I am a PhD Candidate in Economic History. I research small entrepreneurs and the ways in which they improved their social and economic situation in the early twentieth century.
This database is a transcription of the original Tafel-Vbis source for the year 1921. Tafel V-bis... more This database is a transcription of the original Tafel-Vbis source for the year 1921. Tafel V-bis is the name of a specific ledger in the Dutch inheritance tax administration which lists all of the deceased people in the Netherlands for whom a death duty (inheritance tax declaration named Memorie van Successie) was drawn up. This dataset was compiled from all remaining Tafel-Vbis ledgers across the Netherlands. It lists basic information about the people who were taxed, such as: name, place of birth, residence, marital status, and net wealth. It gives a reference to the corresponding death duty (memorie van successie). It also contains a number of people who were investigated whether tax should be payed, but were not taxed. More information about the dataset can be found in the readme.txt and accompanying data paper.
This article explores the link between the history of small-firm associations and the development... more This article explores the link between the history of small-firm associations and the development of Dutch financial infrastructure geared toward small firms. In particular, it tests Verdier’s thesis about the origins of state banking using an in-depth case study of the Dutch small-firm movement. This article shows that Dutch small-firm associations did not simply became politically relevant and use their power to lobby for state banking, but rather used the topic of insufficient access to credit to rally support, mobilize members, and obtain subsidies from the government. During this associational process, they had to navigate local contexts and power structures that, in turn, also shaped the financial system. State banking was initially not demanded by small firms, but arose as the result of failed experiments with subsidized banking infrastructure and a changing position of the government on how to intervene in the economy.
In this paper I argue that the problem of historicist Eurocentrism has been largely solved by Cha... more In this paper I argue that the problem of historicist Eurocentrism has been largely solved by Chakrabarty's Provincializing Europe and is implicitly being put into practice in the Great Divergence Debate. However, Eurocentrism in a non-historicist way is resurfacing, challenging academia to reconsider its strong anti-Eurocentric stances.
In deze korte paper (geschreven als taak voor de Universiteit Antwerpen), onderzoek ik welke moti... more In deze korte paper (geschreven als taak voor de Universiteit Antwerpen), onderzoek ik welke motieven lokale organisaties aanhaalden om internationale evenementen te organiseren. De casestudies zijn evenementen georganiseerd tijdens de Antwerpse gemeentefeesten tussen 1880 en 1890. In conclusie stel ik dat vooral prestige een doorslaggevende factor was.
In this short research essay I argue that the general perception of Chinese in Indonesia (Huaqiao... more In this short research essay I argue that the general perception of Chinese in Indonesia (Huaqiao) can not be seen separately from their economic positions within Indonesian Society. The Dutch government on the contrary treated them as a homogenous group, which they were not.
This database is a transcription of the original Tafel-Vbis source for the year 1921. Tafel V-bis... more This database is a transcription of the original Tafel-Vbis source for the year 1921. Tafel V-bis is the name of a specific ledger in the Dutch inheritance tax administration which lists all of the deceased people in the Netherlands for whom a death duty (inheritance tax declaration named Memorie van Successie) was drawn up. This dataset was compiled from all remaining Tafel-Vbis ledgers across the Netherlands. It lists basic information about the people who were taxed, such as: name, place of birth, residence, marital status, and net wealth. It gives a reference to the corresponding death duty (memorie van successie). It also contains a number of people who were investigated whether tax should be payed, but were not taxed. More information about the dataset can be found in the readme.txt and accompanying data paper.
This article explores the link between the history of small-firm associations and the development... more This article explores the link between the history of small-firm associations and the development of Dutch financial infrastructure geared toward small firms. In particular, it tests Verdier’s thesis about the origins of state banking using an in-depth case study of the Dutch small-firm movement. This article shows that Dutch small-firm associations did not simply became politically relevant and use their power to lobby for state banking, but rather used the topic of insufficient access to credit to rally support, mobilize members, and obtain subsidies from the government. During this associational process, they had to navigate local contexts and power structures that, in turn, also shaped the financial system. State banking was initially not demanded by small firms, but arose as the result of failed experiments with subsidized banking infrastructure and a changing position of the government on how to intervene in the economy.
In this paper I argue that the problem of historicist Eurocentrism has been largely solved by Cha... more In this paper I argue that the problem of historicist Eurocentrism has been largely solved by Chakrabarty's Provincializing Europe and is implicitly being put into practice in the Great Divergence Debate. However, Eurocentrism in a non-historicist way is resurfacing, challenging academia to reconsider its strong anti-Eurocentric stances.
In deze korte paper (geschreven als taak voor de Universiteit Antwerpen), onderzoek ik welke moti... more In deze korte paper (geschreven als taak voor de Universiteit Antwerpen), onderzoek ik welke motieven lokale organisaties aanhaalden om internationale evenementen te organiseren. De casestudies zijn evenementen georganiseerd tijdens de Antwerpse gemeentefeesten tussen 1880 en 1890. In conclusie stel ik dat vooral prestige een doorslaggevende factor was.
In this short research essay I argue that the general perception of Chinese in Indonesia (Huaqiao... more In this short research essay I argue that the general perception of Chinese in Indonesia (Huaqiao) can not be seen separately from their economic positions within Indonesian Society. The Dutch government on the contrary treated them as a homogenous group, which they were not.
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