Sakari Saaritsa

Works at the airport in Lusaka, Zambia, too.

(But not in Helsinki)

Yliopisto-lehti tarttui tutkimukseeni. Hieno juttu. Koko näköislehti täällä: tinyurl.com/5n72hczy

The times were really good, though.

"The University of Helsinki is a staunch defender of academic freedom and counts inclusivity among its most central values."

"We expect to see a growth of sustainable and long-lasting research collaboration [...] joint publications and applications for international research funding."

If any Social Science Historians I know in the US feel like this might be the time to come visit the University of Helsinki for at least an academic year and see where it goes from there, there just happens to be a new funding instrument. DL April 14th so mail asap if curious. tinyurl.com/2s3btja9

Call for papers | Workshop on the concept of the makeshift economy | University of Helsinki MAKING A LIVING IN THE MARGINS – PAST AND PRESENT Workshop on the concept of the makeshift economy Time and place: 28–29 August 2025, University of Helsinki

DL April 10th: Welcome to a thought-provoking workshop on makeshift economies in Europe, spanning from the early modern period to the present! The event will take place in Helsinki in August. CFP open until 10 April, 2025! tinyurl.com/ybfp9wum Take note @socscihistory.bsky.social @esshc.bsky.social!

Täsmälleen sama tuotto kuin "Nälkämaasta hyvinvointivaltioon" -teoksellamme (2019). Ihan kuin tässä olisi joku kuvio.

Doctoral student in Economic History – Inequalities in health and survival The Department of Economic History is a research-intensive department that employs about 100 people: researchers, teachers, technical/administrative staff, and Ph.D. candidates. The department has a l

I'm looking for 1-2 doctoral candidates in my ERC-funded project "Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations". These are 4-year, fully funded positions at Lund University. More info: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Last Call for Proposals! Tomorrow March 15th is the final day to submit a proposal for the 50th SSHA Conference in Chicago, November 20-23, 2025 at the Palmer House Hotel. Please consider submitting a paper or panel. If you have any questions, please contact executivedirector@ssha.org anytime.

Helsingin yliopisto: ”Toisiolain uudistaminen parantaisi terveydenhuoltoa” | Helsingin yliopisto Terveydenhuollon on perustuttava ajantasaiseen tutkimustietoon, mutta nykyinen lainsäädäntö vaikeuttaa tutkimuksen tekemistä. Helsingin yliopisto kannattaa parhaillaan lausuntokierroksella olevaa hall...

Sujuva terveydenhuollon tutkimus on edellytys uusien hoitomenetelmien kehittämiselle ja julkisten varojen viisaalle käytölle. Nykyinen toisiolaki jarruttaa lääketieteellistä tutkimusta ja hidastaa uusien hoitomenetelmien kehittämistä. Kannatamme hallituksen tuoretta esitystä lain korjaamiseksi!

Our article "Human capital in Europe, 1830s–1930s: A general survey" is out in an issue at the Journal fo Economic Surveys 39 (2), which is a special issue titled "Metrics and Drivers of Well‐Being in the Long‐Run." 1/2

Don’t forget the deadline for submissions is March 1st. Just two days away! Here is the link to get right into the submission system and find the CFP: ssha2025.ssha.org

Happy to see you two in convo

"Suomen perustuslaissa on turvattu tieteen ja ylimmän opetuksen vapaus."

Must have had it for about eight years now, so way before everything got dubbed "AI"... 😀

@Voice Aloud Reader (Android) has done a massive service to me over the years. It does PDFs from many languages well. Free version.

Reminder: Call for Papers for the 2025 SSHA Conference closes March 1st! Check out the details and submit your proposals here: ssha.org/conference/

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@IUSSP #health #population #migration

Max Weber Fellowships strongThe deadline for applications has passed Late applications for the Department of Economics will be accepted until all positions are filledstrongThe Max

The EUI Max Weber Programme postdocs are funded for 1-2 years. www.eui.eu/apply?id=max...

Big list of Fellowships for History PhDs

Our volunteers are working on a big list of Fellowships for PhD Candidates in History. This is what we have so far: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

if you can think of any others, please do suggest, and if you find it useful, please share!
#Skystorians #Academicsky

Public defence in Economics, M.Soc.Sci. Maarit Olkkola | Aalto University Essays on Health Policy and Human Capital (title of the thesis)

A notable defence at Aalto University tomorrow! www.aalto.fi/en/events/pu...

Welcome back!

Possibly, although here we have 24h electricity...

Fog and pouring rain also in Southern Finland.

🚨 Job alert: economic historians look here!

Jon us at the University of Gothenburg!

1-3 postdoc positions available within a great research environment and with minimal teaching obligations.

Just reposting this in case anyone missed it last week. Please submit your work!

#EconSky #histmed #demography #econhist

Totisesti!

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@simonhix.bsky.social @juhoharkonen.bsky.social and I find that 1/3 of the anti-Brexit shift in the UK can be attributed to the impact of cohort replacement (old voters dying, young people becoming eligible to vote)! 1/12
ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

This was funny before, but it is really funny today.

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