Personal profile
Research
I study wage development and the differences in wages by gender and work type in Sweden's early modern period.
Through this I interrogate assumptions about gendered labor markets and labor markets in general, as well as the strength of the methods used in historical wage studies.
My research is motivated by the desire to understand what influenced the lives and decision making of individuals and households in the past, and to extend the research frontier to groups which have typically been less visible in the historical record.
Teaching
I teach the foundations of early modern economic development on the bachelor level, explaining the patterns of growth that allowed the emergence of modern economic growth in the modern period.
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Economic History
Free keywords
- Wages
- Gender gap
- Living standards
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):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Collaborations the last five years
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Special Issue: Wage Systems and Inequalities in Global History, 1500-1950
Carvalhal, H. (Guest editor), Gary, K. (Guest editor), Lucassen, J. (Guest editor), Stephenson, J. (Guest editor) & de Zwart, P., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: International Review of Social History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Special Issue (editor) › peer-review
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The Distinct Seasonality of Early Modern Casual Labor and the Short Durations of Individual Working Years: Sweden 1500–1800
Gary, K., 2025, In: International Review of Social History. 70, p. 51-80Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A window to the past: Living standards in historical perspective
Abad, L. A. & Gary, K., 2024 May, Handbook of Cliometrics: Third edition. Springer International Publishing, Vol. 1. p. 925-949 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Att finna en försörjning i och bortom arbetsmarknadens utmark: Stockholm 1740
Gary, K., Molinder, J. & Pihl, C., 2024, Arbetets och försörjningens utmarker. de Witt Sandström, I., Olofsson, M., Karlsson, T. & Ottosson, M. (eds.). Göteborg och Stockholm: Makadam förlag, p. 35-53Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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A Window to the Past: Living standards in historical perspective
Abad, L. A. & Gary, K., 2023, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES; no. Discussion Paper DP18449).Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper
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Cotton and Copper in Falun 1740–1800. Women and Men at Work
Olsson, M. (PI), Widmalm, H. (Researcher), Nilsson, M. (Researcher) & Gary, K. (Researcher)
Swedish Research Council, The Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation: Swedish Foundation for Humanities and Social Science Research
2025/01/01 → 2029/12/31
Project: Research
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A Window to the Past: Living standards in historical perspective
Arroyo Abad, L. (Researcher) & Gary, K. (Researcher)
Project: Research
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Equal in life and death? Living standard, inequality and mortality in Sweden 1600-1800.
Eriksson, B. (Researcher), Gary, K. (Researcher), Bengtsson, E. (Researcher) & Svensson, P. (Researcher)
2022/01/01 → 2024/12/31
Project: Research
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Spinning women revisited - Work and life before industrialisation
Nilsson, M. (PI), Gary, K. (Researcher) & Olsson, M. (Researcher)
2022/01/01 → 2025/12/31
Project: Research
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Everyone worked: work patterns and household labor allocation in early modern Sweden
Gary, K. (PI), Molinder, J. (Researcher) & Pihl, C. (Researcher)
2019/07/01 → 2022/07/01
Project: Research
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Svenska ekonomisk-historiska mötet 2023
Nilsson, M. (Contributor) & Gary, K. (Contributor)
2023 Sept 28Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Making Households Count
Nilsson, M. (Contributor) & Gary, K. (Role not specified)
2023 Jul 6Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
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A Tapestry of Rules
Nilsson, M. (Contributor) & Gary, K. (Contributor)
2022 Jun 30 → 2022 Jul 1Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Prizes and Distinction
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Heckscher Prize
Gary, K. (Recipient) & Olsson, M. (Recipient), 2020
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EHS New Researcher's Prize
Gary, K. (Recipient), 2017 Apr 1
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Håkan Lindgren prize in economic history
Gary, K. (Recipient), 2014
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