Dr. Matthias Ruoss

Matthias Ruoss is visiting the Chair of Economic History during the summer semester 2019 (April – September). He holds an Advanced Postdoc.Mobility fellowship of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) (funding period: 32 months, start: August 2018, research stays and visiting institutes in Vienna, Konstanz, New York and Zurich).

Email: Matthias.ruoss@hist.unibe.ch

He is working on the history of capitalism in the 19^th century, the history of the welfare state, and the history of neoliberalism. Currently, he is engaged in a project on hire purchase in Central Europe (1850-1914).

Further information about Matthias Ruoss and his project might be found here and on academia.