Projects

Missing girls in historical Europe

This research project studies whether discriminatory practices unduly increased female mortality during infancy and childhood in historical Europe (c.1700-1950). More specifically, the project seeks to (1) trace the importance of missing girls, and thus the extent of discriminatory practices; (2) identify the type of families that were more likely to be involved in this kind of behaviour; and (3) highlight the factors that explain the variation in discriminatory practices across regions and over time.

Funded by the Research Council of Norway (FRIPRO). More info here.


What was in a name? Culture, naming practices and individual outcomes in the past