I am very happy to announce that the database on taxation for African countries that covers the whole 20th century is finally ready. Download it here. With Thilo Albers and Marvin Suesse, we have been collecting tax and revenue data on all African polities...
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We are recruiting two new colleagues! Tenure track positions in Global Political Economy and Environmental Governance
We are looking for two new colleagues at Internation Environment and Development Studies (Noragric) at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Both positions will consider various backgrounds, but the hope is to find somone suitable to contribute to teaching in International Relations and Political...
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Want to do a PhD in African Economic History?
We just announced two fully funded PhD positions at the Economic History Department at Lund University. You can click to read the full announcement and apply here. Two research projects are recruiting one PhD candidate each. Both projects deal with long-term processes of economic...
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Two positions in International Environment and Development Studies at NMBU
Come join me and my wonderful colleagues and work with us in International Environment and Development Studies at NMBU. We are hiring one Senior Lecturer, and we are also announcing a fully funded PhD position. The Senior Lecturership is open to any discipline and...
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The History of Poverty in Africa by Numbers
I just published a new article in the Journal of African History The History of African Poverty by Numbers: Evidence and Vantage Points. The Journal of African History, 59(3), 449-461 I have posted by ungated pre-proof version of the article here. There are excellent...
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We are hiring 30 (!) Chancellor Fellows in Data Sciences
Calling on all data scientists & critical scholars working on how statistics, data, big data and logarithms change production of knowledge and decision making. University of Edinburgh is are appointing up to 30 (!) tenure track Chancellor Fellows. The fellow will be hosted or...
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“Wealth and Poverty of African States” Seminar in Cambridge 30 Jan
I just started my position as Chair of Africa and International Development at Edinburgh University, and my first trip out of town will suitably be to Cambridge, where my former thesis supervisor, Gareth Austin, recently have been appointed professor of Economic History. I am...
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African Economic History Network Meetings
Just returned from the African Economic History Meetings in Network in Stellenbosch. You can see the full program here. A lot of high quality papers and lots of promising work in progress from PhD Students. The African Economic History discipline continues to buzz with...
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Global Health Seminar, Copenhagen 22 June 2017, 12:30-14:00
Speaking on statistics and health in Copenhagen 22 June 2017 12:30-14:00 Download the flyer here.
Public talk: ‘What Economists Get Wrong about Africa’ @AU_SIS March 29
I am visiting the School of International Service at American University in Washington DC this week, and I give a public lecture hosted by the Global Environmental Politics program. It takes place on Wednesday, March 29 at 3:30 RVSP to [email protected] if you are...
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