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Research foci
- Social history of rural areas
- Quantitative economic history
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Education
- 07/1991
- Habilitation in general and Swiss modern history, University of Zurich
- 11/1984
- Doctorate (Dr. phil.), University of Zurich
- 07/1981
- First degree (licentiate) in history, sociology, economic history, and economics, University of Zurich
- 10/1976- 07/1981
- History, sociology and economics, University of Zurich
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Positions
- since 04/1996
- Full professor of Social and Economic History of the Modern and Contemporary Period, University of Münster
- 10/1995- 03/1996
- Assistant professor, General and Swiss Modern and Contemporary History, University of Zurich
- 04/1993- 09/1995
- Maître-assistant, Département d’histoire économique, University of Geneva (lectureship as part of the programme promoting young Swiss researchers)
- 10/1992- 02/1993
- Acting professorship in economic history, University of Constance
- 04/1986- 09/1992
- Senior assistant IT resources, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zurich
- 07/1981- 03/1986
- Assistant, Research Centre for Swiss Social and Economic History, and Institute for Sociology, University of Zurich
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External functions
- 03/2020- 06/2022
- Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association)
- 03/2010- 02/2012
- Verein für Socialpolitik (German Economic Association)