@fjbeltrantapia
Econ history / Historical dem. — NTNU https://fjbeltrantapia.github.io Culture and naming practices in the past https://fjbeltrantapia.github.io/allthenames/ Missing girls in historical Europe https://sites.google.com/view/missing-girls-in-history/home
The Nazis stopped Jewish doctors from practising, so thousands of them left the country (my great grandfather was one of them). So many left that this was a good natural experiment for estimating the causal effect of losing doctors on infant mortality (& thousands died)
What is child stunting — and how has it changed over the last 200 years?
Stunting means being too short for one’s age due to chronic undernutrition and disease in early life.
It’s one of the clearest markers of cumulative deprivation in childhood.
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¿Puede la IA destruir todo el empleo? ¿Y qué hacemos si pasa eso? – El Capital Básico Universal nadaesgratis.es/cabrales/pue... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía
Qué interesante, enhorabuena Daniel!!
Why are there so many of us still posting on X? I get the network effect argument, but what about the ethics of supporting a platform run by a supremacist/fascist? Seeing so many people and institutions remain there is demoralizing ...
@kmcdono.bsky.social @danielwilson.bsky.social and I have a new OA article out: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A... It’s about the fragmented landscape of historical data, and what we can do about it to improve discoverability, sustainability and reuse.
We have a vacant position as Associate Professor in Political Science (International Relations). Deadline April 29. Please apply or distribute. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
Many thanks to @voxdev.bsky.social for featuring our work on education and inequality in Colombia.
We explore how historical hierarchies persist through school sorting, reinforcing both educational and social advantages across generations.
Please read and comment!
Fully funded Ph.D. position in economics open - please apply and/or inform your promising students! Application deadline 28 February.
www.oslomet.no/en/work/job-...
This is an open-topic fellowship, with research proposals aligned with the economics group's research interests being given priority.
My two favorite figures from yesterday courtesy of @fjbeltrantapia.bsky.social: the growth of Norwegian names during rising nationalism in the 19th century, and the spike in «Håkon» and «Olav» after the accession of King Håkon VII in 1905
Looking forward to the 2026 Norwegian Winter Games in Economic History at NTNU tomorrow, hosted by @benmschneider.bsky.social , @fjbeltrantapia.bsky.social et al. Image: view from today's workplace (Oslo-Trondheim train)
Teaching an intensive 2-day MA/PhD course on digital mapping in two weeks. Still time to enroll. Non-NTNU students are also welcome! fjbeltrantapia.github.io/digital-mapp...
Now available to pre-order www.waterstones.com/book/the-inc...
If NATO cannot deter the US from invading the Kingdom of Denmark then do we think it will be able to deter Putin from invading the Baltic?
If the answer is no then NATO (and the EU) simply has to deter the US from invading the territory of one of its member states.
Just started but really enjoying these short essays on digital/computational humanities by @sramsay2.bsky.social www.upress.umn.edu/978151791501...
#CFA: We are hiring 2 Postdocs and 1 PhD to study how first names convey information about parental values and beliefs in historical Europe (c.1750-1950). Join us in Trondheim!
2 Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
1 PhD: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
(deadline for applying: March 15)
#CFA: We are hiring 2 Postdocs and 1 PhD to study how first names convey information about parental values and beliefs in historical Europe (c.1750-1950). Join us in Trondheim!
2 Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
1 PhD: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...
(deadline for applying: March 15)
Muy interesante. La tasas de mortalidad infantil entre 1940-1960 deben ser revisadas al alza (mucho), con importantes consecuencias sobre lo que creíamos que sabíamos para este período.
Looking for examples to show history students how to write texts analyzing historical sources using basic statistics, plots, maps, etc. This 3-part post by @cblevins.bsky.social exploring Martha Ballard's diary is a very good one: cblevins.github.io/posts/text-a... Other suggestions?
The Nordic countries combine prosperity with equality by realizing (1) substantial public investment in essential services, (2) influential labour unions, (3) high public expenditure on social insurance, and (4) high and progressive taxation.
www.nber.org/system/files...
Very interesting, many thanks!
Looking for examples to show history students how to write texts analyzing historical sources using basic statistics, plots, maps, etc. This 3-part post by @cblevins.bsky.social exploring Martha Ballard's diary is a very good one: cblevins.github.io/posts/text-a... Other suggestions?
Fantastic exhibition about Alice in Wonderland in Zaragoza. Appealing for both kids and adults: history, politics, art… caixaforum.org/es/zaragoza/...
Cartas históricas a bordo del Fort de Nantes: una selección.
Temas familiares y cotidianos
(Estudiantes de grado y máster en busca de temas y fuentes nuevas, ¡aquí tenéis un filón!)
Porque Nada es Gratis nadaesgratis.es/editores/por... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía
📢Next @ESHD_EU Webminar!
European Society of Historical #Demography December 16 2025, 3 pm (CET)
Jesse McDevitt-Irwin
UChicago
The Industrialization Puzzle in the #US: New Evidence from Childhood Sex Ratios
You can watch all previous webinars here👉
www.eshd.eu/eshd-webinar...
screenshot of my post
Big new blogpost!
My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more.
--> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful.
www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...
Hoy en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social escribo sobre encuestas que nos presentan falsos trade-offs o nos ocultan los importantes, y sobre el peligro de tomarse las respuestas como si fueran una medida de preferencias reales.
nadaesgratis.es/santiago-san...
A pleasure to attend Elise Barring Berggren’s doctoral viva: In Search of Lost Homes: Post-Holocaust Restitution in Norway. A terrific thesis, my sincerest congratulations!!
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...