About
Dr. Marcos Castillo serves as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Lund University's Department of Economic History and completed his doctoral studies in Economic Demography. His academic work focuses on historical migration patterns, particularly the mass migration of Swedes to America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Castillo's research interests center on economic history, demographic transitions, and migration studies, with specific expertise in analyzing labor market integration of historical immigrant populations. His work employs quantitative historical methods to examine occupational mobility, social networks, and economic outcomes of Swedish migrants in the United States.
His recent publications demonstrate consistent focus on migrant networks, chain migration, and historical labor markets, with particular attention to gender differences and family connections in migration patterns. The research primarily utilizes Swedish and American census data from the mass migration era.
Castillo has been actively involved in academic presentations and workshops, including multiple presentations on occupational attainment of Swedish migrants and participation in postgraduate training courses. His doctoral thesis Roots Across the Atlantic represents a significant contribution to understanding social networks in historical migration contexts.
His research has received attention through academic platforms including Mendeley readership and social media references on Bluesky and Reddit, indicating growing scholarly interest in his historical migration analyses.
