Dr Eric Melander

Dr Eric Melander

The Department of Economics
Assistant Professor in Economics

Contact details

Email
e.melander@bham.ac.uk
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Address
Birmingham Business School
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Eric is an Assistant Professor in Economics at Birmingham Business School. His research is at the intersection of economic history and political economy.

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Economics, University of Warwick, 2019
  • M.Res Economics, University of Warwick, 2015
  • B.Sc. Economics and Economic History, University of Warwick, 2013

Biography

Eric joined the University of Birmingham in May 2022. Previously, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Namur. He completed his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Warwick in 2019 and remains affiliated with its CAGE Research Centre.

Research

  • Economic History
  • Political Economy.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Becker, SO, Ferrara, A, Melander, E & Pascali, L 2025, 'Wars, Taxation and Representation: Evidence from Five Centuries of German History', Journal of the European Economic Association, vol. 23, no. 6, pp. 2241-2288. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeea/jvaf019

Melander, E & Miotto, M 2023, 'Welfare Cuts and Crime: Evidence from the New Poor Law', The Economic Journal, vol. 133, no. 651, ueac083, pp. 1248–1264. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueac083

Book/Film/Article review

Melander, E 2019, 'Shilliam, Robbie, Race and the undeserving poor (Newcastle upon Tyne: Agenda Publishing, 2018. Pp. xiv+209. ISBN 9781788210386 Pbk. £18.99)', The Economic History Review, vol. 72, no. 2. <https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ehr.12855>

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