Who owned Russia in the 19th century? Not the fertile lands! This graph shows: the richer the soil, the fewer the nobles. Tula's farmers worked the best land, while Moscow & St. Petersburg elites thrived on power, not productivity. Status > soil. #History #Inequality"

Denmark really has gone downhill. the cost of makrel is 44 DKK.

RT @per_ase: Calls for two full-time research assistants (post-docs or pre-docs) in Economic History / Political Economy, @Unibo 👇 .https:/….

RT @SDUeconhist: 📄EHES has an exciting new working paper by @EKorchmina🤩. The paper is "Wealth, inequality, and sex: the changes in female….

RT @AmandaGregg711: Overheard at the conference: "Alexander Gerschenkron wouldn't know a cow if it bit him in the ass.".