This year’s summer school is organized around the theme “Populism, Uncertainty, and the Globalized Economy”. We examine the political economy of a globalizing world through the lens of economic history. As globalization has become an increasingly contested issue in contemporary politics, it is essential to look to historical experience to gain perspective on present developments.

The summer school provides an introduction to the political economy of globalization and the effects of trade over the past 200 years. It also introduces students to cutting-edge machine learning tools for big data in economic history. Taken together, the program demonstrates how economic history can inform the most pressing challenges facing modern economies while equipping participants with a cutting-edge toolkit in machine learning and quantitative analysis.

As keynote speaker, we welcome Markus Lampe (University of Vienna), a leading economic historian of the political economy of trade and globalization. In his lectures, he will examine the political economy of the globalized economy and the historical development of trade and tariffs. The theme will be complemented by additional lectures addressing “Populism, Uncertainty, and the Globalized Economy” as well as interactive seminars on the application of machine-learning methods in economic history.

Information: https://www.sdu.dk/en/forskning/forskningsenheder/samf/hedg/events/phd_summer_school

Registration: https://www.tilmeld.dk/phd2026/conference