JACOB LOUIS WEISDORF

I am a professor of economic history at the Sapienza University of Rome, a research fellow at the CEPR in London, and a research associate of the CAGE in Warwick. I have a PhD degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen and one in economic history from Lund University. My research interests concern the forces that led to the wealth of nations. My studies consider England (the cradle of the industrial revolution), Italy and France (industrial runner-ups), and sub-Saharan Africa (a still-to-come region). I currently work on a project that investigates colonial influences on gender inequality using historical marriage data from Africa; one that explores the labour market causes and consequences of technical change using French 19th-century steam engines; one that estimates the extent of underemployment in pre-modern England; and one that considers the regional winners and losers of Italy's unification. I am a previous co-founder and co-organiser of the FRESH Meetings, the Sound Workshop and the WEast Workshop.