Juan Jose Rivas Moreno

Juan José Rivas Moreno is a Max Weber Fellow at the Department of History, European University Institute, where he conducts advanced research on global trade and finance during the Early Modern period. He is affiliated with the Max Weber Programme for Postdoctoral Studies and contributes to the 'Finance and Society' research cluster under the mentorship of Giorgio Riello.

• PhD in Economic History, London School of Economics and Political Science (2023)
• Recipient of the Economic History Society (UK) Power Fellowship 2023/2024
• Awarded ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership and Newberry Library Short-term Fellowship

Juan José specializes in the history of monetary flows and capital markets, with a focus on the Spanish Pacific trade and the Manila capital market during the long eighteenth century. His research integrates trade, finance, and business history from a global and comparative perspective. He has published on accounting practices in early modern religious institutions, the organization of Manila’s capital market, and its connections with the English East India Company, contributing to Spanish, Italian, and British academic publications.

His recent publications, including a 2024 book and article, analyze institutions and trade financing in Manila, reflecting a strong thematic focus on the mechanisms of long-distance trade and early capitalist development. These works highlight his expertise in the institutional frameworks of early modern global commerce and the role of Manila as a financial hub in the Pacific.

• Economic History Society (UK) Power Fellowship 2023/2024
• ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership
• Newberry Library Short-term Fellowship

Juan José has benefited from significant research funding and fellowships, supporting his doctoral and postdoctoral work. As a Max Weber Fellow, he is currently developing a monograph based on his PhD and expanding his research to examine the interconnections between Pacific and Indo-European trade circuits in the 18th century, particularly the impact of Pacific silver flows on European trade in maritime Asia. He is actively engaged in scholarly discourse through publications and research clusters.

He is part of the 'Finance and Society' research project at the EUI, which fosters interdisciplinary dialogue on the historical evolution of financial systems and their societal implications. His work contributes to broader understandings of global economic integration during the early modern era.