EKH Seminar with LUSEM Honorary Doctor: Stephen Broadberry

We're thrilled to announce that Professor Stephen Broadberry will be receiving an honorary doctorate in Lund on May 23rd! As part of his visit, he'll be stopping by our department to give an exclusive lecture on national historical accounting and its impact on understanding the big questions in Economic History. This is an amazing chance for you to engage with one of the top scholars in the field. We warmly invite everyone to join us for this exciting event!

Honorary Doctor at LUSEM

Stephen Broadberry (b. 1956) is Professor and Professor of Economic History, Oxford University. He is also a Research Theme Leader at CAGE, University of Warwick and Director of the Economic History Programme at CEPR and a Fellow of the British Academy. He has been the president of the Economic History Society and has been President of the European Historical Economics Society and the editor of Economic History Review, and the European Review of Economic History.
Broadberry's research interests concern the development of the world economy from 1000 AD to the present. These are big questions that underpin understanding the causes of growth, why some countries are rich and others poor, and when the gap between Europe and the rest of the world emerged. Broadberry is a leader in the field of historical national accounts. He has developed methods for taking historical national accounts further back in time than previously possible, worked with comparative methods from several countries, and developed various quality measures and comparisons to better understand and measure income and productivity over long periods and for many countries and sectors. With comparative series for Asia and Western Europe, he has provided fundamental insights into the dating of "the great divergence".
Stephen Broadberry is an exceptionally creative researcher who, through his academic pursuits, has made a significant contribution to the field of historical national accounting. With an innovative analytical approach, he has explored the intricate dynamics of economic issues and social analysis from a comparative long-term perspective. His collaboration with the Department of Economic History at LUSEM has been invaluable to maintain the field and offer young researchers the opportunity to study economic issues and social analysis in a comparative long-term perspective.