Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
My research focuses on understanding long-term, comparative economic development patterns, with a special focus on Africa. Current research projects include studying long term population dynamics in Africa (Wallenberg Academy fellowship), understanding the historical origins of present-day income inequality in Africa, studying long term agricultural productivity in Africa and the Maddison project aimed at measuring long-run global economic development.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Economic History
Free keywords
- Economic History
- Historical demography
- Economic Development
- African economic history
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The Expansion of Colonial State Healthcare in Twentieth Century British Africa
Bolt, J. & Cilliers, J., 2025 Mar 11, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Medical History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Income inequality and export-orinted commecialization in colonial Africa: Evidence from six countries
Hillbom, E., Bolt, J., de Haas, M. & Tadei, F., 2024, In: Economic History Review. 77, 3, p. 975-1004 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Maddison-style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J. L., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Economic Surveys.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The origins of formal educational and gender inequality in Zambia, 1924–1990
Chiseni, M. C. & Bolt, J., 2024, In: Revista de Historia Industrial. 33, 92, p. 49-92 44 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Long-term trends in income inequality: Winners and losers of economic change in Ghana, 1891–1960
Aboagye, P. Y. & Bolt, J., 2021, In: Explorations in Economic History. 82, 0, 101405.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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Living in poverty? Studying subsistence livelihoods in colonial Africa
Bolt, J. (PI), Hillbom, E. (Researcher), Aboagye, P. Y. (Researcher) & Klocke, S. (Researcher)
2025/01/01 → 2027/12/31
Project: Research
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Birthing Inequity: Legacies of Colonial Maternal Health and Child Welfare Services in Africa
Cilliers, J. (PI), Bolt, J. (Researcher) & van Dijk, I. (Researcher)
2025/01/01 → 2028/12/31
Project: Research
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Causes and Consequances of Long-Term Inequality - Africa's levels and trends
Hillbom, E. (PI), Bolt, J. (Researcher) & Martins, I. (Researcher)
2024/01/01 → 2027/12/31
Project: Research
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The origins of health inequalities in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1900-1960
Cilliers, J. (Researcher), Bolt, J. (PI) & Gallardo Albrarran, D. (Researcher)
2023/01/01 → 2025/12/31
Project: Research
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Taxation and Income Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Historical Comparative Analysis
Aboagye, P. Y. (PI), Bolt, J. (Researcher) & Green, E. (Researcher)
2023/01/01 → 2027/12/31
Project: Research
Activities
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Valeria Lukkari's doctoral dissertation
Bengtsson, E. (Joint second supervisor), Hillbom, E. (First/primary/lead supervisor) & Bolt, J. (Joint second supervisor)
2020 → 2024Activity: Examination and supervision › Supervision of PhD students
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Urban-based agriculture and poultry production in Kenya, the case of kKsumu and Thika in Kenya
Bolt, J. (Role not specified)
2018 Dec 6Activity: Examination and supervision › Examination
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Foreign Investment in Agricultural Development: The Past of the Present in Zambia
Bolt, J. (Examiner)
2018 Oct 26Activity: Examination and supervision › Examination
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VIII Annual Meeting of the African Economic History Network
Bolt, J. (Presenter)
2018 OctActivity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Keynote lecture l’Associazione di Storia Economica
Bolt, J. (Presenter)
2018 SeptActivity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference