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Tom Raster

152 posts

Tom Raster

@tomraster

Assistant Professor @LSEnews @LSEEcHist. PhD @PSEinfo. Economic history, trade, spatial, forced labor, migration.

London-Marseille-Boston-Paris

Joined May 2015

Tom Raster
@tomraster
Nov 22, 2023
Excited to post my JMP Breaking the Ice: The Persistent Effects of Pioneers on Trade Relationships The world gets connected by pioneers: first movers who explore new destinations I show how pioneers are key for trade but there is room for improvement #EconTwitter #EconJobMarket
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Feb 20, 2024
Thrilled to be joining the LSE as an Assistant Professor in the @LSEEcHist Department! Extremely grateful to all who helped on the way: @PikettyWIL, @ezhuravskaya, Ed Glaeser, Sheilagh Ogilvie, and many many others! #EconTwitter #econjobmarket @LSEnews
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Nov 29, 2023
This is me😀! Thread about this paper coming soon! I'm on the #EconJobMarket this year, check tomraster.com for my #JMP and other projects. #EconTwitter
Thomas Piketty
@PikettyWIL
Nov 29, 2023
This historical research shows that working conditions are determined by power relations and institutions, and not simply by supply and demand. These findings are also relevant for modern labour markets, e.g. for migrant workers in Gulf countries, Europe or elsewhere. @tomraster
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Aug 31, 2022
Very excited to start teaching at #Harvard. Political Economy here I come 😊 (Photo is of the Design School, which is perhaps more of a landmark building 😉) #econtwitter
Tom Raster
@tomraster
Jan 25, 2023
Very excited to visit @PrincetonEcon for 2 weeks from Monday! Feel free to message me if you would like to meet 😁
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Jul 6, 2022
Extremely grateful to receive funding from @ICMigrations and to be named a fellow in the Dynamics department alongside great scholars like @sschneiderstraw. Much looking forward to this great opportunity 😃😃
Tom Raster
@tomraster
Nov 22, 2023
Replying to @tomraster
Interested? Abstract and link to paper here 😊 🔗dropbox.com/scl/fi/w4o48ll… Also, check out my other projects (forced labor, modern trade, ideology): tomraster.com
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Nov 29, 2023
This is me!😀 Best place to find more information:
Paris School of Economics
@PSEinfo
Nov 29, 2023
💼 #JOBMARKET (12/15) 🔎 Meet @tomraster (@PSEinfo - @EHESS_fr), an EJME and JOE Network candidate presented by the Paris School of Economics on the international Job Market. Read his JM paper, download his CV and visit his personal website: parisschoolofeconomics.eu/en/raster-tom/
tomraster.com
Tom Raster
Welcome to my website! I am an Assistant Professor at LSE. Based at the Department of Economic History, my research is at the intersection of economic history, spatial economics, trade, and labour...
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Apr 30, 2024
Looking much forward to it! 😁 Thanks very much to the organizers of this fantastic initiative. 🙏
Laboratory for the Economics of Africa's Past
@LEAP_SU
Apr 30, 2024
Details for the final LEAP #webinar for 2024, presented by @tomraster Via Zoom, DM to be added to the mail list. #econhist #econtwitter #LEAP_SU
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Mar 13, 2024
Can't recommend this enough! Mobility is a great thing during a PhD and @amseaixmars is fantastic place!
Cecilia García Peñalosa
@CGarciaPenalosa
Mar 12, 2024
Are you currently doing a PhD in economics? Join us at @amseaixmars for a year with our guest PhD grants for students in the final year of their PhD elsewhere. Applications close on April 11th. You can find more information here amse-aixmarseille.fr/en/study/phd/h…
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Dec 7, 2022
Very excited to present today on historical forced labor in Eastern Europe at the @LSEEcHist Graduate Seminar! Forced labor is a hot topic as the #QatarWorldCup2022 continues. A satirical German website re-designed the sticker album of players to instead feature migrant workers..
Tom Raster
@tomraster
Jul 22, 2023
Summers are getting 'complicated' #rhodesfire #climatechange
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Feb 11, 2024
Great lineup! Looking much forward! 😊
Johan Fourie
@JohanFourieZA
Feb 11, 2024
Join the online LEAP seminar series over the next few months to listen to exciting new research in economic history! @MatiesResearch @LEAP_SU @JoungYeobHa @FFerlenga @madisonarns @VenturiniMiri @BglMarie @tomraster #econhist #econtwitter
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Tom Raster
@tomraster
Oct 9, 2023
Fantastic achievement and a great recognition for economic history as well! 😁 😁
The Nobel Prize
@NobelPrize
Oct 9, 2023
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.” #NobelPrize
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