Research output per year
Research output per year
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Research
I am studying economic change and inequality 1500–1900, a broad research program on wealth and income, the roots of economic growth and industrialization, wage formation and labour force, the agrarian revolution, institutional change, the role of peasant politics, the manorial system and the special case of extant landed aristocracy in Sweden.
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
- Agrarian history
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Wealth, work, and industriousness, 1670–1860: evidence from rural Swedish probates
Falk, M., Bengtsson, E. & Olsson, M., 2025 Feb, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Rural History.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Den första hossan. Spinneriarbetare i Henrik Krutmeijers Strump och stoff-fabrik 1768–1784
Nilsson, M. & Olsson, M., 2025, Weaving It Together: Histories of the Textile Industry in Sweden and International Perspectives. Brunnström, P. & Sirenius Frohlund, S. (eds.). (Malmö University publications in urban studies; no. 31).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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Statarsystemets uppgång och fall
Olsson, M., 2024, Historiskan : Sveriges första kvinnohistoriska tidning, 4, p. 16-25.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Popular science
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Wealth, work, and industriousness, 1670–1860: Evidence from rural Swedish probates
Falk, M., Bengtsson, E. & Olsson, M., 2023, 32 p. (Lund Papers in Economic History; no. 2023:251).Research output: Working paper/Preprint › Working paper
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Under the landlord’s thumb. Municipalities and local elites in Sweden 1862–1900
Uppenberg, C. & Olsson, M., 2022 Jul 4, In: Social History. 47, 3, p. 265-289Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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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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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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Parliamentarian and farmer wealth database 1769–1895
Bengtsson, E. (Researcher), Larsson, A. (Researcher) & Olsson, M. (Researcher)
2019/01/01 → …
Project: Other
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Historical Database of Scanian Agriculture 1702-1881
Olsson, M. (Researcher) & Svensson, P. (Researcher)
2017/01/01 → …
Project: Other
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LU-MADD. Lund University Macroeconomic and Demographic Database
Olsson, M. (Researcher) & Lobell, H. (Researcher)
1990/01/01 → …
Project: Other
Activities
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World Economic History Congress 2025
Martins, I. (Organiser), Olsson, M. (Organiser) & Nilsson Ahlm, A. (Organiser)
2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of conference
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University of Tokyo
Olsson, M. (Visiting researcher)
2023 Apr 1 → 2023 May 31Activity: Visiting an external institution › Research or teaching at external organisation
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Fideikommiss under 400 år
Dackling, M. (Organiser), Bergman, M. (Participant), Ulväng, G. (Participant), Planck, B. (Participant), Olsson, M. (Participant), Trolle Önnerfors, E. (Participant), Ilmakunnas, J. (Participant) & Kindstrand, M. (Participant)
2021 Aug 24 → 2021 Aug 25Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop/ seminar/ course
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Robert Thavenius licentiatuppsats, ventilering
Söderlind, S. (First/primary/lead supervisor), Bäckström, M. (External reviewer), Widén, P. (Commissioned member of Examining committee), Herlitz, A. (Commissioned member of Examining committee), Olsson, M. (Commissioned member of Examining committee) & Qvarnström, L. (Second supervisor)
2021 Jun 3Activity: Examination and supervision › Examination
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Member of review panel
Olsson, M. (Reviewer)
2020 → 2021Activity: Consultancy, expert advice and memberships › Member of peer review panel or committee (not publications)
Prizes and Distinction
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Heckscher Prize
Gary, K. (Recipient) & Olsson, M. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)