Claudia Jefferies

Dr Claudia Jefferies is an academic at City St George's, University of London, where she contributes to teaching and research in economics and financial history. She holds a doctoral degree from the University of Basel, Switzerland (1997) and is an active researcher in monetary and financial history, with a focus on early modern societies.

Her research interests include:

• Monetary and Financial History
• Economic and Business History
• History of Economic Thought

Dr Jefferies teaches undergraduate modules in International Finance and International Trade, and postgraduate modules in Business Economics and Economics of Business Strategy. Her publications span books, book chapters, and journal articles, with recent work analyzing mining, exchange rates, and monetary policy in early modern Spain and colonial Mexico. The publications reflect a strong interdisciplinary trend combining economic analysis with historical methodology, focusing on the Atlantic world, silver trade, and monetary systems.

She is a board member of The History of Economic Thought Society (2018–present) and participates in the Damin research group based in Paris.

Dr Jefferies has practitioner experience in banking and industry analysis, enriching her academic perspective. She has not received any scientific awards listed in the provided text. She has advised students at various levels, though specific names are not provided.

She is affiliated with the Damin research group in Paris, contributing to collaborative research in monetary history.