Adrien MONTALBO

Adrien Montalbo is an Associate Professor of Economics at IÉSEG School of Management, France. His academic journey includes a PhD in Economics and Mathematics Sciences from EHESS (2019) and prior roles as Lecturer at the University of Sussex (2022–2024) and Postdoctoral Researcher at IÉSEG (2020–2022). He specializes in economic history, focusing on the interplay between education, industrialization, inequality, and political dynamics in 19th-century France.

Education:

• PhD in Economics and Mathematics, EHESS, France (2019)
• Master in Economics and Mathematics, EHESS, France (2016)
• Agrégation de Sciences Sociales, ENS & Paris Sorbonne (2015)
• Bachelor in Sociology (Paris IV) and Economics (Paris I), both completed in 2013.

Research Interests: Montalbo examines how education systems, industrial activities, and landholding inequality shaped economic growth and political outcomes in 19th-century France. His work bridges historical case studies with modern econometric techniques to analyze long-term development trajectories. Key themes include: education's role in economic growth, state intervention in education policy, and the consolidation of democratic institutions amid structural inequalities.

Publications: His research focuses on 19th-century France, exploring topics like landholding inequality's impact on democracy, education's growth effects, and the evolution of schooling systems pre-Guizot Law. His 2023 Journal of Economic History paper and 2022 Cliometrica study exemplify his methodological rigor and historical focus.

Labs/Teams: Active member of the LEM (Laboratoire d’Économie Moderne), contributing to interdisciplinary research on economic dynamics and institutional change.