Nicholas Martin Ford

Nicholas Martin Ford serves as an Assistant Professor of Economic History in the Department of Economics at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), affiliated with VIP and the Historical Economics & Development Group (HEDG). His research integrates econometric methods with artificial intelligence to analyze long-term economic trends through historical data.

He holds a master's degree in economics from SDU and a PhD in economic history from Lund University. Ford currently acts as an External examiner for Censorkorpset (April 2022–March 2026).

His research centers on Scandinavian higher education development (1800–1929), human capital formation, and productivity growth. Using machine learning to process historical records, he investigates how educational systems influenced economic trajectories, with particular focus on Denmark's institutional evolution and knowledge economy origins.

Recent publications reveal consistent methodological innovation: his 2025 doctoral thesis establishes frameworks for measuring historical human capital, while 2022–2023 journal articles demonstrate novel applications in cultural transmission and educational metrics. These works collectively advance quantitative approaches to pre-modern economic analysis.

Ford teaches International Economics (January 2025–August 2026) and actively contributes to HEDG's research agenda on historical economic development through collaborative projects and data-driven scholarship.