Thilo N. H. Albers

Thilo N. H. Albers serves as an Assistant Professor for Economic and Social History at the University of Münster within the School of Business and Economics. He holds a WID Fellowship at the World Inequality Database, contributing to international research on inequality dynamics. His academic profile centers on empirical investigations spanning short-term and long-term economic transformations.

Albers' research primarily explores intersections of economic history, political economy, and urban/regional economics. His work rigorously examines how political decision-making and economic forces shape inequality patterns, public finance systems, and urban organizational structures. Key methodological approaches include quantitative analysis of historical datasets to address contemporary socioeconomic questions, with particular focus on wealth distribution mechanisms and spatial economic dynamics.

His recent publications reveal a concentrated scholarly trajectory investigating inequality drivers across historical contexts. Notable themes include the economic foundations of political extremism (evidenced in studies of Nazi Party support), spatial modeling of urban development, and century-scale analyses of German wealth distribution. This body of work demonstrates consistent collaboration with leading international scholars and acceptance in premier journals including the Review of Financial Studies and Journal of the European Economic Association.

Scientific recognition includes:

• WID Fellow at the World Inequality Database

Albers actively leads research initiatives through the university-wide Migration, Diaspora, and Citizenship (MDC) program, where he recruits quantitative researchers for interdisciplinary postdoctoral positions. His collaborative networks span Political Science and Economics departments, facilitating cross-disciplinary projects on historical economic phenomena. Current grant activities focus on supporting postdoctoral researchers through the MDC initiative with comprehensive funding packages covering research travel and institutional secondments.

He maintains active research groups centered on economic history methodologies and inequality analysis, operating within the University of Münster's Center for Economic and Social History framework. These teams emphasize quantitative approaches to historical data and maintain strong connections with the World Inequality Database consortium.