of Economics and Management. https://www.lusem.lu.se/sean-kenny
Kerstin Enflo is a Professor in Economic History at Lund University https://sites.google.com/view/kerstinenflo/
Ran Abramitzky is the Stanford Federal Credit Union Professor of Economics and the Senior Associate Dean of the Social Sciences at Stanford University. https://ranabr.people.stanford.edu/
Jutta Bolt is a Professor of Global Economic History at the University of Groningen. https://www.rug.nl/staff/j.bolt/
Andrei Markevich is a lecturer at the University of Helsinki. https://andreimarkevich.com/
Gaia Narciso is a Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin, co-Director of the Centre for Economics, Policy and History and
Are Short-Lived Localized Productivity Shocks Persistent? Historical Evidence Does history matter for urbanization? This paper examines whether short-run shocks to urban population arising from
Unpopular Reforms, Social Unrest and Grassroots Political Movements Perceived economic injustices are often met with popular resistance. But how does discontent transform into concrete
Giacomo de Giorgi is a Professor of Economics at the University of Geneva. https://sites.google.com/site/giacomodegiorgi/
Zoning and the American Suburb Abstract: American suburbs were transformed after WWII, with mixed-use development giving way to low-density, purely residential neighborhoods. This paper
The Fatal Consequences of Brain Drain Abstract: This paper examines the welfare consequences of reallocating high-skilled labor across borders. A labor demand shock
Enlightenment Under Autocracy: The Origins of Liberalism in China Abstract: This paper investigates how ideas influence political institutions over time, focusing on Wang Yangming’s
Councils and Indirect Rule in British Africa Abstract: How did Western colonial rule affect political institutions in Africa? We study the institutional makeup
Archaic Lending or Precocious Financialization? Spanish American Finance to 1800 Abstract: Economic Historians have long assumed that colonial Spanish American finance was poorly developed.
Off the Map: Informational Capacity and Local Development in Colonial Ireland Abstract: How do changes in the state’s informational capacities shape the security of property
Coercive Assimilation Policy Across Generations: Evidence from American Indian Boarding Schools Abstract: Throughout history, governments, colonial powers, and other state actors have sought to
Professor Jane Humphries will give the Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Lecture on Thursday 27th February 2025 at 17:00 in the Neill Lecture Theatre
Climate Politics in the United States Abstract: We study the effects of climate change and mitigation on U.S. politics. We combine 2000-2020 precinct-level voting
Commodity Spot-Future Spreads and Inflation Expectations, 1877-2020 Elissa Iorgulescu is a PhD candidate at the University of Hohenheim
Entrepreneurship in King Leopold’s Congo Free State Marc Deloof is a Professor of Corporate Finance at the University of Antwerp. https://marcdeloof.wordpress.com/
Religious Competition and Provision of Public Services Abstract: We argue that competition created through foreign influence in education, between missionaries and ethno-religious minorities can
The Bankruptcy Express: Market Integration, Organizational Changes, and Financial Distress in 19th Century Britain Jean Lacroix is an Associate Professor at the
The Original Gangsters: The Big 4 Auditors in Their Early Days Muhan Hu is a lecturer in Finance at Strathclyde Business School. https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/humuhanmrs/
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