Maria Bach
@mvsbach
#historianofeconomics @Unil Centre Walras-Pareto PhD @KingsCollegeLon. Author of Relocating Development Economics @CambridgeUP Runs @ceterisnparibus
It’s here 🎉
Relocating Development Economics: Insights from Early Indian Economists', a new blog by @mvsbach, author of RELOCATING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 📚 cup.org/3ZI8Whm
NEW POST: @ChikotiSrihari takes B. R. Ambedkar's 1923 article "The problem of the rupee: its origin and its solution" as an entry point for discussing the evolution of different currency regimes that prevailed during the colonial time period. developingeconomics.org/2025/07/08/mor…
Read recently: A.R. Venkatachalapathy’s Swadeshi Steam (Allen Lane 2023). The book tells the fascinating and under-researched story of an Indian shipping company around 1900 within the larger context of global maritime trade, international shipping, and colonialism.
In a 1989 EPW paper titled 'North-South Trade Issues and Opportunities' Dr. Manmohan Singh remarked- "Developing countries need a favourable international tracing environment in which their trade can grow." epw.in/journal/1989/1…
An entire SI devoted to HET is now published in @MIDS_Chennai edited journal Review of Development and Change (@SageJournals). Link to the SI: journals.sagepub.com/toc/rdca/30/1_… Read our introduction for free: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09… @Societies_HET @economicthought @EconInContext…
🚨New paper alert! 🎯In it, we study how enslaved persons resisted this awful institutions. 🔑 We find that, contrary to previous literature, resistance and acts of rebellion were common among all groups. of enslaved, irrespective of gender or rank. doi.org/10.1017/ssh.20…
Short biographical & intellectual accounts of 29 Indian economists have been published! More to be added soon. azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/distinguished-… Excellent work by @Srishting @CafeEconomics @mvsbach Arjun Jayadev & Ramagopal! @Societies_HET @economicthought @rethinkecon @_ISHET
I have learnt so much from all the conversations over the last 2 years! Thank you thank you thank you to the amazing scholars who took the time to chat with me.
Part I of my miniseries on supervision is finally here! I am so excited to share these conversations insights with you. #PhDsupervision #dontsofsupervision @Societies_HET @thePhDPlace @PHDcomics @PhD_Genie ceterisneverparibus.net/series-on-supe… Thank you to all the participants!
Join us this afternoon (Indian time) for a workshop on how to build an argument, so that more innovative and ground breaking research is accepted for publication!
@jguideas and @_ISHET are organizing a workshop to help young scholars work on their ability to build an academic argument. Facilitated by @mvsbach and @ShachiSeth 17th March, 4.30pm to 7.30pm Registration: zoom.us/webinar/regist…
La prochaine séance de l'atelier HAP aura lieu mardi prochain (25 février). Maria Bach (@mvsbach ) nous présentera son livre Relocating Development Economics (CUP, 2024)
This appeal is for supporting a specific PhD program in economic history and history of economic thought in Italy. All the details for signing are in the post below.
An appeal published in Il Sole 24 Ore by Piero Barucci in support of a PhD program in economic history and history of economic thought. If you would like to sign it, please send an email to [email protected] indicating name, role, and affiliated institution.
Its finally here! 🤯🎉 #historyofeconomics #indianeconomics @Societies_HET @diversityhet @DivDecEcon

The @SSSQ_Seminar series kicks off 2025 next week. Join us!
Upcoming session of our seminar on 30 Jan (4.30pm CET) Malak Labib (IFAO) will discuss the "An "Unlimited Supply of Labor" ? Counting Workers and Planning Development in Mid-Twentieth Century Egypt (1939-1960)" DM for details!
We are pleased to share the HES-ASSA program. If you join the meeting, tag us for sharing your best moments! @rgbetancourt @dippoliti @MiriamBankovsky @mvsbach
Relocating Development Economics: Insights from Early Indian Economists', a new blog by @mvsbach, author of RELOCATING DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS 📚 cup.org/3ZI8Whm
Relocating Development Economics by Maria Bach - @mvsbach Shows how the first generation of modern Indian economists pushed at the boundaries of existing theories. 📚 cup.org/3ZOl9RD
Dags för månadens tipsinlägg på bloggen! (Och det är ovanligt bra tips, om ni frågar mig. December har levererat!) Länk: "Fem läs- och lyssningstips (december 2024)" 👇 davidlarssonheidenblad.blogspot.com/2024/12/fem-la… #konstenattvaraforskare
Great opportunity for economic historians! @goteborgsuni