Institute for Economic and Social History

Paul Götz


Interests

  • Global history
  • Early modern period, late modern period, contemporary history
  • Quantitative Methods in Economic and Social History, Digital History, difficult-to-quantify phenomena
  • Determinants of Economic Growth
  • Cultural History, particularly Consumer history
  • Consumer Preferences
  • History of Gastronomy/Food History

    • Research Projects

      Delectable Delicacies. The Demand for Luxury Foodstuff in London, Amsterdam, and Hamburg, 1500-1813



    Work

    • 2015: Internship in Radio Journalism - Bayerischer Rundfunk, Munich, Germany
    • 2015 — 2016: Freelancing- RAI (Radiotelevisione Italiana), Bolzano, Italy
    • 2021 — 2022: Internship and Research Assistance - empirica AG (socioeconomic Research), Berlin, Germany
    • 2023-present: Research Assistant and PhD Candidate at the Institute for Economic and Social History, Göttingen, Germany



    Education

    • 2014 — 2018: Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Social Sciences - Free University of Bolzano, Italy
    • 2017: Study as a 'Free Mover' at the University of Florence
    • 2019 — 2023: Master of Arts in History of Global Markets (Economic and Social History) - Georg-August-University Göttingen
    • 2023 — present: Doctoral Student - Georg August Universität Göttingen

      • Presentations

      • 10/2022 "Fragrant Riches: The Demand for Spices in the Netherlands, 1600-1813," in: Colloquium "Recent Research in Economic and Social History," Georg-August University Göttingen.
      • 11/2023 "Delectable Delicacies. The Demand for Luxury Foodstuff in London, Amsterdam, and Hamburg, 1500-1813," in: Workshop by the Study Group for Critical Business and Industrial History.
      • 12/2023 "Delectable Delicacies. The Demand for Luxury Foodstuff in London, Amsterdam, and Hamburg, 1500-1813," in: Colloquium "Recent Research in Economic and Social History," Georg-August-University Göttingen.
      • 02/2024 "Delectable Delicacies. The Demand for Luxury Foodstuff in London, Amsterdam, and Hamburg, 1500-1813," in: Development Economics Seminar, Georg-August-University Göttingen



      Teaching

        Summer Semester 2024
      • [Seminar:] "Trade, Power, and Profit: Trading Companies and the Global Economy, 1500-1813"
        • Winter Semester 2023/24[Start-up Seminar:] "Introduction to Economic and Social History" Summer Semester 2023
      • [Exercise:] "Economic History of Germany, 1990-2020"

        • Publications

        • Fragrant Riches: The Demand for Spices in the Netherlands, 1600-1813 (forthcoming)