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Mary O'Sullivan is a Professor of Economic History at the University of Geneva, specializing in the history of capitalism and economic practices. Her research bridges macro-historical analysis with micro-level economic discourses, focusing on profit generation, capital controversies, and global commodity chains.
- Education: BComm, University College Dublin; MBA and PhD in Business Economics, Harvard University
Her project The Fabric of Profit: European Textiles in Global Perspective, 1750–1850 explores capitalism through global commodity chains, interrogating profit practices and ideological debates. Recent publications analyze inequality, economic orthodoxy, and industrial capitalism during the 18th–19th centuries.
Her work critiques the historical neglect of capital in economic theory, addressing how economists' 'parables' shaped contemporary understandings of capital's role in society. She has presented colloquia on topics like The Fetishes of Contemporary Capitalism and Dividends of Development: Securities Markets in the History of US Capitalism.
