Featured Reseach

Working Papers:

1. "The Depth and Breadth of Capitalism at the Cape: 1892 - 1902?" with Lloyd Maphosa (R & R) 

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2. "Reigniting Economic Growth: Lessons from three centuries of data." with Roy Havemann. Working Papers 854, Economic Research Southern Africa. 

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Published Research:

• "African Time Travellers: What can we learn from 500 years of written accounts?" Economic History Review, 2024 with Alexander Moradi and Hanjo Odendaal  [ Paper ] [ Presentation ] [ Website ]

• "Invest like a woman because money is power: Evidence from Cape limited liability company records." with Lloyd Maphosa.  Chapter 8 in a "Quantitative History and Uncharted People: Case Studies from the South African Past" Editor: Johan Fourie [ Chapter ] [ Website ]

• "The growth and diversity of the Cape private capital market, 1892–1902." Economic History of Developing Regions, 2021 with Anton Ehler, Johan Fourie and  Lloyd Maphosa [ Paper ]

• "Bamboo shoots: Asian migration, trade and business networks in South Africa" Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 2018 [ Paper ]

• "History, Path Dependence and Development: Evidence from Colonial Railways, Settlers and Cities in Kenya." Economic Journal, 2017 with Alexander Moradi and Remi Jedwab [ Paper ]

• "How colonial railroads defined Africa's economic geography." with Alexander Moradi and Remi Jedwab, Chapter 6 in The Long Economic and Political Shadow of History, Volume 2: Africa and Asia. Editors: Stelios Michalopoulos and Elias Papaioannou  [ Chapter ]