My research examines policy-relevant questions at the intersection of economics, history, and political economy. In particular, I study the long-run evolution and determinants of wealth and gender inequality in Europe, combining newly collected archival evidence with modern microeconometric and national accounting approaches. I try to find answers to a major puzzle in historical economics: why was inequality already high when industrialisation and modern economic growth began?
EUI Max Weber Newsletter: "Beyond Weberian Growth: The Impact of the Protestant Reformation on Inequality and Poverty in the Long Run of History"
EUI Economics Blog 'La Fonte': "Urban political structures and the historical roots of wealth inequality"