1. Ellen Hillbom and Erik Green
Department of Economic History

2. Economic History
Analysing long-term economic, social and political change
Focus on the processes of change, rather than historical events
Using an understanding of history to explain the present

3. Research questions
What explains the increased income inequality between and within regions in the global south?
Did colonialism underdevelop Africa?
What is the role of agriculture in modernization processes?
How does geography and institutions respectively determine development?

4. Department of Economic History
One out of five departments at the School of Economics and Management
Research focus
Strong relationship between research and teaching

5. Research Development economics/economic history of the global south
Long-term economic development, welfare and the environment in the global north
Agrarian history and long-term inequality
Demography and living standards
Education, gender and the labour market

6. Courses Divergence and convergence in the global economy
The rise of Asia
African economic history
Demography and living standards

7. Extras
4 Minor Field Study scholarships Departmental exchange agreement with the Department of Economic History, University of Zimbabwe, Harare

8. EKHK17 Consist of three parts
Introduction to grand theories of long-term economic and social development (Marx, Smith, North, Wallerstein etc.)
The role of theory in historical research
Your own research proposal

9. Mastersprograms Economic Growth, Population, and Development
Economic History
Economic Demography
Economic Development
Innovation and Spatial Dynamics
(Master in Economic Development and Growth)
International Economics with a Focus on China

10. Labour market Public sector Private sector Research Official reports
Administration (government, NGOs, etc.)
Teaching
Private sector
Journalism and other investigative work
Analysts

11. Where to turn? www.ekh.lu.se Håkan Lobell Student Advisor
Tina Wueggertz
Department Secretary