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Hans-Joachim Voth

Hans-Joachim Voth

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
46
Citations
9220
World Ranking
1667
National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association

Overview

Hans-Joachim Voth is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their research spans multiple areas within the social sciences, with a particular emphasis on the intersections of history, economics, and political science. Voth's work engages with topics such as culture, economy, and development studies; historical economic and social studies; and the influence of media on politics.

The scientist's recent papers include the following:

  • "Rage against the Machines: Labor-Saving Technology and Unrest in Industrializing England" (2020), published in American Economic Review Insights
  • "Collective Remembrance and Private Choice: German-Greek Conflict and Behavior in Times of Crisis" (2022), published in American Political Science Review
  • "Killer Incentives: Rivalry, Performance and Risk-Taking among German Fighter Pilots, 1939-45" (2021), published in The Review of Economic Studies
  • "Financial Crises and Political Radicalization: How Failing Banks Paved Hitler's Path to Power" (2022), published in The Journal of Finance
  • "New Deal, New Patriots: How 1930s Government Spending Boosted Patriotism During World War II" (2022), published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics

Voth frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • Bruno Caprettini
  • Sascha O. Becker
  • Philipp Ager
  • Leonardo Bursztyn
  • Lukas Leucht

Their publications have appeared in several venues, most notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Hans-Joachim Voth's research areas cover broad fields and specific subfields, including:

  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Demography
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Safety Research

The main research topics of their work include:

  • Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
  • Historical Economic and Social Studies
  • Media Influence and Politics
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • European history and politics
  • Italian Fascism and Post-war Society

In recognition of their contributions, Hans-Joachim Voth has been elected as a Fellow of the European Economic Association.

Best Publications

  • Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany*

    Nico Voigtlaender;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Betting on Hitler—The Value of Political Connections in Nazi Germany

    Thomas Ferguson;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • State capacity and military conflict

    Nicola Gennaioli;Hans Joachim Voth

  • The Three Horsemen of Riches: Plague, War, and Urbanization in Early Modern Europe

    Nico Voigtländer;Hans Joachim Voth

  • Persecution Perpetuated: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Semitic Violence in Nazi Germany

    Nico Voigtländer;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Bowling for fascism: social capital and the rise of the Nazi Party

    Shanker Satyanath;Nico Voigtländer;Hans Joachim Voth

  • Time and Work in England 1750-1830

    Hans-Joachim Voth

  • How the West 'Invented' Fertility Restriction ⁄

    Nico Voigtländer;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Riding the South Sea bubble

    Peter Temin;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Why England? Demographic factors, structural change and physical capital accumulation during the Industrial Revolution

    Nico Voigtländer;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Time and Work in Eighteenth-Century London

    Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Austerity and anarchy: Budget cuts and social unrest in Europe, 1919–2008

    Jacopo Ponticelli;Hans Joachim Voth

  • A Century of Global Equity Market Correlations

    Dennis P. Quinn;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • THE LONGEST YEARS: NEW ESTIMATES OF LABOR INPUT IN ENGLAND, 1760–1830

    Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Factor prices and productivity growth during the British industrial revolution

    Pol Antràs;Hans Joachim Voth;Hans Joachim Voth;Hans Joachim Voth

  • Sweet diversity: Colonial goods and the rise of European living standards after 1492

    Jonathan Hersh;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Human capital, equipment investment, and industrialization

    Jonathan Temple;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Prometheus Shackled: Goldsmith Banks and England's Financial Revolution after 1700

    Peter Temin;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Lending to the Borrower from Hell: Debt, Taxes, and Default in the Age of Philip II: Debt, Taxes, and Default in the Age of Philip II

    Mauricio Drelichman;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Living Standards During the Industrial Revolution: An Economist's Guide

    Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Betting on Hitler - The Value of Political Connections in Nazi Germany

    Hans-Joachim Voth;Hans-Joachim Voth;Thomas Ferguson

  • Austerity and Anarchy: Budget Cuts and Social Unrest in Europe, 1919-2009

    Jacopo Ponticelli;Jacopo Ponticelli;Hans-Joachim Voth;Hans-Joachim Voth

  • Austerity and Anarchy: Budget Cuts and Social Unrest in Europe,

    Jacopo Ponticelli;Hans-Joachim Voth

Frequent Co-Authors

José-Luis Peydró
José-Luis Peydró Guido Carli Free International University for Social Studies
Joel Mokyr
Joel Mokyr Northwestern University
Pol Antràs
Pol Antràs Harvard University
Jaume Ventura
Jaume Ventura Pompeu Fabra University
Nicola Gennaioli
Nicola Gennaioli Bocconi University
Charles N. Noussair
Charles N. Noussair University of Arizona
Jonathan R.W. Temple
Jonathan R.W. Temple Independent Scientist / Consultant, UK
Barry Eichengreen
Barry Eichengreen University of California, Berkeley
Philippe N. Tobler
Philippe N. Tobler University of Zurich

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