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I am a Professor of Economic History at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Working at the intersection between economic history and historical demography, my research explores the dimensions that shaped parents’ investments on children’s health and education. Other research interest include inequality, gender discrimination, migration, collective resources and population growth.

My teaching seeks to promote the use of quantitative methods among historians.

Most recent work

What was in a name? Culture, naming practices and literacy (Working Paper with Francisco J. Marco-Gracia)

Culture, economic stress and missing girls (Working Paper with Viktor Malein and Tamar Matiashvili)

Son preference, maternal care and sex ratios at birth (Working Paper with Rebeca Echavarri)