Dr. Karine van der Beek
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Office Address: | Department of Economics Ben-Gurion University of the Negev P.O. Box 653 Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel |
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| Tel: | +972-8-647-2279 | |
| Fax: | +972-8-647-2941 | |
| E-Mail: | kvdbeek@bgu.ac.il |
Education
- Ph.D., Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2007
- M.A., Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2002
- B.A., Department of Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1997
Teaching
- Fall 2009: Institutional Economics for Graduates
- Spring 2010: Topics in Economic HIstory
Economic history, long-run economic growth and institutional economics, with particular focus on
industrialization, technological change and the evolution of human capital in Pre-Modern Europe.
"The Effect of Political Fragmentation on Investments: A Case Study of Watermill Construction in
Medieval Ponthieu, France". Explorations in Economic History 47: 369-380. 2010.
- "Political
fragmentation and investment decisions: the milling industry in feudal
france (1150-1250)". Economic History Review 63(3): 664-687. August, 2010.
Human Capital and Growth during the British Industrial Revolution
- “Mechanization and Skill Choice on the Eve of the British Industrial Revolution: 1710-1772”
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“The Micro-Mechanisms of Technology-Skill Complementarity: Evidence From the Early Years of the British Industrial Revolution (1710-1772)” (With Naomi Feldman)
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"Technological change and wage inequality within skilled: the case of the British Industrial Revolution" (With Naomi Feldman)
"Intergenerational mobility in the first half of the eighteenth century" (With Moshe Justman)
- "Returns to Skills in the First Decades of the Industrial
Revolution: A comparison with the ICT Revolution”
- "Discipline premium during the Industrial Revolution” (with
Carmit Segal)
Political Institutions and Growth
- "Landownership Structure and Agricultural Productivity in
Domesday England"
- "Growth and the Rise of National States: France
1000-1850"
2010
- The Economic History Association 2010 Annual Meeting, Evanston, Il.
- The Israeli Economic Association Meeting (session chair), Jerusalem.
- The 2010 Cliometrics Conference, La Crosse.
- European Social Science History Conference, Ghent.
2009
- The Oxford FRESH Meeting.
- Economic History Seminar, University of Copenhagen.
- The European Historical Economics Conference, Geneva.
2007
- The European Historical Economics Conference, Lund.
2006
- Economic History Seminar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
- Economic History Seminar, European University Institute, Florence.
- First Summer School of the CEPR RTN: ‘Unifying the European Experience’, EUI, Florence.
- Economic History Seminar, Utrecht University.
2005
- Economic History Seminar, Oxford University.
- Economic History Seminar, University of Western Ontario.
- “Medieval Global Economies”, University of Western Ontario.
- The Economic History Association Meeting, Poster session, Toronto.
- The European Historical Economics Conference, Istanbul.
- The Economic History Society Annual Conference, Leicester.
- Coordinator of the Program in Economic History and Growth (PEHG), Dept of Economics, Ben-Gurion University
- Research Affiliate, Minerva Center, Dept of Economics, The Hebrew University
- CEPR RTN UEE Workshop organization, "From Stagnation to Growth: Unifying Growth Theory", Florence, June 16-18, 2007.